FLOGGER DEPLOYMENT KUFRA AIRFIELD, LIBYA

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CIA-RDP90T00784R000200600005-3
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December 28, 2016
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March 2, 2011
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5
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Publication Date: 
February 17, 1983
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP90T00784R000200600005-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP90T00784R000200600005-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP90T00784R000200600005-3 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Z-10261/83 CopyNPIC/PEG (2/83) G-3 FLOGGER DEPLOYMENT KUFRA AIRFIELD. BYA 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE AT THIS AIRFIELD IN SOUTHEAST LIBYA S SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SINCE YESTERDAY AND MAY BE RELATED TO THE CURRENT LIBYA-EGYPT-SUDAN SITUATION. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: SIXTEEN FLOGGER E AIR-SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS AND ONE L-TOOT IUM TRANSPORT (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC) HAVE DEPLOYED TO THIS AIRFIELD THE FLOGGER AND L-100 25X1 ARE DISPERSED ON THYEE .R THE NORTH-NORTHEAST END OF THE AIRFIELD. THE FLOGGER DEPLOYED FROM BENINA AIRFIELD OF BANGHAZI. OTHER AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE INCLUDES ONE BLINDER MEDIUM BOMBER, EIGHT SF.260 LIGHT GROUND-ATTACK AIRCRAFT, AND ONE SUPER FRELON TRANSPORT HELICOPTER. ONE BLINDER HAS DEPARTED WHICH SUPPORTS A FI.,OGGER ITNIT AND IS 10 NM EAST 25X1 (SWN) KUFRA AIRFIELD, APPROXIMATELY 200 NM NORTHEAST OF THE CHAD BORDER AND 165 NM NORTHWEST OF THE SUDAN BORDER, SUPPORTS A FISHBED FIGHTER UNIT AND IS A MAJOR STAGING/LOGISTICAL. SUPPORT BASE. COORDINATFS 24-10-55N 023-19-O8F 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 and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP90T00784R000200600005-3