PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITY DONG HOI AREA, NORTH VIETNAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 5, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ORFRPRETATION CENTER
PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITY
DONG HOI AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
17-25N 106-33E
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25X1
25X1
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5 MARCH 1969
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PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITY
DONG HOI AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
1725N 10633E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BOARD DEPICTS A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITY,
THE FIRST SUCH FACILITY CONSTRUCTED IN NORTH VIETNAM SINCE U.S. AIR STRIKES
BEGAN IN 1964.
3. BACKGROUND:
U.S. AIRSTRIKES AGAINST AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITIES BEGAN IN EARLY
1965 AFTER INITIAL STRIKES WERE MADE IN AUGUST OF 1964 AGAINST SELECTED NORTH
VIETNAMESE NAVAL BASES. SINCE THEN ALL SUCH STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE PANHANDLE
AREA HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. PHOTO COVERAGE OF REVEALED THIS 25X1
AMMUNITION STORAGE TO BE IN A MID-STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
OF 10 FEBRUARY 1969 REVEALS 225X1
A PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITY LOCATED 4.4 NM SW OF DONG HOI. THE FACILITY
CONSISTS OF 34 PARTIALLY REVETTED STORAGE BUILDINGS ;J20 WITH TWO COVERED ENTRANCES
AND POSSIBLE VENTS AND 11 WITH ONE COVERED ENTRANCE) THREE SUPPORT BUILDINGS
CONNECTED BY A PERSONNEL TRENCH. AND TWO EXCAVATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS.
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 boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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MAP REFERENCE: AMS SERIES L7014, SHEET 6343, IV, 1ST EDITION
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 boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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NAT. PNOT . T
PROBABLE A UNITI N STORAGE
DONG 1 AR9A , NORTH I T
1- 106'331
25X1
25X1
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