ARMED FOXBAT SEBHA AIRFIELD, LIBYA

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CIA-RDP90T00784R000100060001-8
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December 28, 2016
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February 4, 2011
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1
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Publication Date: 
December 10, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100060001-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100060001-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100060001-8 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Z-11761/82 Copy- ARMED FOXBAT SEBHA AIRFIELD, LIBYA NPIC/PEG (12/82) 1. (SUN) SIGNIFICANCE: FOUR FOXBAT A HIGH ALTITUDE FIGHTER INTERCEPTER AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN ARMED 'JITH ACRID AA-6) AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES. LIBYAN FOXBAT NORMALLY ARE NOT OBSERVED ARMED. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: THREE OF THE ARMED FOXBAT ARE ON THE SOUTH PARKING APRON, AND THE FOURTH IS ON A HANGAR APRON AT THE EAST END OF THE AIRFIELD. THE REMAINING SEVEN FOX-BAT PRESENT ARE DISPERSED IN NORMAL PARKING AREAS. THE 11 FOXBAT ARE PART OF AN ORIGINAL DEPLOYMENT OF 14 FOXBAT FIRST OBSERVED HERE ON AN RSBN-4N SHORT-RANGE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM 25X1 HAS BEEN OPERATIONALLY DEPLOYED JUST SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST RUNWAY. (SUN) SEBIIA AIRFIELD, 510 NM SOUTHEAST OF TARABULUS, NORMALLY SUPPORTS AN AIR ACADEMY AND CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT IN CENTRAL LIBYA. COORDINATES 26-59-36N 014-28-O1E 25X1 COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED I These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100060001-8