AN-22 (COCK) AIRCRAFT JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, CUBA

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 15, 1974
• Content Type: MISC

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?) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
OSR/RAD
log 18 MF R 1924
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REFERENCE TO
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. LOCATION:
AN-22 (COCK) AIRCRAFT
JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, CUBA
FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF AN-22 (COCK)
AIRCRAFT IN CUBA ON MANNED RECONNAISSANCE
PHOTOGRAPHY.
JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD
IS 3.5 NAUTICAL MILES
(NM)_SOUTH OF HAVANA AT 22-59-22N
082-24-27W.
3. COLLATERAL:
4. REMARKS:
THE AN-22, A LONG-RANGE HEAVY TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT, IS USED FOR AIRLIFTING HEAVY
BULK CARGOES AND CIVIL AND MILITARY
EQUIPMENT (JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S
AIRCRAFT 1973-74 UNCLASSIFIED).
THE TWO BEAR D AIRCRAFT, ALSO PRESENT
AT JOSE MARTI AIRFIELD
WERE THE-FIRST OBSERVED IN CUBA IN
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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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1974. BEAR D WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED
IN CUBA ON U-2 PHOTOGRAPHY
5. DIMENSION/SPECIFICATIONS: THE AN-22 AIRCRAFT HAS A WING SPAN OF
211 FEET 4 INCHES AND AN OVERALL
LENGTH OF 189 FEET 7 INCHES. ITS
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD IS 175,350 POUNDS.
THE AIRCRAFT'S RANGE WITH MAXIMUM
PAYLOAD IS 2,692 NM. (JANE'S ALL
THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1973-74
UNCLASSIFIED).
6. MISSION READOUT:
ONE AN-22, (COCK),
TWO BEAR D AND ONE CLEAT WERE OBSERVED IN THE MILITARY PORTION OF
JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD. OTHER AIRCRAFT (NOT DEPICTED
ON GRAPHIC) PRESENT INCLUDED ONE CLASSIC, FOUR BRITANNIA, THREE
COKE, ONE CRATE, ONE PROBA'LE AERO COMMANDER AND ONE SMALL
STRAIGHT-WING.
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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IEG/SGD/AMEAB
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS REPORT ARE WELCOME. THEY MAY BE
DIRECTED RE: F THE AMERICAS-MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA BRANCH,
SGD/IEG/NPIC 25X1
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-
porti rig period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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