MI-6 HOOK HELICOPTERS HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD NORTH VIETNAM 21-02N 105-53E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001900040009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 1, 1966
• Content Type: PHOTO

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MI-6 HOOK HELICOPTERS
HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD, NORTH VIETNAM
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS TWO MI-6 HOOK HELICOPTERS AT HANOI/
GIA LAM AIRFIELD.
2. LOCATION:
HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD IS LOCATED TWO NM EAST OF HA NOI.
3. BACKGROUND:
HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD IS ONE OF THE MAJOR AIRFIELDS IN NORTH
VIETNAM. PRIOR TO 1940 A WELL-DISPERSED SYSTEM OF AIRFIELDS WAS
CREATED BY THE FRENCH. THESE AIRFIELDS WERE LATER USED BY THE JAPANESE
DURING WORLD WAR II. AFTER THE WAR THE FRENCH UNDERTOOK A GRADUAL
PROGRAM OF AIRFIELD REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION. WITH THE ADVENT OF
THE VIET MINH OFFENSIVE, THE AIRFIELD ASSUMED AN EVEN MORE IMPORTANT
ROLE AND FACILITIES WERE ADDED OR EXPANDED. WHEN HOSTILITIES CEASED IN
JULY 1954 THE FRENCH REMOVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF EQUIPMENT FROM THE HA
NOI/HAI PHONG AREA AIRFIELDS BEFORE TURNING THEM OVER TO THE VIET
MINH. SINCE THEN, AIR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH VIETNAM HAS
BEEN SPONSORED BY COMMUNIST CHINA UNDER AN AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR
COMMUNIST CHINESE AID IN ESTABLISHING AIR AND METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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IN NORTH VIETNAM. IN 1955, THE NORTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED
A CIVIL AIR ORGANIZATION WITH HEADQUARTERS AT.HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD.
PHOTOGRAPHY OF EARLY MARCH 1966 REVEALED HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD TO
CONSIST OF A 6,555 X 90 FT NNE/SSW SERVICEABLE CONCRETE RUNWAY, INCLUDING
A NEW 1,150 FT EXTENSION ON THE NNE END,AND A 5,800 X 320 FT NW/SE
SERVICEABLE CONCRETE RUNWAY. FACILITIES INCLUDED ONE HANGAR, NUMEROUS
SUPPORT BUILDINGS, A WEATHER STATION, A POL STORAGE AREA ON THE NORTH-
WEST END OF THE NW/SE RUNWAY, AND SIXTEEN AIRCRAFT REVETMENTS WITH
EXHAUST VENTS.
REMARKS:
THE MI-6 HOOK CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PASSENGERS,
WITH NORMAL SEATING FOR SIXTY-FIVE PERSONS, OR A NORMAL CARGO CAPACITY
OF UP TO TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND POUNDS, WITH A MAXIMUM RANGE OF SIX
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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6. MISSION READOUT:
HOOK HELICOPTERS AT HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD. OTHER AIRCRAFT OBSERVED
CONSIST OF ONE COKE, EIGHT CRATE, SIX CAB, EIGHT COLT, AND NINE MI-4
HOUND. AT LEAST THREE CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, ONE PROBABLE
MISSILE TRANSPORTER, SIX LAUNCHERS (THREE IN A CLEARED AREA AND THREE
ON A ROAD), THREE SETS OF BOGIE WHEELS, SIX VANS, ONE PROBABLE VAN,
AND SEVEN SA-2 CANISTER TRANSPORTERS ARE LOCATED IN THE BARRACKS AND
MAINTENANCE AREA AT THE NORTHWEST END OF THE NW/SE RUNWAY. OTHER
VEHICLES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA INCLUDE THIRTY-TWO TRUCKS, TWO TRUCK
MOUNTED CRANES, AND NUMEROUS UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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