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HALO A HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER VORKUTA AIRFIELD EAST, USSR

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP89-00121R000300570004-4
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
5
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
September 9, 2011
Sequence Number: 
4
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
April 4, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 - ---- I -- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPAR E REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET (Security Classification) NOFORN CONTROL NO. Z-10532/82 NPIC/PEG(4/82) COPY OF- Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) 245 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 _ L .ll Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 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 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 II Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 SECRET NOFORN (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Z-10532/82 Copy HALO A HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER VORKUTA AIRFIELD EAST. USSR NPIC/PEG (04/82) 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: NEW GENERATION HEAVY LIFT MILITARY HELICOPTER B D 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,GRAPHTC)_ T14F HALO A IS PRODUCED AT ROSTOV AIRFRAME PLANT 168 AND WAS FLIGHT TESTED IN THE MOSCOW AREA. 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. 3. COORDINATES 67-27-56N 064-18-28E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. 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 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300570004-4

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