RESUME AND CRITIQUE OF MISSION C229C

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• Publication Date: October 9, 1969
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MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution
SUBJECT: Resume and Critique of Mission C229C
1. The critique for Mission C229C, flown on 25 September
1969, was held in the OSA Control Center at 1330.EDT, 3
October 1969. In addition to General Ross, representatives
from the Deputy for Operations, IDEALIST Division, Intelligence
Division, Deputy for Materiel, Security Staff, Communications
Division, Avionics Division, Weather Division, Office of ELINT,
Office of Scientific Intelligence and HASC/OEL were present.
Following personnel critiqued on applicable portions of the
mission:
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- Mission preparation and
- Forecast and actual weather.
- Materiel and. Avionics
- Communications equipment and
ChiCom tracking, target coverage
and fighter activity.
2. Mission C229C (Canned Route 1120) was alerted on
22 September 1969 for a 23 September launch. Mission execution
was delayed 24 hours Take off was at 24/0105Z
Landing time was 0540Z for 21
a mission time of 4+35 hours. The mission was planned to
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collect photo and ELINT information along the South China
coast from east of Hainan Island to northeast of Fouchou.
The route was flown as briefed until 0450Z, when the mission
was aborted due to an "H" camera malfunction. One and one-
half flight lines were lost because of the malfunction. Other
collection systems were the T-35 tracker and 'hnth
of which worked satisfactorily. The pilot
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0 completed his second operational sortie. U- 2R 057 was
flown.
Preplanned Mission Data:
Distance 1681 NM
Time to Landing 4+30 Hours
Mission Profile Maximum Altitude
Take off Fuel 1288 Gallons
Fuel Reserve at HiCone 175 Gallons
3. Weather; The weather forecast was for Category II
with light haze except for an area of Category III between
longitudes 113E - 117E. The pilot reported predominately
Category II weather except for a solid overcast north of
Hainan Island and Category III to IV in small areas south of
Swatow and northeast of Chinmen Island.
4. Maintenance- Antiuatin of
25X1 was not reported by A check of the
system revealed that it was no wired to report
activity. A local modification will correct this discrepancy.
25X1 _Jshowed improper response to self-test during post-
flight. Replacement of a circuit board corrected the problem.
The cause of the "H" camera malfunction that caused abort of
the mission was found to be a faulty germanium transistor in
the shutter motor trigger circuit. Germanium transistors will
be replaced by silicon transistors in all "H" cameras to
prevent this type of malfunction.
5. Communications: Except for the wiring
problem mentioned previously, all Communications were
satisfactory.
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6. Intelligence:.
a. Target Coverage: Photo interpretability ranged
from poor to good. Overall interpretability was poor
with 65 percent cloud cover reported by OPIC A. NPIC
reports 45 percent. Target coverage consisted of 15
programmed COMIREX targets, two bonus COMIREX targets
and 12 bonus non-COMIREX targets for a total of 29
targets.
c. Fighter Activity: There were two defensive
fighter patrols noted during time of mission, neither
of which were closer than 60 NM from the mission
aircraft.
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Deputy Chief, IDEALIST Division, OSA
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Attachments - 2
Route Overlay
Target Coverage
IDEA/OSA (9 Oct 69)
Distribution:
#1 - D/SA (w/att)
#2 - D/O/OSA (wo/att)
#3 - D/M/OSA (wo/att)
#4 - SSD/R&D (wo/att)
#5 - INTEL/OSA (wo/att)
#6 - IDEA/OSA (w/att)
#7 - RB/OSA (wo/att)
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IDEALIST/TACKLE MISSION C229C, 24 SEPT. 1969
PHOTO INTERPRETABILITY RANGES FROM POOR TO FAIR. OVERALL
INTERPRETABILITY IS POOR WITH 65% CLOUD COVER.
CHINA TARGETS COVERED:
15 of 61 Programmed Targets Covered
2 Bonus COMIREX Targets Covered
12 Bonus Non-COMIREX Targets Covered
29 Total Targets Covered
BREAKDOWN OF TARGETS BY CATEGORY:
2 Airfields
7 Naval Bases
3 Commercial Ports
5 Radar Sites
7 Military Installations
2 Urban/Industrial Complexes
1 Bridge
2 Others
The braakdown for the target interpretability for the 15 Programmed
targets covered was as follows;
0 - Good; 3 - Fair; 12 - Poor
The breakdown for the target interpretability for the total number
of targets covered (29) was as follows:
0 - Good; 4 - Fair; 25 - Poor
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(PROGRAMMED TARGETS)
INTERPRET-
COMIREX NO. NAME OF INSTALLATION ABILITY WEATHER/REMARKS
Ching Lan MTB
Wen Chang Army Bks. South
Wen Chang Army Bks. South
Lo 'Ship Military Complex.
Hai Kou Airfield
Hai Kou Naval Base
Shu Chang Army Supply Depot & Bks.
