EARLY WARNING RADAR SITE TAM DAO, NORTH VIETNAM 2127N 10539E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R000100090012-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: December 8, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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EARLY WARNING RADAR SITE
TAM DAO, NORTH VIETNAM
2127N 10539E
012-0 25X1
25X1
8 December 1964
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1. COLLATERAL REPORTS THE NORTH VIETNAMESE RADAR ORDER OF
BATTLE, AS OF 1 OCTOBER 1964, TO INCLUDE TWO EARLY WARNING RADAR IN
THE PHUC YEN AREA. COMM REPORT OF 12 NOVEI4ER 1964 REVEALS THE
PRESENCE OF AN SCR-270 RADAR IN THIS AREA.
2. LUCKY DRAGON S AN EARLY 25X1
WARNING RADAR SITE LOCATED 1.8 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TAM DAO AND
CASCADE D'ARGENT (FORMER FRENCH RESORT AREA), 10.5 NM NORTH-NORTHEAST
OF VINH YEN, AND 17.5 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PHUC YEN AIRFIELD. THE
INSTALLATION CONSISTS OF ONE SCR-270 RADAR, ONE LARGE SUPPORT BUILr=:,
AND FIVE SMALL SUPPORT BUILDINGS. SITE IS SERVED BY A SINGLE-LANE,
NATURAL SURFACE ROAD.
3. AREA HAS BEEN COVERED BY PREVIOUS COLD TALE, LAZY DAISY, AND
LUCKY DRAGON MISSIONS.
PREPARED BY: CSD/NPIC
DISTRIBUTION:-
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