MAJOR AIR DEVELOPMENTS WUHAN AIR DISTRICT, CHINA NOVEMBER 1974 - JANUARY 1975
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
PHOTOGRAPHIC
NTERPRETATION
REPORT
MAJOR AIR DEVELOPMENTS
WUHAN AIR DISTRICT, CHINA
NOVEMBER1974-JANUARY 1975
MARCH 1975
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MAJOR AIR DEVELOPMENTS, WUHAN AIR DISTRICT, CHINA
NOVEMBER 1974 -JANUARY 1975
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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