WU-KUNG AIRFIELD(Sanitized)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2004
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: August 1, 1971
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
BASIC IMAGERY
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
WU-KUNG AIRFIELD
STRATEGIC WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
CHINA
AUGUST 1911
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INSTALLATION OR ACTIVITY NAME
Wu-kung Airfield
COUNTRY
CH
UTM COORDINATES
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GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
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MAP REFERENCE
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ABSTRACT
1. Wu-kung Airfield is one of the principal medium bomber bases in China. Its current
inventory includes BADGER (TU-16) and BULL (TU-4) aircraft. The airfield was
complete and operational when it was first seen on overhead photography It 25X1
25X1 has a single east-west runway.
2. Wu-kung Aircraft Repair Base is collocated with Wu-kung Airfield. It contains
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serves as a major repair base primarily for bomber aircraft.
3. This report describes the airfield and the repair base, and includes a location map,
an annotated photograph, and mensural and reference data.
INTRODUCTION
4. Wu-kung Airfield is located approximately 8.5 nautical miles (nm) east-southeast
of the town of Wu-kung, China (Figure 1). It is approximately 55 nm southwest of Hsi-an
25X1 Airframe Plant Yen-Liang 1721 the series production plant for BADGER
(TU-16) medium jet bombers. biADGEH, (11U-16) and BULL (TU-4), the Soviet version of
the B-29, were based at Wu-kung as of photography. A small number of 25X1
BEAGLE (IL-28) have been observed at the airfield, which may indicate that this type of
aircraft is repaired and serviced at Wu-kung.
5. Wu-kung Airfield was complete and operational when first observed on on overhead
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lengthening the runway and enlarging the assembly aprons. This construction was first
25X1 observed complete in 1 The aircraft repair base was first observed under
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6. Wu-kung Airfield is the first Chinese airfield to which BADGER have been
deployed. Until 1968, China was known to have only two BADGER, supplied by the USSR
25X1 in 1960. the first Chinese BADGER were observed: one at Wu-kung and
two at Hsi-an Airframe Plant Yen-Liang 172. The number of BADGER observed at Wu-
kung has been increasing, while the number of BULL observed has been decreasing. The
highest BADGER count to date was 26 on photography'
7. Wu-kung Aircraft Repair Base (Figure 2 and Table 1) is collocated with Wu-kung
Airfield. It is immediately south of the airfield and is connected to it by a taxiway.
Activities at the repair base range from engine test and overhaul to complete aircraft
maintenance and modification programs.
8. The airfield and repair base are served by a network of all-weather roads and a rail
spur from the Hsi-an to Wu-kung railroad. Electric power is supplied from a local source
through a small transformer yard located on the southern boundary of the repair base. A
steamplant (item 32) is located at the repair base and two small steamplants are located in
the aircraft maintenance areas at the airfield.
9. Two housing/support areas are located immediately south of the aircraft repair
base, and probably support both the aircraft repair base and the airfield. The larger area
has a direct road connection to the repair base and the smaller area has a direct road
connection to the airfield.
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10. Perimeter security measures were not observed at Wu-kung Airfield. However, the
aircraft repair base, the POL storage areas, and the housing areas are individually secured
by a wall.
BASIC DESCRIPTION
11. Wu-kung Airfield has a serviceable concrete runway
25X1 with overrun strips approximately 350 meters (1,150 feet) long on each end. A
natural-surface auxiliary runway parallels the concrete runway. The orientation of both
runways is east to west.
12. Assembly aprons connect the ends of the main runway with a full-length parallel
concrete taxiway. These assembly aprons have recently been enlarged to more easily
accommodate BADGER. Two concrete crossover links also connect the main runway with
the parallel taxiway. Principal aircraft parking facilities located off of the parallel taxiway
consist of 42 circular concrete hardstands each with a diameter of approximately
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maintenance loading pit. The pit measures approximately
feet).
13. A large test revetment is located at the east end of the parallel taxiway. It is
probably used for engine test/runup, gunsight alignment, and as a firing-in butt.
