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MISSION COVERAGE SUMMARY MISSION B 1480 7 OCTOBER 1958

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Approved For Release 2002/06/17 : CIA-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 No. Pages: 19 COPY NO.: 25X1 TOP SECRET Mission Coverage Summary MISSION B 1480 7 OCTOBER 1958 Declass Review by NIMA/DOD PIC/MCS-4/60 MARCH 1960 VITAL RECORDS COPY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE CENTER TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2002/06/17 : CIA-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/06/17 : CIA-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 WARNING This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, Title 18, USC, Secs. 793 and '794, the trans- mission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. Approved For Release 2002/06/17 : CIA-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 Approved For Release ifaii0(5ECREI-PDP78T04 751A000500010008-2 PIC /MCS-4 /60 March 1960 MISSION COVERAGE SUMMARY Mission B 1480 7 October 1958 Summary of Coverage Miss:ton B 1480, flown 7 October 1958, covered portions of southern Iran and the coast of West Pakistan including the Gwadar Peninsula which is Muscat and Oman territory. The mission covered the Ahwaz area, the skirts of the Zagros Mountains from Ahwaz southeast to Bandar Abbas, and the seacoast east to Karachi, as well as Kerman and Dezful in the interior of Iran. Quality Quality of target images for PI ranges from good to poor. Chief downgrading factors are poor resolution and obliquity. Map References USAF World Aeronautical Charts, 1:1,000,000 428 Mount Karbush 443 Mount Lalihzar 444 Dinar Mountains 548 Strait of Hormuz 549 Makran Range 550 Thar Desert Categories Information is listed by categories, as shown in the Table of Contents. Arrangement within categories is as follows: Airfields and Urban Areas-- alphabetically by ( 1 ) country and (2) city or installation; all other categories-- by (1) country, (2) WAC number, and (3) degree square. An index of geographic names follows the text. Coordinates Reference to each item by a single pair of coordinates is a matter of convenience in data recall. The coordinates used for reference are those of the southwest corner of the one-minute square in which the item occurs. An exception is made in referring to certain targets, such as roads, where the coordinates of the approximate midpoint are listed in the heading and additional coordinates may be cited in the description if they are needed. Approved For RelearOpOgELTR'Er IA-RDP78T 34751A000500010008-2 25X1 25X1 -RDP78TO Approved For Releaqaap2SCLECIREpl CABL.E OF CONTENTS 4751A000500010008-2 25XT PIC/MCS-4160 March 1960 Page No. Airfields ?11 Electronics and Telecommunica,tjons 4 Industry 5 Military Installations 5 Naval. Installations 7 Ports and Harbors 8 Storage Facilities, Gene 8 T ransportation 8 Urban Areas Geographic Index IL Plots Approved For Release i46./i0Sittet-IrDP78T1T11A000500010008-2 