FISHBED (MIG 21) IN FLIGHT NORTH VIETNAM 21-17N 103-19E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 1, 1966
• Content Type: PHOTO

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FISHBED (MIG-21) IN FLIGHT
NORTH VIETNAM
2117N 10319E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE FIRST MIG-21 AIRCRAFT PHOTO-
GRAPHED IN FLIGHT OVER THE DRV AND THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF
PROBABLE AAM'S ON AIRCRAFT OVER THE DRV.
2. REMARKS:
ON 23 DECEMBER
1965 SEVEN FISHBED (MIG-21) AIRCRAFT AND FOUR CANVAS-COVERED
PROBABLE FISHBED AIRCRAFT WERE OBSERVED AT PHUC YEN AIRFIELD.
AS OF 05 OCTOBER 1965 THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT NORTH VIETNAM
POSSESSED ANY GUIDED AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES (AAM'S). THE MOST LIKELY
AAM FOR USE IN VIETNAM WOULD BE THE SOVIET AA-2 (ATOLL), AN INFRARED
HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE. NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FISHBED, IT IS
A RELATIVELY SIMPLE MISSILE AND COULD BE INSTALLED ON ALMOST ANY
JET FIGHTER CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING THE MACH 0.8 SPEED NECESSARY FOR
LAUNCH -- WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE MIG 15/17 FIGHTERS IN THE DRV.
THE INFRARED HEAD ON THE AA-2 ITSELF DETECTS THE TARGET AND GIVES
THE PILOT AN AUDIO SIGNAL; WHEN ITS INTENSITY BECOMES SUFFICIENT
FOR MISSILE LOCK-ON, THE SIGNAL CHANGES FREQUENCY AND LEVEL. THE
ONLY PROBLEM REMAINING IS TO ENSURE THAT THE TARGET IS WITHIN THE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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MISSILE'S FLIGHT RANGE (5-6 NM FOR THE LATEST MODEL, 2-3 NM FOR
THE ORIGINAL MODEL) BEFORE FIRING. THE AA-2 SYSTEM IS ACCURATE
AND RELIABLE BUT HAS ITS SHORTCOMINGS. ITS EFFECTIVENESS DROPS
SHARPLY AGAINST BRIGHT CLOUD BACKGROUNDS, IN CLOUDS OR HAZE, OR
WHEN THE TARGET IS NEAR THE DIRECTION OF THE SUN.
FOR A TRUE ALL-WEATHER AAM CAPABILITY THE NORTH VIETNAMESE
WOULD REQUIRE EITHER A BEAM-RIDER OR A SEMI-ACTIVE HOMING MISSILE.
THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATE WOULD BE THE SOVIET AA-1 (ALKALI), A
BEAM-RIDER WITH A RANGE OF 3-4 NM. THE BEAM-RIDER MISSILE REQUIRES
A SPECIFIC TYPE OF AIRBORNE-INTERCEPT (AI) RADAR IN THE FIGHTER
AIRCRAFT. THERE NOW ARE A FEW FRESCO D/E (MIG 17PF) FIGHTERS
WITH AI RADAR IN NORTH VIETNAM, BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT
THESE FIGHTERS ARE ARMED WITH MISSILES.
3. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS:
AA-2 (ATOLL) - IR SEMIACTIVE RADAR HOMING AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE:
TOTAL WEIGHT: 167 LB.
OVERALL LENGTH: 9.3 FT.
DIAMETER: .4 FT.
PROPELLANT: SOLID/38 LB.
WARHEAD: 25 LB. - BLAST CONTROLLED
FRAGMENTATION WARHEAD
MAXIMUM MISSILE VELOCITY: 1820 FT/SEC PLUS SPEED OF
LAUNCHING AIRCRAFT
LAUNCH MODE: PURE PURSUIT
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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AA-1A (ALKALI) BEAM-RIDER AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE:
TOTAL WEIGHT:
OVERALL LENGTH:
DIAMETER:
WARHEAD TYPE/WEIGHT:
LAUNCH MODE:
180 LB.
8.0 FT.
.7 FT.
HE-BLAST FRAGMENTATION/35 LB.
PURE PURSUIT
5. MISSION READOUT:
TROJAN HORSE NORM 1, 06 FEBRUARY 1966, REVEALS A FISHBED (MIG-21)
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT WITH ONE PROBABLE AAM ON EACH WING RAIL.
THE AIRCRAFT IS HEADING EAST AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 FEET. NO OTHER
AIRCRAFT ARE OBSERVED. IMAGE BLURRING PRECLUDES A MORE DETAILED
INTERPRETATION.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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