MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSIONS (Sanitized) 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029 & 1030 1 JUNE 1964

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
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MISSIONS
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
MISSION COVERAGE INDEX
1026, 1027, 1028, 1029 & 1030
1 JUNE 1964
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THIS MISSION COVERAGE INDEX (MCI) LISTS
THE INTELLIGEN AGED ON THE
PHOTOGRAPHY OF MISSIONS 1026
1027, 1028, IOZ9 AND 116316 DATED 1 JUNE 1954.
COVERING LAOS AND SOUTH VIETNAM. NO TARGETS
WERE OBSERVED ON MISSIONS 1026 OR 1027.
ITEMS ARE ARRANGED IN SECTIONS
SECTION I PROVIDES SHORT DESCRIPTIONS FOR
NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGETS AND PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED TARGETS SHOWING CHANGES, AND ALSO
PROVIDES ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION.
SECTION II PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE TARGETS
WHICH REFLECT NO APPARENT CHANGE IN
FACILITIES FROM THE MOST ADEQUATE PREVIOUS
DESCRIPTION. THE MCI IN WHICH THIS
DESCRIPTION APPEARS IS DESIGNATED BY THE
APPROPRIATE MISSION NUMBER, PREFIXED BY
THE LETTERS NAC AND APPEARING AS THE LAST
ENTRY ON THE PHOTO REFERENCE LINE. MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS WHERE THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IN FACILITIES AND WHERE NO ORDER
OF BATTLE CAN BE DETERMINED ARE LISTED UNDER
THIS SECTION.
TARGETS IN EACH OF THE SECTIONS ARE
ARRANGED 1) BY COUNTRY, 2) WITHIN THE
COUNTRY ACCORDING TO SUBJECT, 3) WITHIN
THE SUBJECT BY WAC AREA, AND 4) WITHIN
THE WAC AREA BY GEOGRAPHIC: COORDINATES IN
ASCENDING ORDER. AN EXPLANATION OF COLUMN
HEADINGS AND PHOTO REFERENCES USED IN
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PRESENTING THE INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN
THE APPENDIX. THE MAP BASE USED (WHEN
AVAILABLE) FOR THE DERIVATION OF COORDINATES
IN THIS MCI IS THE LATEST EDITION OF THE AMS
SERIES L509, SCALE 1.250,0 0.
THE USER OF THIS MCI IS CAUTIONED THAT
THE SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY WAS ACCOMPLISH
A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME AND OFTEN WITHOUT
THE AID OF PRECISE ANALYTICAL AND MENSURAL
TECHNIQUES COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN DETAILED
PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. CONSEQUENTLY,
ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN
IS ESSENTIALLY ACCURATE, ADDITIONAL, DETAILED
ANALYSIS MAY SOMEWHAT ALTER PORTIONS OF THE
FORMATION.
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SECTION I
THIS SECTION PROVIDES SHORT DESCRIPTIONS FOR NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGETS
AND PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TARGETS SHOWING CHANGE, AND ALSO PROVIDES ORDER
OF BATTLE INFORMATION.
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Target Numbers
arget
Coordinates
WAC
BE
NPIC
-LAOS-
AIR INSTALLATIONS
BAN HOUEI KONG AIRFIELD
1507N 10631E
0738
106
APPROXIMATELY 1.5 NM WNW OF BAN HOUEI KONG ON
NORTH EDGE OF BAN NAM TANG AT UTM XB640726.
1,500 X 180 FT E/W SOD LANDING STRIP,
SERVICEABLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE 3 SMALL .SUPPORT BUILDINGS
ON NORTH EDGE OF:AIRFIELD AND POL STORAGE.
A US-TYPE 2 1/2 TON TRUCK, A TRAILER, AND A
POSSIBLE TRAILER-MOUNTED GENERATOR OBSERVED.
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
CHAVANE AIRFIELD
1520N 10704E
0738
105-A
APPROXIMATELY 0.5 NM NE OF CHAVANE.
ENE/WSW.SOD LANDING STRIP, UNSERVICEABLE
(RUNWAY OVERGROWN).
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
MUONG PHALANE, MILITARY.CAMP
1639N 10534E
0617
357-0
AT MUONG. PHALANE ON WEST -BANK OF SE SANG SO!
(RIVER) AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF ROUTE 9* AT
UTM W0601417.
MILITARY CAMP CONTAINS 3 BARRACKS, ONE
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Target Numbers
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Coordinates
WAC
BE
NPIC
MESS HALL, ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND
5 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
T RE9CHES A rD AW POSITIONS SURROUND THE AREA.
AREA I 'MED IATELY SOUTH OF CAMP CONTAINS 2
BARRACKS AND: ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
MUONG PHA LA ~E AREA, STRONGPOINTS
1639N 10538E
0617
357-A
THREE STRJN;POI"STS IN MUONG PHALANE VICINITY.
AREA 6 NM ESE OF MUONG PHALANE AT UTM
WO6764 , Cl Y:P! ISES N!!i-ir-Rs111S TR -NC.HES A3I
SMALL HUTS ON BOTH SIDES OF A ROAD CUT B Y A `
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OTHER 2 A :EA,',-, NOT OBSERVED.
