LING-SHUI AIRFIELD HAI-NAN TAO CHINA

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CIA-RDP80T01471R000800040001-0
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RIPPUB
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T
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4
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December 28, 2016
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June 21, 2007
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1
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Publication Date: 
April 27, 1965
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REPORT
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Approved 27 APRIL 196-5 PAGE / COPY / HAI-NAN TAO, CHINA 1. THIS AIRFIELD WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE JAPANESE IN 1944 AND REHABILITATED BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST NAVAL AIR FORCE IN 1960. 2. LING-SHUI AIRFIELD'HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON 5 TALENT, 4 KH, 1 BLUE SPRINGS, AND 3 ^ MISSIONS SINCE JAN 1961. 3. RUNWAY: 9380 x 195 FT, NNW/SSE, CONCRETE, SERVICEABLE. .4. AIRCRAFT WERE OBSERVED ON SIX PREVIOUS MISSIONS, AS FOLLOWS: 9 SWEPT-WING FIGHTER-TYPE 1 POSSIBLE CRATE 33 FAGOT/FRESCO 33 FAGOT/FRESCO 11 FAGOT/FRESCO 1 CRATE 5 SMALL AIRCRAFT 31 FAGOT/FRESCO REVEALS 12 FAGOT/FRESCO AND 1 BEAST. 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 in - GROUP I ExCluded from automatic downgrading and declassification ,. TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800040001-0 Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800040001-0 25X1 25X1 K-02 1 27 APRIL 1965 PAGE r2 7. NEW CONSTRUCTION IS EVIDENT, CONSISTING OF 600 FT EXTENSIONS AT EACH END OF THE RUNWAY. TWO STORAGE AREAS (ONE POL) ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION 0.6 NM WEST OF THE NORTH-NORTHWEST END OF THE RUNWAY. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES INCLUDE A PARALLEL LOOP TAXIWAY, 2 CROSSOVER LINKS, 2 ALERT AND 3 PARKING APRONS, AT LEAST 33 PARKING REVETMENTS (4 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED), ONE FIRING-IN BUTT, 2 HANGARS (ONE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED), ONE OPERATIONS BUILDING, A POL STORAGE AREA, AND 35 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. A POSSIBLE RADAR SITE IS LOCATED ON A HILL WEST OF THE RUNWAY. ONE 4-GUN AND TWO 6-GUN OCCUPIED AAA SITES ARE LOCATED WITHIN A ONE NM RADIUS OF THE RUNWAY CENTER. A BARRACKS AREA IS LOCATED 0.5 NM WEST OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTAINS 28 MULTISTORY BARRACKS, 3 LARGE ADMINISTRATION, 4 MESS HALLS AND 7 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS. 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. 25X1 GROUP 1 Excluded a aanmat; downgrading + wEI 1 ET and lU) declassification Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800040001-0 Approved For Release 2007/06/2 27 APRIL 19 5 PAGE - COPY 3 CHIA-LAI-SHIN, CHINA 1. REVEALS AN AIRFIELD UNDER CONSTRUCTION 13 NM 25X1 SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LIN-KAO AND 2.5 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIA-LAI-SHIH. REVEALED NO ACTIVITY AT THIS LOCATION. 25X1 2. FACILITIES PRESENTLY CONSIST OF A NW/SE CONCRETE RUNWAY, 6655 X 100 FT; A PARALLEL TAXIWAY; ALERT APRONS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE RUNWAY; CIE PROBABLE CROSSOVER LINK; AND A PROBABLE OPERATIONS. AREA ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AREA. ALL FACILITIES ARE UNDER CON- STRUCTION. PREPARED BY: CSD/NPIC DISTRIBUTION: COPY 1 - DIRECTOR, NPIC 2 CHIEF, REF/CSD 3 - CHIEF, RAS/CSD 9 - NSB/RB/CSD 7 - PID 8 PAG 6 - TCO/ 4 - DIA 5 - TCO/ 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 th cc. F T Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800040001-0 Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800040001-0 25X1 L~.)A I LING-SHUI AIRFIELD HAI-NAN TAO, CHINA 18-30N 109-59E AIRCRAFT 12 FAGOT/FRESCO I BEAST Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800040001-0 SECRET ^ 25X1