BEAR DEPLOYMENT SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD, CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-00121R000100160004-1
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 21, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/PEG (1/f
BEAR DEPLOYMENT
SAN ANTONIO 0 BANOS RFIELD, CUBA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE PRESENCE OF ADDITIONAL BEAR AIRCRAFT
IS FURTHER E D E THAT THIS AIRFIELD WILL BE USED FOR SOVIET
BEAR DEPLOYMENTS TO CUBA RATHER THAN THE PREVIOUSLY USED JOSE
MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD IT MAY ALSO 25X1
SUGGEST A PERMANENT DEPLOYMENT OF ROTATING BEAR TO CUBA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A HIGH COUNT OF FOUR BEAR D IS AT SAN ANTONIO
DE LOS B NOS AIRFIELD. A BEAR IS PARKED ON EACH OF THE FOUR
RECENTLY ENLARGED HARDSTANDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD.
TWO BEAR D HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE THE TWO 25X1
ADDITIONAL BEAR D HAVE ARRIVED SINCE NO 25X1
CHANGE IS OBSERVED IN THE AREA OF THE FLOGGER FUSELAGE AND
COMPONENT CONTAINERS. OTHER ACTIVITY IS NORMAL.
(S/D) SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD, A MAJOR CUBAN FIGHTER
BASE SUPPORTING FLOGGER AND FISHBED UNITS, IS 17 NM SOUTHWEST
OF HAVANA.
3.
COORDINATES 22-52-16N 082-30-33W 25X1
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