CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY HAIPHONG/CAT BI AIRFIELD NORTH VIETNAM 2049N 10643E

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R000800050003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 28, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
HAIPHONG/CAT BI AIRFIELD, NORTH VIETNAM
2049N 106l+3E
1. COLLATERAL REPORTS HAIPHONG/CAT BI AIRFIELD, LOCATED 3.5 NM
SOUTHEAST OF HAIPHONG, WAS BUILT BY THE FRENCH IN 1939 AND DEVELOPED
AND USED BY THE JAPANESE IN WORLD WAR II. AIRFIELD WAS REHABILITATED
BY THE FRENCH IN THE EARLY 1950'S AND WAS THE PRINCIPAL FRENCH AIR
FORCE BASE IN NORTH VIETNAM. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE FACILITIES WERE
DISMANTLED BY THE FRENCH AIR FORCE BEFORE THEIR WITHDRAWAL IN MAY 1955.
HAIPHONG/CAT BI AIRFIELD, PLUS OTHERS IN THE HAIPHONG/HANOI AREA ARE
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE SOVIETS IN THEIR AIRLIFT OF MILITARY
MATERIEL IN SUPPORT OF REBEL FORCES IN LAOS.
2. REVEALS A 7,700 X 190 FT. ENE/WSW
CONCRETE/ASPHALT SERVICEABLE RUNWAY, AND A PARALLEL TAXIWAY WITH TWO
END-CONNECTING AND THREE CROSSOVER LINKS. A PARKING APRON IS LOCATED
NORTH OF THE RUNWAY; FORMER NNW/SSE CONCRETE RUNWAY NOW PROBABLY BEING
USED AS A PARKING APRON. FACILITIES INCLUDE TWO LARGE HANGARS, ONE
SMALL HANGAR, A CONTROL/OPERATIONS BUILDING, APPROXIMATELY FORTY
ASSOCIATED SUPPORT/MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS, AND AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE
AIRCRAFT REVETMENTS. AIRCRAFT OBSERVED -- 6 COLT, 3 PROBABLE MAX, ONE
PROBABLE MOOSE, AND 2 HOUND.
3. TROJAN HORSE REVEALS THE ADDITION OF
A POL STORAGE AREA AND EIGHT NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT REVETMENTS.
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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THESE REVETMENTS, LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY, ARE
APPROXIMATELY WIDE AND 40 FT. LONG AND ARE OBSERVED TO HAVE THE
SLIT CONFIGURATION FOR EXHAUST VENTS/PERSONNEL EXIT PURPOSES. AIRCRAFT
OBSERVED -- 2 COLT, 9 PROBABLE MAX, 5 PROBABLE MOOSE, AND ONE U/I
STRAIGHT-WING.
4. AREA HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY TALENT, LUCKY
DRAGON, AND TROJAN HORSE PHOTOGRAPHY.
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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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
HAIPHONG/CAT BI AIRIELD, NORTH VIETNAM
20-49N 106-43E'
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