25X1 Re, mid Approved For ReleaseTCU/06KR:rbor-RDP78T04'51A000500010008-2 25X1 COUNTRY COORDINATE INSTALLATION B. E. NUMBER WAC TARGET ?AIRFIELDS IRAN 3?7N 04950E AGHA JARI/PAZANUN AFLD 4 NM 'SW OR AGHA JARI? 1 PROB BITUMINOUS CONCRETE RUNWAY, 1 PROS GRAVEL RUNWAY* SERVICEABLE* ACFT....NONF 25X1D IRAN 3121N 04840E AHVAZ NORTH AFLD 1 NM NNW OF AHVAZ. RROB NATURAL SURFACE RUN WAY, SERVICEABLE* S8 TANKS PARKED NEAR WEST? ERNMOST HANGAR* ACFT--..1 LIAISON TYPF 25X D IRAN 31I9N 0483RE 2.5X1D IRAN 3231N 04? 821E 25X1D IRAN 25X1D AHVAZ WEST AFLD ABANDONED, RETURNED TO NATU A STATE* ANDIMESHK AFLD APPROX 8 NM NNW OF DEZFUL6 1 BITUMINOUS CONCRETE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE* ACFT--...NONE OBSERVED* F 1033N 04910E BANDAR MASHUR AFLD 2 NM W OF BANDAR MASHUR? 2 BITUMINOUS CON? CRETE RUNWAYS, SERVICEABLE* ACFT?NONE IRAN .e.-.518N 06042E 2,5X1D IRAN 3022N 05049E 25X1D rsa CHAH BAHAR AFLD JUST S OF CHAH BAHAR* NATURAL SURFACE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE* ACFT.--NONE GACH SARAN AFLD 9 NM N OF GACH SARAN, 3 Rrrummous CONCRETE RUNWAYS, ACFT?NONE 25X1 Approved For Releat9/00ggVIC IA-RDP78TC 4751A000500010008-2 25X1 A-RDP78TO 25 25 COUNTRY Approved For Relean3p02/RVE F COORDINATE IRAN 1D IRAN 1D IRAN 25X1D IRAN 25X1D 25X IRAN IRAN 25X D 25X1D 3127N 04931E IRAN 2539N 05749E IRAN 3015N 05658E HAFT AFLD liNal" A LL A TION 4751A000500010008-2 25) B. E. NUMBER 1 NM NNW OF HAFT GEL. 1 NATURAL SURFACE RUNWAY. SERVICEABLE. (OBLIQUE) ACFT--NONE VISIBLE. 3113N 04840E JASK AFLD 1.2 NM ENE OF JASK. PROS HARD SURFACE. RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE. ACFT?-?-NOME KERMAN AFLD 4.5 NM WSW OF KERMAN. 2 BITUMINOUS CONCRETE RUNWAYS. arvT--1 r-47. 1 T-60 3220N 04905E 3158N 04915E KUT ABDOLLAH AFLD 1 NM SF OF KUT ARDOLLAH. 1 BITUMINOUS CON- CRETE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE. ACFT--NONE LAtl AFLD APPROX. 33 NM E OF DEZFUL? NATURAL SURFACE RUNWAYo PROS SERVICEABLE. ACFT-*NONE OBSERVED MA5JED SOLEYMAN AFLD 2 NM NNW OF MASJED SOLEYMAN. 2 PROS BITUMIN- OUS CONCRETE RUNWAYS, SERVICEABLE. ACFT--1 C-47 C I 1- 'AR.2514 3223N 04823E VAHDATI AFLD (DEZFUL/ 1 NM NW OF DEZFUL. PROS BITUMINOUS CONCRETE RUNWAY APPROX 10000 X 200 FT, NNW/SSE. 3 SEMI-BURIED BUNKERS ON SW SIDE Of TAXIWAY. NEW CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON BARRACKS, OPER- ATIONS & MAINTENANCE SLOGS. ACFT--NONE OBSERVED. 3145N 04922 YAMAHA AFLD 12 MM SSE OF MASJED SOLEYMAN. 3 NATURAL SUR- FACE RUNWAYS, SERVICEABLE, Approved For Release 200-4069g04WIR )P78T0475 1A000500010008-2 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X '41 25X Approved For Release 10BOESECRitit-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 25X1 COUNTRY COORDINATE INSTALLATION B. E. NUMBER WAC TARGET MUSC PAKI PAKI PAKI PAKI PAM 25X1 D 25X *NW PAKI 1D PAKI 2507N 06250E 2457N 06710E 2453N 06707E 2516N 06220E 2504N 06149E 2508N 06146E 2450N 06746E 2454N 06709E ACFT- OBSERVED GWADAR SS PROS ABANDONED* NO ACFT OBSERVFni CHOTA MAUR AFLD APPEARS ABANDONED, PROS uN-sFovtrr SLE. DRIGH ROAD AFLD JUST S OF DRIGH ROAD. 2 BITUMINOUS CONCRETE RUNWAYS, 1 CONCRETE RUNWAY. ACFT--6 F-86, 1 F-.?84, 9 C-47, 25 U/I SINGLE ENGINE. GWADAR AFLD APPEARS ABANDONED. RUNWAY PROS UNSERVICEABLE. JIWANI AFLD 4 NM ENE OF JIWANI. 