MIRAGE F-1 DEPLOYMENT ONDANGWA AIRFIELD, NAMIBIA(SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2012
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• Publication Date: July 26, 1983
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MIRAGE F-1 DEPLOYMENT
ONDAN W AIRFIELD, NAMIBIA (SWN)
NPIC/IEG (7/83)
26 JULY 1983
IN NORTHERN NAMIBIA. THIS DEPLOYMENT HAD OCCURRED( ' 25X1
F 9H FR-ROMRER ATRCRAFT HAD DEPLOYED TO ONDANGWA AIRFIELD
SIGNIFICANCE: MIRAGE F-1 AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO
ONDANGWA AIRFIELD IN NORTHERN NAMIBIA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
1983. IN THE PAST SOUTH AFRICAN MIRAGE F-1 HAVE CONDUCTED
AIRSTRIKES INTO SOUTHERN ANGOLA FROM ONDANGWA. (SWN)
REMARKS: IMAGERY REVEALED FOUR MIRAGE F-1 25X1
ALTHOUGH ONE MIRAGE III WAS SEEN HERE IN LATE 25X1
DECEMBER 1982, THE LAST OBSERVATION OF MIRAGE F-1 AT
ONDANGWA WAS IN EARLY OCTOBER 1982. OTHER AIRCRAFT PRESENT
INCLUDED AT LEAST SIX PROBABLE IMPALA IN 25X1
NET-COVERED REVETMENTS, TWO CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED C-130, ONE
CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED C-160, AND ONE CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED C-47
(NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). (SWN)
AFRICAN MIRAGE AIRCRAFT TO EITHER ONDANGWA OR GROOTFONTEIN
AIRFIELDS HAS BEEN A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF IMPENDING
AIRSTRIKES INTO SOUTHERN ANGOLA. DURING THE FIRST SIX
MONTHS OF 1983 THERE WAS NO OBSERVED AUGMENTATION OF COMBAT
AIRCRAFT IN NORTHERN NAMIBIA IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING SOUTH
AFRICAN GROUND FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN ANGOLA.
CLOSE-AIR SUPPORT FOR THESE OPERATIONS HAS BEEN FURNISHED
BY THE EIGHT IMPALA NORMALLY SEEN AT ONDANGWA AND POSSIBLY
BY FIVE OTHER IMPALA BASED AT MPACHA AIRFIELD
IN THE CAPRIVI STRIP. (SWN)
ANALYST'S COMMENTS:
GROOTFONTEIN AIRFIELD,
018-07-33E (S)
ONDANGWA AIRFIELD,
015-57-OOE (S)
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