LA HABANA AIRBORNE TRAINING FACILITY BILTMORE, HAVANA, CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A007200010005-4
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 1, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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INTERPRETATION
NOTE
NATIONAL, PIIOTOGRAPIIIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
LA HABANA AIRBORNE TRAINING FACILITY
BILTMORE, HAVANA, CUBA
SECRET
R-18/72
MAY 1972
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the national defense of the Unit,e:d Statesi
within the moaning, of Title 1 s, sections
793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended.
Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is
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LA HABANA AIRBORNE TRAINING FACILITY BILTMORE
HAVANA, CUBA
1. La Habana Airborne Training Facility Biltmore, first
9 X1n identified in is 7.5 nautical miles west-
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southwest of downtown Havana on the old B11tmore goer course UL
23-05-12N 082-28-50W. As of the facility con- 25X1D
tains an administration area, a main airborne training area,
and a small arms firing range with target run (Figure 1).
2. The training facilities have remained relatively static
since first reported. A portion of the small arms firing range 25X1D
is now being used for parachute rigging. In when last
observed, the installation was still operational as evidenced by
parachute rigging in progress. At least 43 parachutes were
observed in the parachute rigging area.
3. The main airborne training area consists of three air-
craft mockups (one CAB and two HOUND), an obstacle course, a
confidence course, a probable parachute jump tower, a parachute
cable zoom, a harness stock, parachute landing full practice
stands, a probable rappelling tower, and a small arms firing
range which is also used as a parachute rigging area.
NPIC/IEG/SGD/AB Project 150709NC
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U/I CONSTRUCTION
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FIGURE 1. LA HABANA AIRBORNE TRAINING FACILITY BILTMORE
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LEGEND
1. AIRCRAFT MOCKUPS
2. CONFIDENCE COURSE
3. PROBABLE PARACHUTE JUMP TOWER
4. OBSTACLE COURSE
5. HARNESS STOCK
6. PROBABLE RAPPELLING TOWER
7. PARACHUTE CABLE ZOOM
8. PARACHUTE LANDING FALL
PRACTICE STANDS
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