CRITIQUE FOR OXCART MISSION NUMBER BX6738

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP69B00041R001300020003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 18, 1967
• Content Type: MFR

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18 December 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR TTIF, RECORD
SUBJECT: Critique for OXCART Mission Number BX6738
at 1400 hours, 13 December 1967..
1. Mission critique was conducted in the OSA Control Centeitt
2.
Mission Data:
a. Mission
Number:
BX6738
b. Date Flo
wn: 10 De
cem
ber
1967
c. Area of
Operation:
Cambodia
d. Mission
Success?
uc essful 25X1A
e. Pilot's N
ame:
f. Aircraft
Number:
131
g. Primary
or Spare
Flow
n:
Primary
h. Takeoff
Time Pl
anne
d:
02002
Ac
tual:
0159Z
i. Landing
Time - Pl
anne
d:
0611Z
Ac
tual:
0550Z
j. Time En
route - Pl
anne
d:
4+11.
Ac
tual:
3+51
k. Departur
e Base: K
ade
na
AB
1. Landing Base: Kadena AB
m, Equipment:
25X1 D
1 Primary: Type I,
(2) Spare: Same as_ primary.
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3. Operations:
a. Route (INS Plot vs. Planned): Satisfactory.
(l) (.crtllttt('tltti: Aircraft t4li.l lttly (rvoralant pialitio'd track
during turns.
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(2) INS Terminal Error:
(3) INS Spec Error:
C
0
b. Mission Generation & Operational Support: Satisfactory.
4. Weather:
a. Forecast vs. Actual:
(1) As briefed.
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(2) Comments: Forecast Cat II; few patches Cat III thin
cirrus. Pilot reported generally Cat I. reported 95
percent cloud-free on first pass and 75 percent on second
pass for primary and secondary target areas.
b. Weather Scout Reporting: Satisfactory.
5. Intelligence:
a. Target Coverage:
High quality, virtually cloud-free coverage was obtained on
the seven priority search areas in Northeast Cambodia. No
significant activity was noted.
In other areas, valuable photography was accomplished on
certain roads and trails in Southern Laos, Northeast Cambodia
and the tri-border area.
b. Quality of Take: Satisfactory.
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6. Materiel:
c. Hostile Reaction: None.
d. Significant Findin s: None.
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f. Take Movement:
25X1 D
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a. Investigate INS/autopilot overshoot on turns (Materiel Division).
25X1A
Deputy for Operations, OSA
a. Aircraft General: Satisfactory.
b. Aircraft Systems: Satisfactory.
(2) Camera Operation: No major discrepancies or
problems reported.
a. Message Traffic: Satisfactory.
b.
c. UHF/HF Commo: Satisfactory.
8. Significant Actions Taken:
25X1A
Fli ht plans revised to provide 1. 2 MACH at FL290 to
I irefueling area.
9. Outstanding Actions Required:
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