ARMY BARRACKS NW - AREA A CHAP LE NORTH VIETNAM 17-07-36N 106-57-12E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R000400080004-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 14, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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ARMY BARRACKS NW - AREA A
CHAP LE, NORTH VIETNAM
17-07-36N 106-57-12E
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ARMY BARRACKS NW - AREA A
CHAP LE, NORTH VIETNAM
17-07-36N 106-57-12E
(SEE NPIC BRIEFING BOARD J-7477 FOR COMPARISON)
REVEALED BOMB DAMAGE TO THE BARRACKS AREA 1.4 NM NORTIIWIEST OF CHAP LE,
tdiIICEI CONTAINED A TOTAL OF FIFTY-SIX BUILDINGS. FURTHER DAMAGE TO TIIE
AREA IS IMAGED ON STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY 0
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7 STORAGE 2
DESTROYED
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2. COLLATERAL REPORTS THAT ON 8 FEBRUARY A COMBINED US-SOUTH
VIETNAMESE AIR STRIKE, INVOLVING FIFTY-FIVE AIRCRAFT, STRUCK THE
CHAP LE AREA, BELIEVED TO CONTAIN THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE 270TH
INDEPENDENT INFANTRY REGIMENT. A TOTAL OF 127,920 POUNDS OF ORDNANCE
WAS EXPENDED.
3. ON 11 FEBRUARY TWENTY-EIGHT SOUTH VIETNAMESE A-1H (SKYRAIDER)
AIRCRAFT, SUPPORTED BY TWENTY USAF F-100 ESCORT AIRCRAFT (FLAK/SUPPRESSION,
MIGCAP, AND RESCAP) AND TWO USAF RF-101 PHOTO RECON AIRCRAFT EXECUTED
A SECOND AIR STRIKE ON THE CHAP LE AREA. THE STRIKE AIRCRAFT EXPENDED
75,180 POUNDS OF ORDNANCE ON THE TARGET AREA. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO
FLAK IN OR AROUND THE TARGET AREA, ALTHOUGH MODERATE TO INTENSE AW/SA ?
WAS ENCOUNTERED. ALL AIRCRAFT WERE RECOVERED SAFELY AND NO PERSONNEL
CASUALTIES WERE REPORTED. EIGHTEEN A-1II AIRCRAFT AND TWWO F-100 AIRCRAFT
RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FROM GROUND FIRE AND BOMB FRAGMENT:-.
4. AREA HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY NUMEROUS
DAISY, LUCKY DRAGON, AND TROJAN HORSE MISSIONS.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical 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.
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