CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY VINH AIRFIELD NORTH VIETNAM 1843N 10540E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R000800050001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 28, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
VINH AIRFIELD, NORTH VIETNAM
1843N 1054oE
1. MISSION BLUE TREE 1002B, 3 APRIL 1965, REVEALS VINH AIRFIELD,
LOCATED 3.5 NM NORTH OF VINH, TO CONSIST OF A 6,400 X 190 FT. NNW/SSE
SERVICEABLE RUNWAY WITH A 680 FT. OVERRUN TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND
A 310 FT. OVERRUN TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. FACILITIES INCLUDE A
PARALLEL LINK TAXIWAY AND A 1,400 X 340 FT. PARKING APRON WEST OF THE
RUNWAY. ELEVEN REVETTED HARDSTANDS ARE OBSERVED EAST OF THE SSE END OF
THE RUNWAY; THREE REVETTED HARDSTANDS ARE LOCATED ON THE RUNWAY'S WEST
SIDE. NO AIRCRAFT ARE OBSERVED.
2. TROJAN HORSE REVEALS THE RUNWAY TO BE
6,400 X 200 FT., PROBABLE PIERCED STEEL PLANK. THE PARKING APRON IS
OBSERVED TO BE OF PIERCED STEEL PLANK/LATERITE CONSTRUCTION. TWENTY-
FIVE REVETTED HARDSTANDS (EITHER NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED OR CURRENTLY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION) ARE NOTED. EIGHTEEN OF THESE HARDSTANDS ARE OBSERVED TO
HAVE THE SLIT CONFIGURATION FOR EXHAUST VENTS/PERSONNEL EXIT PURPOSES.
FACILITIES INCLUDE ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, FOUR BARRACKS BUILDINGS,
TWO PROBABLE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS, TWO LARGE STORAGE BUILDINGS,
AND AT LEAST FIVE SUPPORT BUILDINGS. NO AIRCRAFT ARE OBSERVED.
3. VINH AIRFIELD HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY TALENT,
LAZY DAISY, LUCKY DRAGON,
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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