TRIDENT JET TRANSPORT KUANG-CHOU/PAI-YUN AIRFIELD CANTON, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A004300010016-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 27, 2009
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: August 25, 1970
• Content Type: REPORT

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REFERENCE TO MISSION 1111-2 TRIDENT JET TRANSPORT
KUANG-CHOU/PAI-YUN AIRFIELD
CANTON, CHINA
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. LOCATION:
3. BACKGROUND:
4. REMARKS:
. MISSION READOUT:
FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF TRIDENT JET TRANSPORT
IS 3.2 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF CANTON AT
23-10-58N 113-15-49E.
KUANG-CHOU/PAI-YUN AIRFIELD
THE NEWS MEDIA* REPORTED THE SALE OF PAKISTAN'S
FLEET OF FOUR TRIDENT JET TRANSPORTS TO
COMMUNIST CHINA. COMMUNIST CHINA HAS ALREADY
RECEIVED TWO OF PAKISTAN'S TRIDENT JET TRANSPORTS.
THE DELIVERY DATE OF THE REMAINING TWO IS
UNKNOWN.
THE BRITISH HAWKER SIDDELEY TRIDENT FIRST FLOWN IN
JANUARY 1962, IS A SHORT-TO MEDIUM-RANGE TRANSPORT
POWERED BY THREE AFT-MOUNTED TURBOJET ENGINES.
THE AIRCRAFT HAS A PASSENGER CAPACITY OF 77 TO
101 AND A CARGO CAPACITY OF 22,100 POUNDS.
NO APPARENT CHANGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE FACILITIES
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 boards (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, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
GROUP I EXCLUDED FROM
AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING
AND DECLASSIFICATION
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AT THE AIRFIELD. AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF TWO TRIDENT JET TRANSPORTS?
ONE PARKED ON THE ALERT APRON AT THE SSW END OF THE TAXIWAY, THE OTHER
ON THE LARGE PARKING APRON ADJACENT TO THE SUPPORT AREA--AND FOUR CRATE.
* THE EVENING STAR, 9 JUNE 1970; AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 8 JUNE TO.
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 boards (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, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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TRIDENT JET TRANSPORT
KUANG-CHOU/PAI-YUN AIRFIELD
CANTON, CHINA
23-ION 113-15E
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