RESUME OF MISSION C216C

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68B00320R000100020005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 12, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Resume of Mission C216C
1. General: Mission C216C (Canned Route 1045) was
originwlly a e ted for 25 November 1966, Zulu date. Due to
marginal weather at the pre Go-No-Go briefing, a twenty-
four hour delay was passed to all concerned. Briefed take
off time of 0230Z, 26 November was made good from - 25X1C
General area covered was that area on mainland from south of 25X1C
Shanghai to abeam
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periodic coverage
Preplanned Mission Data:
Distance
Time to Hi Cone
Penetration Altitude
Mission Profile
Take-off Fuel
Planned Fuel Reserve at Hi Cone
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1752 NM
4+37 Hours
69,000 Feet
Maximum Altitude
1020 Gallons
160 Gallons
Targets. This mission was planned to cover twenty
three COMOR targets of which seven of these were high
priority
2. Mission Data as Flown: Penetration of denied area
was made goo southeast o Luchiao Airfield at 69,000 feet.
Flight proceeded as briefed to a point approximately thirty
miles west of Chu Hsien Airfield. Mission was aborted at this
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point due to System 13C overheat light. Exit from denied
25X1C :territory was approximately fifty miles northeast of Fuchou.
Landing was at for a mission duration of 4+03 hours.
An estimated two-thirds of the preplanned route was flown.
Although a portion of the route was not flown, twenty COMOR
targets were covered plus an additional forty of varying
interest to the Intelligence Community. Thirteen of the
originally scheduled twenty three COMOR targets were
photographed. First time base line coverage was obtained on
Chungan Airfield. A number of KOMAR missile patrol boats
were detected at Santu Naval Base which should be of interest
25X10 to Weather was generally as briefed. The
majority o the rou e, as flown, was predominately Category I
weather with the exception of the most northern turn point
near Chang Chiao Airfield which was Category III and IV.
3. Air Defense Reactions (ChiCom):
Radar Tracking:
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4. Fighter Reaction: Fighter reaction was observed on
three occasions during this mission. The first occurred near
Chang Chiao Airfield. No hostile action was apparent. The
second incident happened about fifty miles south of Chiang
Chiao Airfield. Enemy aircraft was sighted climbing rapidly
from the 6 o'clock position about 5 to 6,000 feet below.
Bogie passed the U-2 an estimated four?or five miles to the
right. The last reaction was near Chin Hua Airfield. Enemy
aircraft was sighted 4 to 5,000 feet below the mission air-
craft at the 10 o'clock position climbing rapidly. Bogie
passed two to three miles in front. of the U-2. This last
intercept attempt appeared to be a frontal attack which is
not the normal ChiCom tactic. Identification of the type of
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MIG fighters was not ascertained and their launch base(s)
can not be determined.
6. Materiel:
a. Article 348 was originally scheduled for
Mission C216C. When the pre-flight inspection was
conducted, it was found that the System 13C destruct
relay had failed. The decision. was made to substitute
Article 385 which had been readied as a back up. Both
aircraft were configured identically except for the
tracker. The T-35, lightweight tracker, was desired
trackermade.
with the Tw70chheavycouldn't
but due to aascflowntime,
was
Article 385
b. The abort made after 2+45 hours of the mission
was caused by the System 13C overheat light. The over-
heat light came on after 2+30 hours of the mission.
pilot
Inflight switching procedures were followed by
to no avail. Post-flight inspection revealed an in-
dentation in the cover seal which caused a pressurization
leak. The seal was replaced and the pressure box
pressure checked all right. Pressure check on pre-flight
inspection was acceptable. The only other write up was
the cabin temperature control which gave a slow response
in automatic and manual.
7. Communications: All communication equipment including
wor ed satisfactorily.
Lt. Co one
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25X1A IDEA/OSA aea (9 Dec 66)
Distribution:
#1 - D/SA
#2 - D/O/OSA
#3 - Intel/OSA
#4 - M/OSA
#5 - IDEA/OSA
#6 - RB/OSA
#7 - Holdback
Attachments - 2
1. Route Overlay.
2. Targets Covered.
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