U-2 RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS C565C AND C575C FLOWN 8 AND 14 NOVEMBER 1965

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• Publication Date: December 2, 1965
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Preliminary Report
U-2 RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS C565C and C575C
flown 8 and 14 November 1965
DST-PR/BYE/65-18
2 December 1965
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Science and Technology
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MISSION C565C - - 8 November 1965
MISSION C575C - - 14 November 1965
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MISSION HIGHLIGHTS
Two GRC Missions, C565C and C575C, overflew southwest
China and adjacent portions of southeast Asia on 8 and 14
November 1965, respectively. No air-to-air missile (AAM)
or surface-to-air missile (SAM) threats to either mission
were detected.
Mission C565C which overflew Laos, Burma, and south-
west China, on 8 November. was over denied territory for
2 hours and 49 minutes.
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it landed
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at Ban Takhli in Thailand.
A camera failure
limited the
photographic coverage to 23
COMOR targets.
One fighter
reaction, by a probable M1G-17/19, was not a threat to the
mission.
Mission C575C, which was launched from and returned
to Ban Takhli on 14 November, overflew Burma, Laos, and
southwest China; it was over denied territor for 1 hour
and 47 minutes.
I The mission was aborted over
China near its half-way point due to failure in the Birdwatcher*
system. Nevertheless, the mission covered 26 COMOR targets.
No reacting fighter aircraft were noted.
See figure 1 (opposite) for mission routes and tables
1 and 2 for COMOR targets covered.
*The HF telemetry link monitoring on-board system
performance.
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CONTENTS
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MISSION HIGHLIGHTS iii
BACKGROUND 1
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ANALYTICAL FINDINGS
Mission C565C
Photography .
Mission C575C .
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Photography .
TABLES
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1. COMOR Targets Covered by Mission C565C . 5
2. COMOR Targets Covered by Mission C575C . .
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1. Mission routes (opposite) iii
2. Photography, Mission C565C 9
3. Photography, Mission C575C 9
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Preliminary Report
U-2 RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS 565C and 575C
flown 8 and 14 November 1965
Missions C565C and C575C
BACKGROUND
GRC Missions C565C and C575C were flown in response
to the COMOR requirement for monthly high-resolution
photographic coverage of all highest priority targets in
south China. Both were piloted by Chinese Nationalist
Air Force officers and carried the "B" camera, Systems
3 and 6 Sigint collectors, and the defensive Systems 9,
12, and 13.
Mission C565C, launched at 0023Z on 8 November 1965
from Tao Yuan, Taiwan, entered South Vietnam and then Laos
near the North Vietnamese border. The U-2 flew northwest
to its point of penetration of Communist China, and after
overflying 8 first priority targets, exited Chinese air-
space near the point of entry and landed at Ban Takhli,
Thailand, at 0730Z. Total flight time was 7 hours and 7
minutes. Camera failure limited coverage to 23 COMOR tar-
gets.
Mission C575C was planned to cover the same general
area as C565C. Launched from Ban Takhli at 0229Z on the
14th of November, the U-2 was scheduled to cover 9 highest
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priority targets and 26 other targets in a 4 hour and 48
minute flight. Due to the "Birdwatcher" malfunction,
the mission was aborted near the half-way point, and the
aircraft landed at Ban Takhli after a flight of 3 hours and
40 minutes. Twenty-six COMOR targets were covered by the
mission.
ANALYTICAL FINDINGS
Mission C565C
Missile Reactions -- No SAM or AAM threats to the mission
were detected.
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Photography
Preliminary interpretation of the photography indi-
cates that the mission provided fair-to-good photographic
coverage of 17 Laotian airfields; 3 Chinese, 1 North
Vietnamese, and 6 Laotian military installations; and 1
Chinese electronics target. A total of 23 COMOR targets
was covered by the mission. For an example of the quality
of mission photography, see figure 2.
Mission C575C
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Fighter Reactions -- No fighters were noted reacting
to the mission.
Missile Reactions -- There were no indications of AAM
or SAM threats to the mission.
Photography
Preliminary interpretation of the photography indi-
cates that the mission provided generally good photographic
coverage of the following targets: 9 Chinese, 3 Laotian,
and 2 Burmese airfields; 29 Chinese, 1 Burmese and 2 Laotian
military installations; and 2 urban complexes -- 1 Chinese
and 1 Laotian. In all, 26 COMOR targets were covered. See
figure 3 for an example of' mission photography.
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Figure 2. MA-LIU-T'ANG BARRACKS, CHINA
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Figure 3. TACHILEK AIRFIELD, BURMA
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SOURCES
This preliminary technical evaluation of two U-2
reconnaissance missions flown over North Vietnam, Laos,
Burma, and Southwest China on 8 and 14 November 1965
was developed for the 303 Committee by the following
elements of the Directorate of Science and Technology:
Office of Scientific Intelligence
Office of Special Activities
Office of Elint
The evaluations are based on information and data
provided by:
Joint Sobe Sigint Processing Center, Okinawa
National Photographic Interpretation Center,
Washington, D. C.
67th Technical Reconnaissance Squadron, Yokota,
Japan
PACOM Elint Center, Fuchu, Japan
Graphics support has been provided by the Office of
Basic Intelligence of the Directorate of Intelligence.
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SOURCES
This preliminary technical evaluation of two U-2
reconnaissance missions flown over North Vietnam, Laos,
Burma, and Southwest China on 8 and 14 November 1965
was developed for the 303 Committee by the following
elements of the Directorate of Science and Technology:
Office of Scientific Intelligence
Office of Special Activities
Office of Elint
The evaluations are based on information and data
provided by:
Joint Sobe Sigint Processing Center, Okinawa
National Photographic Interpretation Center,
Washington, D. C.
67th Technical Reconnaissance Squadron, Yokota,
Japan
PACOM Elint Center, Fuchu, Japan
Graphics support has been provided by the Office of
Basic Intelligence of the Directorate of Intelligence.
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