3 PROS NATURAL SURFACE RUNWAYS, SERVICEABLE. ACFT--NONE JIWANI SS 4 NM NW JIWANI. PROS INACTIVE, ABANDONED. ACFT-.-NONE JUNGSHAHI AFLD APPEARS ABANDONED, PROS SERVICEABLE. KARACHI CIVIL AFLD 4.5 NM ENE OF KARACHI. CONCRETE RUNWAY. ACFT?-..-4 CONSTELLATIONS, 1 C..?54, 1 U/I TWIN ENGINE. 0549 25X1A 25X1 D 25X1 3 Approved For ReleasigA2ggiqA-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 25X1 Approved For ReleaftypONEEMCIA-RDP7ET04751A000500010008-2 25A _ Ei E. NUMBER I -WAC TA2oxii COUNTRY cooRoINATE LLATICN PAKI 2455N 06705E! KARAO1I NOPFH AFLD 3 NM NW OF KARACHI CIVIL AFL. NATURAL SUR- FACE RUNWAY. ACFT-..-1 LIAISON TYPE 25X1D 25X PAK I PAK I PAK I PAK PAK t 1D PAK I 25X1D 25X' B 2446N 06708E KORANG1 CREEK SS APPROX 6 NM SE OF KARACHI. ACFT..--?4 2450N 06710E 1 LANDH I AFLC AR AND ON ED PROB SERV ICEAnr':* 25X1D 2458N 06713E MAL I R AFLD APPEAR 25X1D UNSERVICEARLE4 PROR ABANDONED* 25X1D 2454N 06657E MAURIPUR AFLD OUST NE OF MAURIPUR. 1 CONCRETE & 1 BITU?? IMTNOUS CONCRETE RUNWAY* ACFT-.-32 F-86+ 4 F-84* 1 C-54 1 C-47, 3 PROE 4 U/I 25I8N 06322E 2451N 06656E PASN I AFLD ABANDONED* UNSERVICEABLE* -ELECTRONI CS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS- POS S RADAR SITE 2 NM S OF MAUR I PUR AFLD. 3 PROR ANTENNAS* 38 TEN'S, 20 VEHICLES* 25X1 0549 0550 Approved For Release10P2/61itiMeto -RDP78T04 51A000500010008-2 70, NI) 25X11 Approved For Release 266/ib6Slr7CUPT COUNTRY COORDINATE P78T0471A000500010008-2 25X1 INSTA,LLATION PAKI 25X1 PAK' IRAN 24X1B 2449N 06702E 7523N 06639E 3030N 04945E COMMO STATION B. E. NUMBER WAC TARGET APPROX .5 NM S OF KARACHI RACE TRACK. APPROX 15 STICK MASTS. ROSS ELECTRONIC SITE 4 NM SE OF SONMIANI, 35 NM NW OF KARACHI. 1?SHAPE PATTERN ORIENTED NE/SW. 2 TRIANGULAR SHAPED PATTERNS. SE TRIANGLE HAS CIRCLE NEAR EXTREME SOUTHERN POINT. ?INDUSTRY? OIL FIELD W OF BEHRFHAN. STORAGE, OIL DERRICKS, HOUS? ING. 0552 o5se 0444 PAKI PAKI 25X1D PAKI Q5X1B 2454N 06659E' KARACHI MOTOR VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PLANT SEVERAL NEW RLDGS, NUMEROUS VEHICLES. 25X1D 2451N 06701F KARACHI THERMAL POWER PLANT-, ELANDOR RD 2454N 0679E KARACHI ACET REPAIR PLANT ?MILITARY INSTALLATIONS- 25X1D 25X1 25X1A 25X1D Approved For ReleafOOgggICIA-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 25X1 Approved For Releafole0gipMfiCiA-RDP7ET04751A000500010008-2 COUNTRY!! COORDINATE IRAN 3035N 05708E 25X1D IRAN INSTALLATION 25)) ROSS MILITARY INSTALLATION !3.5 NM SE OF KERMAN, PRO ARRACKS ENCLOSED BY WALL. 3035N 05015E1 AMMO STORAGE JUST N OF BEHBEHAN. 15 EARTH COVERED BUNKERS* 5 ROSS EARTH COVERED BUNKERS. 