-SOUTH VIETNAM-
AIR INSTALLATIONS
A SHAU AIRFIELD
1607N 10720E
0617
236
2 NM Nl:x OF A SHAU (LAOS) AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH
OF LAOS/SOUTH VIET NAM BORDER.
2,750 x 55 FT NNW/SSE PREPARED SURFACE RUNWAY,
SERVICEABLE, WITH A 450 FT GRADED EARTH
OVERRUN ON THE NNW . D.s ADJACENT TO THE
WEST I S A 2,500 X 130 F T N/S GRADED EARTH
A L3 A 7' 3J 0i...titJ F.U vA-, is i v Z) t_ K I% i(t L: A 0L .
FACILITIES INCLUDE A PARKING AREA WEST OF
MAIN RUNWAY CE~6TER, A SMALL PARTIALLY FENCED
AREA WITH 3 SMALL bUILDINGS IMMEDIATELY
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Target Numbers
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BE
NPIC
WEST OF NNW END OF RUNWAY, 9 BUILDINGS,
ONE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND
SEVERAL TENTS WEST OF PARKING AREA.
A WALL AND AT LEAST DOUBLE-FENCE SECURED
TRIANGULAR STRONGPOINT IMMEDIATELY WEST OF
AIRFIELD CONTAINS AT LEAST 10 SMALL BUILDINGS.
AIRCRAFT -- 4 UH-1 HELICOPTER AND ONE L-19.
TA BAT AREA, LANDING STRIP
1613N 01716E
0617
236-B
0.7 NM NE OF TA BAT AT UTM YC425948.
1,700X 90 FT NW/SE GRADED EARTH RUNWAY,
SERVICEABLE.
SMALL FENCE SECURED SUPPORT AREA WEST OF NW
END OF RUNWAY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 25
BUILDINGS ENCLOSED BY TRENCH. ON OPPOSITE
SIDE OF LANDING STRIP, A FENCED AREA CONTAINS
AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF BUILDINGS.
ONE CARGO TRUCK OBSERVED.
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
A LUOI AIRFIELD
1616N 10714E
0617
263
0.7 NM NE OF A LUOI AT UTM YC386999.
TWO SERVICEABLE RUNWAYS - APPROXIMATELY
3,800 X 60 FT N/S PIERCED STEEL PLANK,
AND 1v600 X 100 FT NW/SE GRADED EARTH.
NO SUPPORT FACILITIES OBSERVED.
TRIANGULAR FORT ADJACENT TO INSTALLATION.
AIRCRAFT -- 2 C-123 IN FLIGHT MAKING
APPROACH TO RUNWAY.
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SECTION II
THIS SECTION PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE TARGETS WHICH REFLECT NO
CHANGE IN FACILITIES FROM PREVIOUS TARGET DESCRIPTION. THE MISSION NUMBER
SHOWN ON THE PHOTO REFERENCE LINE (E.G., NAC 9000) REFERS TO THE MCI WHICH
CONTAINS THE MOST ADEQUATE DESCRIPTION OF THAT TARGET. MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS WHERE NO ORDER OF BATTLE CAN BE DETERMINED ARE LISTED UNDER THIS
SECTION.
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Target Numbers
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Coordinates
WAC
BE
NPIC
-LAOS-
AIR INSTALLATIONS
ATTOPEU AIRFIELD
1448N 10649E
0738
101
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
MUONC PHINE, MILITARY AREA
1632N 10602E
0617
192
E
SARAVANE STRONGPOINT
15421 10624E
0738
103-M
SARAVANE ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH
F- I
1543N 10626E
0738
103-A
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City, Installation--This column contains the name of
the city or town nearest the installation, followed by the
name of the installation. If the name of the installation is
not known, it is titled according to its function. Where
appropriate, the city and installation names are followed by
a capsule description.
Coordinates--Coordinates are referenced to the SW
corner of the minute square. When the subject installation
covers a wide area, coordinates are given for the approxi-
mate center of the installation.
WAC--This column provides the World Aeronautical
Chart number for that area in which the subject installation
is situated.
Installation Numbers--This column is divided into two
subcolumns. The first subcolumn lists, when known, the
BE installation number assigned to the installation. The
second subcolumn lists the installation number assigned by
NPIC. Installation numbers, when used to reference an
item, should be prefixed by the appropriate WAC number,
since installation numbers are repeated from WAC to
WAC. For example, there is an NPIC target number
0499-15-A and an NPIC target number 0498-15-A. In each
instance, the NPIC installation number is 15-A, but the
installations appear on different WAC charts.
Target numbers assigned by the Committee on Over-
head Reconnaissance (COMOR), when available, are listed
directly above the photo reference data.
The photo reference data indicates the frame(s) on
which the installation appears.
Following the photo reference data, symbols indicate
conditions which affect the appearance of the installation
on the photography. The symbols are: C (clear); SC
(scattered clouds); HC (heavy clouds); SC-HC (scattered-
to-heavy clouds); H (haze); CS (cloud shadow); SD (semi-
darkness); 0 (obliquity); and PQ (poor image quality).
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