LIBYA-CHAD CONFLICT NDJAMENA AIRFIELD, CHAD BILTINE AIRFIELD, CHAD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 31, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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LIBYA-CHAD CONFLICT
NDJAMENA AIRFIELD, CHAD
BI AD
1. SIGNIFICANCE: FURTHER INDICATIONS OF FRENCH PRESENCE IN CHAD
ARE OBSERVED IN AREAS HELD BY CHADIAN GOVERNMENT AND FRENCH
FORCES. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: TWO DASSAULT-BREGUET ATLANTIC (PROBABLE GENERATION 2,
ATL2 MODEL) HAVE ARRIVED AT NDJAMENA AIRFIELD 25X1
(GRAPHIC 1 OF 3). ALTHOUGH PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR 25X1
LONG-RANGE MARITIME PATROL AND ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE (ASW),
SOME ATLANTIC HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED FOR ELECTRONICS
COUNTERMEASURES (ECM) AND LIMITED AIR BATTLE MANAGEMENT. ONE
707 JET TRANSPORT, ONE C-141 JET TRANSPORT, ONE C-54 MEDIUM
TRANSPORT, TWO C-47 LIGHT TRANSPORTS, ONE TWIN OTTER LIGHT
TRANSPORT. AND TWO TRANS LL C-160 MEDIUM TRANSPORTS HAVE
ARRIVED ONE C-135F CARGO/TANKER AIRCRAFT HAS 25X1
DEPARTE AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE (AOB) IN THE
MILITARY AREA INCLUDES ONE ZAIRIAN MIRAGE 111/5 FIGHTER, EIGHT
C-160, ONE CARAVELLE JET TRANSPORT, ONE TWIN OTTER, TWO
ATLANTIC, FOUR SEPECAT JAGUAR STRIKE-FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, TWO
POSSIBLE JAGUAR AND FOUR MIRAGE F-1 MULTIROLE FIGHTER/ATTACK
AIRCRAFT. AOB IN THE CIVILIAN AREA INCLUDES ONE C-141, ONE
707, ONE F-27 LIGHT TRANSPORT, TWO MIRAGE 111/5, TWO MB.326
LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT, ONE LIGHT TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUR
C-47. (SWN)
FOUR PUMA TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS ARE PARKED IN AN OPEN AREA NEXT
TO A BARRACKS WEST OF THE AIRFIELD (GRAPHIC 2 OF 3). TWO
POSSIBLE ARMORED VEHICLES AND AT LEAST 19 OTHER VEHICLES/PIECES
OF EQUIPMENT (SEVERAL PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY BUILDINGS) ARE
WTTHTN THE RA RACKS AREA. MOST OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS NOT HERE 25X1
THE PRESENCE OF THIS EQUIPMENT INDICATES
CONTINUED FRENCH/GOVERNMENT RESUPPLY ACTIVITY. (SWN)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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TRANSSHIPMENT ACTIVITY IS IN PROGRESS AT BILTINE AIRFIELD
(GRAPHIC 3 OF 3). ONE C-160 MEDIUM TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AND AT
LEAST NINE VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE PARKED AT THE
EASTERN END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IS PROBABLY OFFLOADING
SUPPLIES IN SUPPORT OF THE FRENCH/GOVERNMENT FORCES. ONE
PROBABLE AML-90 SCOUT CAR AND AT LEAST 20 OTHER TRUCKS/VEHICLES
ARE PARKED EAST OF THE AIRFIELD. SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES ARE
DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, WHICH REMAINS UNDER
FRENCH/GOVERNMENT CONTROL. (SWN)
COORDINATES 12-08-05N 015-02-06E
COORDINATES 14-31-23N 020-54-54E
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
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