HAWK AIRCRAFT GWELO/THORNHILL AIRFIELD, ZIMBABWE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100030010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 30, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: HAWK AIRCRAFT ARE IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN ZIMBABWE.
2. (SWN) REAARKS: TWO HAWK LIGHT ATTACK/TRAINER AIRCRAFT ARE ON
THE MAIN PARKING APRON. HAWK HAVE PROBABLY BEEN HERE SINCE
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HAWK AIRCRAFT
GWELO/THORNHILL AIRFIELD, ZIMBABWE
WHEN ONE OR MORE HAWK WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN 25X1
.DAMAGED /DESTROYED DURING THE SABOTAGE ATTACK THAT TOOK PLACE ON
THAT DATE AND RESULTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF SEVERAL
OPERATIONAL COMBAT AIRCRAFT BASED HERE. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT
HAWK ARE SCHEDULED TO BE DELIVERED HERE.
(SWN) GWELO/THORNHILL AIRFIELD IS APPROXIMATELY 3 NM
EAST-NORTHEAST OF GWELO, AND IS ONE OF ZIMBABWE'S MAJOR BASES.
IT SUPPORTS FOUR ADVANCED TRAINING/ATTACK SQUADRONS OF THE
ZIMBABWEAN AIR FORCE.
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