25)11D IRAN 3120N 14840 25X1D IRAN 25X1D IRAN AHVAZ ARMY BARRACKS NW 'VEHICLE PARK NW OF BARRACKS WITH SEVERAL VEH- ICLES* 3121N 04837E AMM STOkAGE AREA APPROX 2.5 NM W OF AHVA7 NORTH AFLD. 10 EARTH COVERE. BUNKERS, 3121N 04840E 1121N 04840E 2447N 06658E 2451N 06659E AMNO STORAGE AREA JUST S OF AHVAZ NORTH AFLD. 14 EARTH COVERED BUNKER* 9 OPEN REVETMENTS. POS MILITARY DEPOT JUST E OF AHVAZ NORTH A-LD. U/I OPEN STORAGE & NUMEROUS VEHICLES. 2456N 06655E COASTAL DEFENSE POSITIONS NEAR MANOPAs AT ENTRANCE TO KARACHI HARBOR. 3 CASEMATE() POSITIONS. KARACHI NAVAL AMMO )EPOT AMMO STORAGE AREA 3 NM NM OF MAURIPUR A LD. 10 REVETTED BLOGS4 24 EARTH COVERED BLDGS* 1 B. E. UMB R ------- WAG TARGET 0443 0444 25X' 0444 0444 0444 Approved For Release 2002VOEM7CItEir-R DP78T04 751A000500010008-2 25X1 COUNTRY Approved For Release 2baliberruum- COORDINATE DP78T04 51A000500010008-2 25X1 ? INSTALLATION B. E. NUMBER WAC TARGET PAKI 25X1D PAKI 2(1D PAKI AIM ? PAKI PAKI 25X1D am dal PAKI PAKI 25X1D PAKI Ti5X1D mid PAKI mei 25X1D 2449N 06703E DEFENSE POSITIONS 1.5 NM SE OF KARACHI, 2 AA POSITIONS. ONE 4.- GUN HEAVY AA POSITION, OCCUPIED. ONE 2-GUN HEAVY AA POSITION, OCCUPIED. 6 UNEMPLACED ARTILLERY PIECES NEAR 4 GUN AA ROSITION. NUMEROUS TENTS & VFHIC1Fs. 2450N 0-5702E MILITARY INSTALLATION JUST E OF KARACHI, 12 ARTILLERY PIECES* NUM- EROUS VEHICLES. BARRACKS & STORAGE AREA. 2454N 0672/8E 2456N 06712E 2456N 067:13E 2450N 066'38E KARACHI ORDNANCE & OM DEPOT* DRIGH ROAD NUMEROUS STORAGE & OTHER FILDAc. KARACHI ARMY CANTONEMENT, MALIR KARACHI AMMO DEPOT, MALIR PUG -NAVAL INSTALLATIONS- KARACHI SHIPYARDS 25X1D 25X1D 2 NEW COVERED BLDG WAYS, 1U/C. 2 GRAVING DOCKS s 3 HAMMERHEAD CRANES. MPFN -rnDIGElt 25X1D 2450N 06658E KARACHI NAVAL BASE & DOCKYARD WEST WHARF SHIP COUNT--3 DESTROYERS, 1 ROSS DESTROYER- ESCORT IN GRAVING DOCK, 2 POSS MINE SWEEPERS. 2450N 066585 2450N 06659E KARACHI SHIPYARD PIDC KARACHI SHIPYARD 1-LARGE FLOATING DRYDOCK. 0550 0550 25X1A 7 Approved For ReleaieCIROMqiEl A-RDP78T 34751A000500010008-2 25X1 COUNTRY Approved For ReleartypOMMICIIA-RDP7814751A000500010008-2 25A B. E. NUMBER COORDINATE INSTALLATION WAC TARGET PAKI IRAN --PORTS AND HAWDRS 2450N 06659E KARACHI PORT FACILITIES SHIP COUNT--i CRUISER, 10 DESTROYERS. 1 POSS DESTRO'YER ESCORT IN GRAVING DOCK, 6 PROB MERCHANT VESSELS, 26 CARGO VESSELS, 1 TANK- ER* -STORAGE FACILITIES* GENERAL- 3153N 14920E PUMPING STATION 1 NM 5 OF MEYDAN--E NAFTUN* PUMPING FACILITY & STORAGE* 2449N 06659E 2450N 06658E KARACHI PETROLEUM STORAGE KIAMARI AREA 47 TANKS* KARACHI PETROLEUM STOR WEST WHARF 3227N 04821E 3119N 14840E 3119N 04842E 3119N 04842E -TRANSPORTATION- ANDIMESHK RR CLASSIFICATION YARDS & SHOPS APPPnY's 4 NM NNW OF DEZEUU* AHVAZ RR STATION YARDS & SHOPS AHVAZ RR BRIDGE OV RUO*E KARUN (RIVER, AHVAZ HWY BRIDGE OVER RUD-E KARUN (RIVER) 25X1 25X1DI 25X1D1 Approved For Release rg1/0(1/11CRZA- RDP78TO 751A000500010008-2 25X1 r :::1 -RDP78TO Approved For Release idiateSERH-R COUNTRY COORDINA7E DP78T047f.1A000500010008-2 25X1 INSTALLATION WAC PAKI 25X1 PAKI 25X' PAKI is 25X D PAKI AIX 1 D PAKI 2,W1D PAKI I RAN 25X1D IRAN 25X1D IRAN 25X 1 D I RAN 449N 06659E 452N 06655E 45gN 0-6701E 451N 06700E 451N 06704E 2524N 06640E 3119N 04842E 2711N 05617E 3223N 