MISSION PLAN - 7 OCTOBER 1962

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000200020004-2
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• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 6, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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6 October 1962
1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
a. One mission remains of the 10 September 1962
approval by the Special Group.
b. One mission approved by the Special Group
27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
North Coast peripheral
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
a. Mission 3100: Mission Plan: Valid 7 October 1962:
CAT II over entire island except south of Sierra Maestra
Mountains.
GO-NO-GO: Valid 7 October 1962: No significant
change from Mission Plan.
b. Alert: Valid 8 October 1962: CAT II over
eastern one-third. Remainder CAT III variable CAT IV.
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 6 October 1962: CAT II over central one-third,
CAT III over western one-third, CAT IV over eastern one-third.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 in commission at Del Rio, Texas; Nbr. 342
in commission at Del Rio, Texas.
6. DECISION:
Mission 3100 continued through Mission Plan weather
and was approved for execution on go-no-go weather.
7. REMARKS:
a. Mission 3099 aborted prior to penetration of
denied territories due to malfunction of air refueling
system.
b. Mission 3100 approved for the same track as
Mission 3099.
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7 October 1962
1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
a. One mission remains of the 10 September 1962
approval by the Special Group.
b. One mission approved by the Special Group
27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
North coast peripheral
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
Alert: Valid 9 October 1962: CAT II over eastern
one-third. Remainder CAT III variable CAT IV.
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 7 October 1962: Predominantly CAT II over
entire island.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 in commission at Del Rio, Texas; Nbr. 342
in commission at Del Rio, Texas.
6. DECISION:
Not applicable.
7. REMARKS:
a. Mission 3100 completed successfully. Four SA2
sites located at Chambas, Esmeralda, Manati and Senado
were detected.
b. Mission aircraft returned with fuel system
malfunction.
c. A specific track for the remaining mission
approval had not been selected pending completion of
missions authorized on 10 September 1962.
d. The two aircraft available were returned to
Edwards Air Force Base and were not operationally ready.
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8 October 1962
1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
One mission approved by Special Group 27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
Cuba
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 8 October 1962: Predominantly CAT II over
entire island.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 out of commission at Edwards Air Force
Base; Nbr. 342 out of commission at Edwards Air Force
Base.
6. DECISION:
Not applicable.
7. REMARKS:
No weather briefing scheduled due to lack of
operationally ready aircraft.
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9 October 1962
1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
One mission approved by Special Group 27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
Cuba
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 9 October 1962: Predominantly CAT II over
entire island with CAT IV over extreme west tip and
northeast coast.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 out of commission at Edwards Air Force
Base; Nbr. 342 out of commission at Edwards Air Force Base.
6. DECISION:
7. REMARKS:
a. No Weather briefing scheduled due to lack of
operationally ready aircraft.
b. Based on estimate of aircraft availability,
weather forecasts were scheduled to resume 10 October 1962.
c. As a result of a special meeting of the Special
Group, it was decided that the approved mission would
be planned against advanced SA2 sites and would include
a suspected missle area in the vicinity of San Cristobal.
It was further decided that this mission would be flown
by a military pilot. Subsequent Weather briefings were
scheduled by the CIA in the event that favorable weather
might be forecast prior to the time that a military pilot
could be requalified in the CIA configured U-2 aircraft.
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1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
One mission approved by Special Group 27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
Cuba
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
Alert: Valid 12 October 1962: CAT II over eastern
one-third. Remainder CAT III variable CAT IV.
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 10 October 1962: CAT II variable CAT IV
over eastern one-third. Remainder CAT IV.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 out of commission at Edwards Air Force
Base; Nbr. 342 out of commission at Edwards Air Force
Base.
6. DECISION:
Negative alert due to the lack of available A/C.
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11 October 1962
1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
One mission approved by Special Group 27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
Cuba
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
Alert: Valid 13 October 1962: CAT II over eastern
one-third. Remainder CAT III variable CAT IV.
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 11 October 1.962: CAT II variable CAT IV over
eastern and western one-third. Remainder CAT IV.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 out of commission at Edwards Air Force
Base; Nbr. 342 in commission at Edwards Air Force Base.
6. DECISION:
Negative alert due to weather.
7. REMARKS:
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1.2 October 1962
1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
One mission approved by Special Group 27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
Cuba
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
.Alert: Valid 14 October 1962: CAT II over western
tip of island. Remainder CAT III variable CAT IV.
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 12 October 1962: CAT III over western one-third.
Remainder CAT IV variable CAT III.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 out of commission at Edwards Air Force
Base; Nbr. 342 in commission at Edwards Air Force Base.
6. DECISION:
7.
REMARKS:
completed initial requalification in
Agency aircraft. Total flight time: 1 plus 50 hours.
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13 October 1962
1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
One mission approved by Special Group 27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
Cuba
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 13 October 1962: Predominantly CAT II over
entire island except CAT IV over northeast coast.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 out of commission at Edwards Air Force
Base; Nbr. 342 in commission at Edwards Air Force Base.
6. DECISION:
7.
REMARKS:
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14 October 1962
1. SPECIAL GROUP APPROVAL:
One mission approved by Special Group 27 September 1962.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS:
Cuba
3. WEATHER FORECAST:
4. ACTUAL WEATHER:
Valid 14 October 1962: CAT II over east and west
one-third. Remainder CAT III.
5. AIRCRAFT STATUS:
Number 343 in commission at McCoy Air Force Base,
Florida; Nbr. 342 in commission at McCoy Air Force Base,
Florida.
6. DECISION:
7. REMARKS:
a. Mission 3101 completed successfully by SAC and
aircraft recovered at McCoy Air Force Base.
b. Aircraft 343 was ferried to McCoy Air Force Base
to support continued SAC operations over Cuba.
c. Agency detatchment including pilots remained
at McCoy Air Force Base to support SAC operations.
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