MAJOR AIR DEVELOPMENTS WUHAN AIR DISTRICT, CHINA NOVEMBER 1974 - JANUARY 1975

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March 1, 1975
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER PHOTOGRAPHIC NTERPRETATION REPORT MAJOR AIR DEVELOPMENTS WUHAN AIR DISTRICT, CHINA NOVEMBER1974-JANUARY 1975 MARCH 1975 Copy PIR-011/75 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 Warning Notice Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions A Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 Top Secret RUFF MAJOR AIR DEVELOPMENTS, WUHAN AIR DISTRICT, CHINA NOVEMBER 1974 -JANUARY 1975 2. probably departed. this airfield. ., Tab e 1 epict t e major air ie sin the AD and the aircraft observed at them Between November 1974 and January 1975, several important developments were observed increased FARMER total at Wu-chia-chi Airfield. Wu-chia-chi, an increase of 17 over the 19 FA: major airfields in the Wuhan Air District (AD). Figure 1 and Ja major portion of the FARMER regiment at Shan-po Airfield only seven of the previously observed 28 FARMER were at 3. A move which was possibly related to the FARMER departure from Shan-po was the six CRATE were observed at Jang-ho-chen. These aircraft were not presen 4. The force of transports in the AD was strengthened by the deployment of additional transport aircraft to Jang-ho-chen Airfield and Kai-feng Airfield. ei ht COKE and 12 CURL were observed at Kai-feng. Only six CURL were present 5. Movements of aircraft at three airfields in the AD during November were probably related to training of airborne units. 17 COLT were observed at Kai-feng Airfield, where only four or five COLT are usually seen. In addition, drop zone markers were identified approximately 13 nautical miles (nm) west of Kai-feng. no COLT were observed at Kai-feng. are at Jung-yang. 6. At Hsiao-kan Airfield 16 HOUND were observed Only three HOUND were present hese additional helicopters were possibly from Jung-yang Airfield West, where only 12 HOUND were present sually about 30 HOUND at a drop zone approximately 7 nm north of the airfield. The C-46 aircraft were probably from Kai-feng Airfield, where only ten C-46 were observed on sually about 20 C-46 are present at Kai-feng. These aircraft were probably involved with the airborne exercise which was in progress on 7. (four CUB and 11 C-46 aircraft were observed at Ying-shan Airfield North. Project 120901NC 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 -1- Top Secret PIR-011 /75 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 Top Secret RUFF -2- Top Secret PIR-011 /75 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 ___ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 Top Secret RUFF le 1. Activit at Ma'or Airfields, Wuhan Air District, China Installation Name Item BE Number Number Coordinates Cloud 45 HOUND 2 COLT 2 HOOK 54 HOUND covered 2 COLT 2 Chi-yuan Airfield 35-07-58N 112-37-35E Jung-yang Airfield West 32 Probable - 261x11"-16-25E - 63 FARMER 63 FARMER 10 FRESCO 8 FRESCO 5 Kai-fen Airfield 2 FAGOT 1 COKE 2 CRATE 2 COLT 6 CURL 5 FAGOT 1 CRATE 1 COLT 6 CURL 12 CURL 19 C-46 10 C-46 22 C-46 34-46-12N 114-20-23E 17 COLT 1 CAB 4 COLT 6 Tunes hsu SW Highway Strip None 34-26~56N 114-21-21 E 7 Chu-chi/Kuan-yin-tang 20 BAT 17 BAT Airfield 1 CRATE 1 CRATE 34-26-55N 115-27-20E 8 Chang-ko Airfield 49 MAX/MOOSE - 2-2014 1 3-48-10E 9 Hsu-than Airfield 32 MAX 34-01.22N 113-42-27E 10 Jang-ho-then Airfield 18 BAT 33-402-53-25E 8 COKE 6 CRATE 3 C-46 6 COLT 23 BEAGLE l5 in flight) 2 BAT 4 FARMER 13 COLT 10 FRESCO 35 FAGOT 4 COLT 13 MAX/MOOSE 10 FRESCO 38 FAGOT 2 COLT 13 MAX/MOOSE 10 BEAGLE 1 BAT 4 FARMER 2 COLT 1 HOUND 4 CUB 11 C-46 2 COLT 1 HOOK 4 HOUND 36 FARMER 2 FRESCO 2 CRATE 1 COLT 23 FAGOT/FRESCO 5 CUB 1 COKE/CURL 11 CRATE 8 C-46 47 COLT 13 in flight) 16 HOUND 1 COKE 1 CAB 1 CRATE 10 COLT 1 CAB 6 COLT 23 FAGOT/FRESCO 20 FRESCO 1 CRATE 3 FAGOT 1 C-46 1 COKE 6 COLT 7 COLT 2 HOOK 2 HOOK 4 HOUND 3 HOUND 28 FARMER 7 FARMER 22 FAGOT/FRESCO 18 FRESCO 1 COLT 14 FAGOT -3- Top Secret field North 31-39-38N 113-49-03E 14 Wu-chia-chi Airfield 31.06-1 N 11 - 4-12E 16 1-cha~n-wu Airfield 30-40-19N 111-26-42E 17 Hs~iao-kan AirfAirfield 30-57-21N 113.54-45E 18 Huang-pei Airfield 30-54-01 N 114-30-29E 20 Han-kou/Wang-chia-tun 30-35-55N 114-14-28E Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 Top Secret Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14 :CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010077-3 --