04824E 3017N 05705E RR CLASSIFICATION YARD 0550 /C NEAR KARACHI PORT FACILITIES. HWY BRIDGE 0550 005 NM S OF MAURIPUR$ NEW, DECK TYPE CONTIN- JOUS GIRDER, APPROX 1,200 FT LONG0 KARACHI RR CLASSIFICATION YARD Nw KARACHI RR & HWY BRIDGE OVER CHINNA CREEK KARACHI RR STATION & YARDS HWY CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN KARACHI & SONMIANT0 PROB 2 LANE ALL WEATHER ROAD. ?URBAN AREAS? AHVA2' BANDAR ABBAS DEZFUL KERMAN 0550 25X1 25X1 25X-1 9 TQ Approved For Release zuC2/?R:glio 4751A000500010008-2 A 25X1 Approved For ReleaspeRinffnept-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 COUNTRY COORDINATE INSTALLATION 25Xr B. E. NUMBER WAC TARGET MUSC 2507N 06250E 1D PAK1 2503N 06146E 1D PAK I 2440N 02720E PAK 1" 2446N 16708E PAK T 1D PAK 1D PAK! 1D PAK I 1D PAK I GWAC AR KARV:I-11 25X1D KORA NG I 2452N 16655E 2512N 06437E 2516N 06128E 2507N 06204E 2525N 06635E 25X1D MAUI, 1PUP ORM'' RA PAS. I P I SHI...1K AN SON IAN! 0549 0549 25X1/7 054 54 054c 055C 25X1 1Ce Approved For Releaser/oiffiRETA-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 ' 25X1r Ns asi SI Nor egg Approved For Release reBOESECRSK- AGHA JARI AGHA JARI/PAZANUN AFLD AHVAZ AHVAZ NORTH AFLD AHVAZ WEST AFLD ANDIMESHK ANDIMESHK AFLD BANDAR ABBAS BANDAR MASHUR BANDAR MASHUR AFLD BEHBEHAN CHAH BAHAR CHAH BAHAR AFLD CHINNA CREEK CHOTA MALIR AFLD DEZFUL DRIGH ROAD AFLD GACH SARAN GACH SARAN AFLD GWADAR GWADAR AFLD GWADAR SS HAFT GEL HAFT GEL AFLD JASK JASK AFLD JIWANI JIWANI AFLD JIWAN8 SS JUNGSHAHI AFLD RDP78TO GEOGRAPHIC INDEX 1 1 5 6 8 9 1 6 8 5 9 1. 6 751A000500010008-2 KARACHI KARACHI CIVIL AFLD KARACHI NORTH AFLD KARUN, RUD?E (F) KERMAN KERMAN AFLD KORANGI KORANGI CREEK SS KUT ABDOLLAH KUT ABDOLLAH AFLD 9 LALI AFLD 3 LANDHI AFLD 1 MALIR AFLD 2 MANORA 8 MASJED SOLEYMAN 9 MASJED SOLEYMAN AFLD 3 MAURIPUR 1 10 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 103 MAURIPUR AFLD MEYDAN?E NAFTUN ORMARA PASNI PASNI AFLD PISHUKAN SONMIANI VAHDATI AFLD 3 YAMAHA AFLD 11 Approved For Releaf?2/00NEFERFIC A-RDP78T 25X1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10- .3 4 4 8 2 6 9 10 4 2 2 2 4 4 6 2 2 4 9 10 4 6 8 10 ires 4 10 5 9 10 2 2 34751A000500010008-2 25X1 (444) 30 Sf04004 380 Biles 380 370 960 330 486 Approved : GIA-RDP78T04751A0005000t0008-2- WO LD AERONAUTICAL CHART 140 51? 52? 130 120 110 100 )0 80 70 60 SO as30 20 10 StaDete 0 KW 10 sr 54. K RJ Joins 4428) TOP SECRET- (loins 428) (Joins 429) JOS Itieme.j 0.n4. .9- -- .2170 addalfy 70 ? 408? Ta , 0411/42 ( WS. ), r mond) ?84:c \ 4141 9L 800 380 LalTo.i.:oc xi I? 0 0 215-0, Dehela9l9 34s1,0418 Bandaro-ShihoOr 011098017 Cearntardeh6 LuterC' .1322 S.kiert f T y ..avolaliwt 1AZIRAH ilStAND1 6881245 .,18 gra b (15133diFaik0h ialaximh-e Kharkii'7 lagrenteplIk'::;) lagran Pow Meet 05._e/bid Darielefe o 131 atiammaditild0 O44SW i?BORAilA 0 Sark-ace' , (Ca dlaavand, oAteeadi GQ 10401, 1190100 OF 10 00 ELEVA ITON -r- 12.,00?t 11.10P?t?"" ,0,040 30 ,t00 20 root?C 4 3 2 05 -a 24. RH Approved For Release 2002/06/17 : CIA-RDP78T04751A000500010008-2 ....