NAN-TAI AIRFIELD AND VICINITY

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2001
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• Publication Date: July 29, 1955
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PHOTQIUMDINCE FIFEORANDUM
NAN-TAI AIRFIELD AND VICINITY
GP/I-108
(Project 71.164)
29 July 1955
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Research and Reports
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GP/I-108
29 July 1955
PHOTO INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
NAN-TAT AIRFIELD AND VICINITY
This report contains photo intelligence available up to and including
the latest photo coverege,
AIRFIELD
The progress on the field continues to be slow. The checkerboard pattern
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25X1D photography. On the runway was receiving a final surface material,
probably slurry, over the checkerboard. This surfacing appeared to be
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photography. As of no other change had been
noted. Several sheds were still scattered along the edge of the runway.
The runway is aligned in an NE-WW direction and measures 6800' long
and 200 wide. The runway appears to be constructed of mud, gravel, and
crushed rock, similar to those constructed by the Chinese for the U.S.
Air Force during World War II. For location of taxiways and revetments,
etc0 see enclosure I. An 850? long over run strip is being added at the
west end of the runway
RWETMENTS
25X1D As of there were 28 earthen aircraft revetments built.
There appear to be several more under construction. These are horseshoe
-7-'--thaped revetments with a jet blast break in the rear. The fourteen revetments
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at the western most end Of the field have an average measurement of 1150
across and 900 deep while the remaining fourteen are 9C wide and 800
deep. The taxiways are now in the same phase of construction as the run-
way.
BUILDINGS
Construction is underway at several buildings near the north edge of
the field. The largest of these at 341468 measures 800x400 and has a
small control tower-like structure on top. Located in the revetment area
are several sheds, the largest measuring 600 square. This building is located
at the end of one of the revetment taxiways. A probable gun testing range is
being constructed also at the end of one of the revetment taxiways.
STORAGE
There are a number of storage facilities located N. of the airfield.
These are located along a series of loops branching off the road leading
from the airfield to the Nan-tat - Foochow road. Located at 340484,
approximately 35009 north of the airfield on the largest of these loops
is a probable.P.O.L. storage .area. This facility consists of 19 structures
spaced along the road and partially bunkered into the hills. On each
structure are 12-14 small dots which could be either small individual tanks or
25X1D hatches into buried tanks. photography revealed excavation being
carried on where these structures now stand0 coverage was the
first photography that clearly showed the black dots. The structures
are 1500 to 3500 apart and there is good road access available to the air-
field and to Foochow. There are several small sheds in the area and one
1350x300 vehicle shelter-type shed in the loop area.
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Ammunition storage could be in any of severel buildings north of the
airfield which are built next to the foot of the hills. Other buildings
in this erea north of the field apparently are miscellanious storage
buildings. See enclosure 1 for locations of the larger buildings.
There is an additional revetted storage area about four miles (straight-
line) r,SE' of the Nan-tai airfield, located at /425436. It is just NE of
the road leading from Nan-tai city to the ferry point opposite Ma-tou-wei.
It is along the road leading from Nan-tai-tao to tibia-yang? The, road
25X1D between these two towns was not on the photography. It was on the
25X1D photos as about a second class. However. the
25X1D coverage shows part of the road improved and a new addition winding behind
a ridge along which revetments and buildings are in the process of construction.
NA VI AID
At 29845), 10,C009 west of the west end of the airfield and directly
in line with the runway is a beacon type direction finder, This site
consists of two small sheds and two antennae. The antennae are 215, apart
and also aligned directly with the runway. Scars on the ground radiate
out from a central point and are-110# long. These indicate the presence
of antenna grounds. No inner marker beacon has been recognized.
TRUCK PARK
Two truck parks are located at the west end of the field. Both parks
carry a complement of 12-15 open bed trucks.
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ANTIAIRCRAFT DEMSES
Located about the airfield and vicinity are four .4 un heavy (85mm)
batteries and eleven -4 gun medium (37mm) batteries. These positions have
been fairly stable over the past month of photographic coverage.
OTHER INSTALLATIONS
For information on other installations in this area refer to GP/I-760
80, 89 and 93,
MAP REFERENCE
A.M.S. Series L 783 sheets 8832-1 and IV, and 8833-11 and III.
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