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BOMBING RANGE MUWALLAH BOMBING RANGE, IRAQ (SANITIZED)
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP90T00784R000200330006-2
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RIPPUB
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S
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date:
March 3, 2011
Sequence Number:
6
Case Number:
Publication Date:
August 19, 1982
Content Type:
REPORT
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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Attachment to Z-15823/82
NPIC/IEG (8/82)
19 AUGUST 1982
of 1
BOMBING RANGE
MUWALLAH BOMBING RANGE, IRAQ
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: A NEW.BOMBING RANGE WAS IDENTIFIED IN
IRAQ.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: A NEW BOMBING DENTIFIED 145 NM
NORTHWEST OF BAGHDAD THIS BOMBING
RANGE CONSISTED OF A SIMULATED AIRFIELD, A FENCE-SECURED
BOMBING TARGET AND OBSERVATION AREA, AND A 3,000- BY
42-METER OILED-SAND AIRSTRIP (NOT ON GRAPHIC). THE
SIMULATED AIRFIELD CONSISTED OF AN OILED PATTERN ON THE
GROUND TO SIMULATE A 3,400- BY 50-METER NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST
RUNWAY, THREE PARALLEL TAXIWAYS, TWO END-CONNECTING
TAXIWAYS, 11 LINK TAXIWAYS., AND TWO PARKING APRONS. THE
FENCE-SECURED BOMBING TARGET AND OBSERVATION AREA CONSISTED
OF FOUR CONCENTRIC CIRCULAR BOMBING TARGETS, ONE CONTROL
BUILDING WITH AN OBSERVATION TOWER, AND A SMALL
rnNSTRITCTTON CAMP. THIS FACILITY HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED
3. (S)
COORDINATES 35-11-03N 042-31-OOE
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.
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