Chan Chiang Army Bks. West
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21.
24.
25.
Chan Chiang Hq 55 Army & Bks.
Chan Chiang Airfield
Chan Chiang Naval Base & Shipyard
Hsi Pai Wei Army Bks.,South
Chan Chiang Shipyard North
Chih Kan Thick Eight Facility
Chih Kan Army Bks. NW
Lei Pei Army Bks. South
Kuan Hu Army Bks.
Hsiao Chiang'Hsu MTB
POOR-P-O I SCATTERED CLOUDS
POOR-C-0
San Chou Shih Naval Facility
Pai Teng Army Bks. East
Chu Hai Bks. & Storage Area E.
Hsiang Chou-Port Facility
Hui Lai AW Radar Facility
Hai Men Shipyard, Shan Tou
Shan Tou Boatyard
Shan Tou Boatyard North
Shan Tou AW Radar Facility
Shan Tou AW Radar Facility
Shan Tou Naval Base
Shan Tou Airfield, NE
Nan Ao Tao Military Installation
Nan Ao Tao Port Facility
Chien Ho Army Training Center South
POOR-C--O
NOT COVERED
NOT COVERED
NOT COVERED
NOT COVERED
NOT COVERED
NOT COVERED
SCATTERED CLOUDS
CLOUD COVERED
CLOUD COVERED
SCATTERED CLOUDS
SCATTERED CLOUDS
SCATTERED CLOUDS
SCATTERED CLOUDS
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INTERPRET-
COMIREX NO. NAME OF INSTALLATION ABILITY WEATHER/REMARKS
35
Hsia Men Army Bks.
NOT COVERED
36
Hsia Men Hq. 93 Infantry Div.
NOT COVERED
37
Hsia Men Army Bks.
NOT COVERED
38
Shui.Tou Army Barracks SW -
NOT COVERED
39
Tseng Tso Army Bks. NE
NOT COVERED
40
Tseng Tso Army Bks.
NOT COVERED
41
Ching Yang.Airfield
NOT COVERED
42
Chin Chiang Army Bks.
NOT COVERED
43
Nan An Army Barracks
NOT COVERED
44,
Chiu Tien Hq 83 Infantry Div.
NOT COVERED
45,
Hui An Army Barracks
NOT COVERED
46,
Hui An Army Barracks
NOT COVERED
47
Hui An Airfield
NOT COVERED
48
Hung Lai Army Bks. South -
NOT COVERED
49.
Hung Lai Army Bks.. North
NOT COVERED
50.
Han Chiang Army Bks. North
NOT COVERED
51.
Han Chiang Army Bks. NW
NOT COVERED
52.
Chiang Kou Army Bks. NNE
NOT COVERED
53.
Lung Tien Airfield
NOT COVERED
54.
Ping Tan Army Bks. SW
NOT COVERED
55.
Ta Chiu Telecom Facility
NOT COVERED
56.
Lung Tien Army Bks. SE
NOT COVERED
57.
Ping Tan Naval Base
NOT COVERED
58.
Ping Tan Complex
NOT COVERED
59.
Hai Tan Tao AW Radar Facility
NOT COVERED
60.
Hai Tan Tao AW Radar Facility
NOT COVERED
61.
Liu Shui Probable Coastal Def. Site
NOT COVERED
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TARGET COVERAGE FOR
IDEALIST/TACKLE MISSION C229C, 24 SEPT. 196.9
(BONUS COMIREX TARGETS)
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Hung Yang Army Barracks SW
1.
POOR-C-0
HAZE
2.
Hai Kou Hq 43 Array & Barracks Area
POOR-C-O
HAZE
(BONUS NON-COMIREX TARGETS)
COORDINATES
2329N
1' 11646E
Lien Yang Hwy Bridge
FAIR-C-O
CLEAR
2. 2322N
11640E
Shan Tou 1 Complex
POOR-C-O
HAZE
3. 2301N
11624E
Hui Lai Radar
POOR-C-O
HAZE
4. 2000N
11019E
Hai Kou Radar
POOR-C-O
HAZE
200ON
5. 11055E
Wen Tien Shih Radar
POOR-C-O
HAZE
2326N
6.
11638E
Shan Tou Ammo Depot NW
POOR-C-0
HAZE
7. 2001N
11021E
Hai Kou AD Sector Hq.
POOR-C-0
HAZE.
8. 2003N
11019E
Hai Kou Petroleum Refinery
POOR-C-O
HAZE
2001N
9?*11021E
Hai Kou AD Zone Hq. ..
POOR-C-0
HAZE
10. 2321N
11640E
Shan Tou Port Facilities, Swatow
POOR-C-0
HAZE
2002N
11.
11017E
Hai Kou Port Facilities
POOR-C-O
HAZE
12._ 2001N
11019E
Hai Kou'Army?Supply Depot
POOR-C-O
HAZE
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