HIP H ATTACK HELICOPTERS KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN(SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5

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March 1, 2011

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September 1, 1982

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 C'lS' 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPAR E REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOM MENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET itiee insl a cover CONTROL NO. 1c;>? COPY-- ...__ _ OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to.. . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5 aL~.nL I (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ER Page 1 of 1 Copy I ELD HIP H ATTACK HELICOPTERS KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: HIP H ATTACK HELICOPTERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AFGHANISTAN. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: HIP H ATTACK HELICOPTERS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AFGHANISTAN AT KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD ON IMAGERY A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS IMAGERY INDICATES THAT HIP H HAVE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN SINCE AT LEAST JULY, 1980. A SQUADRON OF HIP H (12 TO 20) WAS DEPLOYED AT KABUL (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). THE PRIMARY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES OF THE HIP H INCLUDE THE LARGE WEAPONS MOUNTS SIMILAR TO THE HIP E/F AND THE TAIL ROTOR MOUNTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM VICE THE RIGHT SIDE. (SWN) ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST A SECOND HIP H SQUADRON (NOT ON GRAPHIC) HAVE BEEN DISPERSED BETWEEN BAGRAM AIRFIELD 0 Attachment to Z-15844/82 NPIC/IEG (9/82) 1 SEPTEMBER 1982 25X1 25X1 25X1 . HIP H HAVE ALSO BEEN OBSERVED TEMPORARILY DEPLOYED AT ALL OTHER MAJOR SOVIET-CONTROLLED AIRFIELDS IN AFGHANISTAN. 3. (S) COORDINATES 34-33-52N 069-12-23E 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 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/01: CIA-RDP90T00784R000200350001-5