(SANITIZED) MISSION (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP69B00041R000300010034-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: June 1, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

 1. Justification
2. Target Data
3. Operational Data
4. Map Depicting Planned Route
5. Map Depicting SAM Order of Battle
6. Map Depicting Mission Plan Weather
7. Mission Approval Signatures
 This mission is in response to the USIB require-
ment for high resolution photographic coverage of
priority targets in North Vietnam. Specifically, the
OXCART aircraft is to cover those areas of North Vietnam
which because of surface-to-air missile defenses cannot
be covered adequately by other means. The 303 Committee
has approved this mission.
 TARGET DATA
There are 48 COMOR targets in North Vietnam which
are listed below. Apart from coverage of these targets,
OXCART photography is to be used specifically to locate
and identify surface-to-surface missiles in North Vietnam
if and when they should be introduced.
1. 1J37 Cac Ba Coastal Def. Site
* 2. 2C184 Haiphong/Cat Bi A/F
* 3. 2C185 Haiphong/Kien An A/F
* 4. 2C186 Hanoi/Bac Mai A/F
* 5. 2C187 Hanoi/Gia Lam A/F
* 6. 2C190 Phuc Yen A/F
7. 2C221 Lang Son A/F
* 8. 2C367 Kep A/F
9. 2C954 Yen Bai Suspect A/F U/C
*10. 2C967 Hoa Lac A/F U/C
*11. 2C968 Bai Thuong A/F
*12. 4C28 Haiphong Port Complex
*13. 4C110 Cam Pha Port Facilities
14. 4C111A Hon Gay Port Facilities
15. 4C111B Ha Tou Naval Support Facility
*16. 4C112 Vinh/Ben Thuy Port Facilities
*17. 5E09 Thanh Hoa Poss Bio Research Installations
18. 7A1473 Ha Giang Military Installation
19. 7A1486 Van Hai Army Barracks
20. 7A1596 Lang Son Military Complex
21. 7A1602 Loc Binh Army Supply Depot
*22. 7A1603 Thai Nguyen Army Supply Depot North
23. 7A1605 Bac Kan Military Area
*24. 7A1606 Phu Lang Thuong Military Area
25. 7C3 Hanoi-Lao Cai RR, Segment 2
26. 7C4 Hanoi-Lao Cai RR, Segment 1
27. 7C5 Hanoi-Lao Cai RR, Segment 3
28. 7C6 Hanoi-Ping Hsiang RR, Segment 2
29. 7C7 Hanoi-Ping Hsiang RR, Segment 1
*30. 7C8 Hanoi-Ping Hsiang RR, Segment 3
*31. 7C9 Hanoi-Lao Cai RR, Segment 4
*32. 7C10 Hanoi-Lao Cai RR, Segment 5
*33. 7C12 Kep to Than Nguyen RR
34. 8A46 Dong Dang Complex
*35. 8A48 Phu Lang Thuong Complex
 36.
8A49
Cao Bang Complex
37.
8A50
Lai Chau Complex
38.
8A51
Lang Son Complex
39.
8A52
Mon Cay Complex
40.
8A407
Tien Yen Complex
*41.
8A414
Tuyen Quang Complex
42.
8A415
Yen Bai Complex
43.
8A416
Dien Bien Phu Complex
44.
8B353
Lao Kay Complex
*45.
8B366
Haiphong RR Yards
*46.
8B367
Viet Tri RR Yards
*47.
8B368
Yen Bien (Hanoi) RR Yards
*48.
8A423
Kep Complex
NOTE: Thirty-five of the above 48 COMOR targets are in the
SAM defended area. This mission has been planned to make
two passes over the primary target area in order to maximize
photo coverage. This mission should cover a minimum of 25
COMOR targets and a large number of other bonus targets.
*Indicates the COMOR targets this mission should cover.
 OPERATIONAL DATA
DISTANCE 5792 NM
TIME 4 + 55
DENIED TIME 0:25
ENTRY ALTITUDE: 79,100 Feet
SPEED Mach 3.1 (1792 Kts)
VULNERABILITY ESTIMATE
At the present time 198 surface-to-air missile launch
positions have been detected in North Vietnam. However,
there are only about 28 to 32 active sites on any given day.
They are largely concentrated in the Hanoi, Haiphong, Thanh
Hoa, area.
There are a
number of MIG-21 jet interceptors in North Vietnam but they
are not capable of intercepting the OXCART aircraft.
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