HALO A HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER VORKUTA AIRFIELD EAST, USSR (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 4, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE
DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER.
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: NEW GENERATION HEAVY LIFT MILITARY
HELICOPTER OBSERVED AT AN ARCTIC STAGING BASE.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: ONE HALO A HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER WITH MILITARY
MARKING IS-AT VORKUTA AIRFIELD EAST. THE HELICOPTER MAY BE
HERE FOR AN ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT TESTING PROGRAM, OR MAY BE A
PERMANENT DEPLOYMENT TO THIS AREA REPLACING OR SUPPLEMENTING
THE HOOK HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER DETACHMENT. OTHER AOB IS NORMAL
AND CONSISTS
OF ONE CRATE AND TWO HIP C (NOT ON GRAPHIC)- THE
HAL
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VORKUTA AIRFIELD EAST, 6 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VORKUTA IN THE
URAL MILITARY DISTRICT, SERVES AS AN AIR ARMY ASSOCIATED ARCTIC
STAGING BASE FOR SOVIET BOMBER UNITS.
A IS PRODUCED AT ROSTOV AIRFRAME PLANT 168
AND WAS FLIGHT TESTED IN THE MOSCOW AREA.
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.
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