GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT DEPLOYMENT KUFRA AIRFIELD, LIBYA

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 16, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT DEPLOYMENT
KUFRA AIRFIELD, LIBYA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: AN INCREASED NUMBER OF SF.260 LIGHT GROUND
ATTACK AIRCRAFT AT THIS AIRFIELD IN SOUTHERN LIBYA, SUGGESTS
PREPARATIONS MAY BE UNDERWAY FOR OPERATIONS IN CHAD.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: FIVE SF.260 LIGHT GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT HAVE
DEPLOYED TO KUFRA AIRFIELD INCREASING THE 25X1
NUMBER OF SF.260 TO NINE. FOUR SF.260 HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE
PRE/POSTFLIGHT ACTIVITY IS IN PROGRESS WITH 25X1
SERVICE VEHICLES NEAR TWO OF THE SF.260. ONE SUP ON
TROOP TRANSPORT HELICOPTER, HERE IS 25X1
STILL ON THE MAIN PARKING APRON AND MAY BE HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE SF.260 DEPLOYMENT. SUPER FRELON ARE NOT NORMALLY HERE.
FISHBED PRE/POSTFLIGHT ACTIVITY MAY ALSO BE IN PROGRESS. A
POSSIBLE FUEL TRUCK IS BETWEEN TWO FISHBED VISIBLE IN THE OPEN
DOOR AREA OF THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR.
(SWN) THE SF.260 HAVE PROBABLY DEPLOYED FROM SEBHA AIRFIELD
500 NM NORTHWEST OF KUFRA WHERE A DECREASE OF 25X1
SEVEN SF.260 WAS OBSERVED . 25X1
(SWN) KUFRA AIRFIELD, 1.6 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AL JAWF AND
200 NM NORTHEAST OF THE LIBYA-CHAD BORDER, SUPPORTS A FISHBED
FIGHTER UNIT AND HAS SERVED AS A MAJOR STAGING AND LOGISTICAL
SUPPORT BASE DURING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHAD.
3.I I COORDINATES 24-10-55N 023-19-08E
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