FARMER, BULL, and BEAGLE have been observed using the revetment. A compass rose
is adjacent to the test revetment.
14. An aircraft maintenance area is located near the southeast end of the taxiway. It
25X1 consists of a concrete maintenance/parking apron,
two maintenance buildings, and ten small support buildings.
15. An operations building (item 7) and general support area are located immediately
south of the center of the parallel taxiway. A small probable meteorological station, a heat
plant, and numerous other small utility/support buildings are also located in this area.
16. The primary navigation aid of the airfield appears to be a Standard Beam
Approach System, located approximately 914.0 meters (3,000 feet) off each end of the main
runway. Mobile control units are also usually parked between the taxiway and the main
runway. These units consist of small electronic vans and at least one long electronics trailer.
Marker lights are evenly spaced along the runway and crossover links and threshold lights
flank each end of the runway. Marker beacons are located approximately one-half' mile
from each end of the runway.
17. Two POL storage areas serve the airfield, one is near the southwest end and the
other is near the southeast end. POL storage area (west) includes two pumphouses, 13
storage buildings, 50 buried tanks, six rail transfer points, and five support buildings.
Approximately 110 uninstalled horizontal tanks are also in this area. It is walled and road
and rail served. POL storage area (east) includes two pumphouses, 12 storage buildings, 12
buried tanks, four rail transfer points, and ten support buildings. It is also walled and road
and rail served.
18. An ammunition storage area serving Wu-kung Airfield is located approximately
1.5 nm west-southwest of the airfield. It is road and rail served and contains ten revetted
storage buildings and five support buildings. The area is walled and has a single guard
tower.
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Wu-Kung Aircraft Repair Base
19. Wu-kung Aircraft Repair Base is located south of' Wu-kung Airfield. The repair
base serves as a major maintenance and modification facility for bomber aircraft. A BULL
which had been refitted with turboprop engines was observed at the base on satellite
photography At least two BULL, refitted with these new engines have
been observed since
20. The repair base consists of approximately 35 buildings containing approximately
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two rectangular parking aprons, an irregular parking apron, and a taxiway linking it with
the airfield. A maintenance/loading pit is located at the edge of the irregular parking apron.
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Key Facilities
21. Key facilities at Wu-kung Aircraft Repair Base include a three-bay hangar (item
12, Figure 2), a large checkout hangar (item 13, Figure 2), and an engine test building (item
29, Figure 2).
22. The three-bay hangar is located in the northeast corner of the plant. It was first
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23. The large checkout hangar was first observed under construction in
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24. The engine test building is located in the northeast corner of the repair plant. It
was first observed under construction in and completed by
The test building consists of an engine inspection/preparation section (item 29a) and an
engine test section (item 29b and c). The engine test section consists of six L-type test cells
in single (item 29b) and double cell (item 29c) configuration, very similar to the test cells at
Cheng-tu Aircraft Engine Plant 420 and Hsi-an Aircraft Engine Plant 430
The intake towers for the single and double cells
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Key Facilities
21. Key facilities at Wu-kung Aircraft Repair Base include a three-bay hangar (item
12, Figure 2), a large checkout hangar (item 13, Figure 2), and an engine test building (item
29, Figure 2).
22. The three-bay hangar is located in the northeast corner of the plant. It was first
observed under construction and was completed by I
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23. The large checkout hangar was first observed under construction in
and was complete in
24. The engine test building is located in the northeast corner of the repair plant. It
was first observed under construction in
The test building consists of an engine inspection/preparation section (item 29a) and an
engine test section (item 29b and c). The engine test section consists of six L-type test cells
in single (item 29b) and double cell (item 29c) configuration, very similar to the test cells at
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REFERENCES
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MAPS OR CHARTS
SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0384-15, scale 1:200,000
RELATED DOCUMENT
25X1 DIA. DA-05/0075/71, Wu-Kung Airfield, China, Jan 71 (TOP SECRET
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