CRITIQUE FOR OXCART MISSION NUMBER BX6729

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 26, 1967
• Content Type: MFR

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26 October 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Critique for OXCART Mission Number BX6729
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1. Mission critique of Mission Number BX6729 conducted in ti`----
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OSA Control Center at 0930 hours, 25 October 1967.
Mission Number: BX6729
Date Flown: 18 Oct 1967
Area of Operation: North Vietnam
Pilot's Name:
Aircraft Number:
Primary or Spare
Take-off Time -
i. Landing Time
Successful
129
Flown: Primary
Planned: 0115Z
Actual: 0222Z
Planned: 0506Z
Actual: 0623Z
Planned: 3+51
Actual: 4+01
Kadena AB
Kadena AB
k. Departure Base:
1. Landing Base:
m. Equipment:
(2) Spare: Same as primary.
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3. Operations:
a. Route (INS Plot vs Planned): Satisfactory
(1) Comments: Fuel option taken due to inlet problem and
marginal weather at Kadena.
(2) INS Terminal Error: 8. 0 NM
(3)
INS Spec Error: 10.0 NM
b. Mission Generation & Operational Support: Satisfactory
(1) Con-11171olil :
(a) Original take off delayed 48 hours due to Typhoon "Carla".
(b) Take off delayed 1+07 due to heavy rain shower over
Kadena at 0115Z.
c. Other comments: Recovery weather 600 broken, 1 1/Z miles
visibility in rain. Strip alert tanker launched in case of further weather
deterioration and/or a missed approach.
4. Weather:
a. Forecast vs Actual:
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(1) As briefed.
(2) Comments: Catagory II or better forecast. reported
cloud cover as 5%. Pilot experienced moderate-severe turbulence
over Typhoon "Carla" (at 77M). Terminal weather at Kadena was
marginal.
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b. Weather Scout Reporting: Satisfactory
5. Intelligence;
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25% filled.
on the Dien
Most of the
24 of 24 programmed targets covered.
8 first priority SSM targets of 9 covered.
19 of 27 first priority NVN COMOR targets
Mission was very productive.
153 SAM sites, 16 sites occupied, 1 new site.
16 other priority NVN COMOR targets covered.
Comments:
northwestern
covered were
Target Coverage:
(6)
Western and
part of North Vietnam that have generally been cloud
photographed. The Lao Cai rail yards were approximately
No build up of supplies or equipment observed. Photography
Bien Phu area revealed no SAM or other unusual activity.
rail lines north of the panhandle were covered.
Quality of Take: Satisfactory
(1)
(2)
Camera Operation: NPIC reported possible Camera
malfunction during evaluation of dupe. Evaluation of original
negative indicated actual problem to be quality control in pre-
paration of duplications. DIA to take corrective action.
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f. Take Movement:
(1)
Photography: Satisfactory
6. Materiel:
a. Aircraft General: Satisfactory
(1) Comments: Right engine spike hammered continuously
on second leg over denied. Left engine spike hammered slightly
near end of mission. Auto pilot porpoised on second leg over denied.
b. Aircraft Systems: Satisfactory
7. Communications: Satisfactory
(2)
a. Message Traffic: Satisfactory
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Satisfactory
8. Outstanding Action Required:
a. D/SA requested photo of storage-training area at Thai Nguyen
(Intelligence Division, OSA).
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I Repeat item
c. ChiCom altitude reports listed on briefing charts should reflect
average altitude at exit denied. Also, suggested that reported vs actual
over denied be annotated on chart (Intelligence Division, OSA).
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d. Verify corrective action by DIA listed para 5 b (2) (Sensor
Systems Division, OSA).
e. Investigate reported milk effect on left windshield after rain
repellant used on final approach (Deputy for Materiel, OSA).
f. Request Lockheed assist in analysing current engine inlet problems
such as encountered on this mission (Deputy for Materiel, OSA).
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E. SHELTON
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Operations, OSA
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DISTRIBUTION:
#1 - D/SA
#2 - D/O/OSA
#3 - D/M/OSA
#4 - D/R&D/OSA
#5 - OXC/O/OSA
#6 - Intel/O/OSA
#7 - Wea/O/OSA
#8 - Commo/O/OSA
#9 - ADP/O/OSA
#10- RB/OSA
#11 - CHRONO
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