CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR A SOUTH AFRICAN INCURSION NAMIBIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 31, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR
A SOUTH AFRICAN INCURSION
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Attachment to Z-10507/82
NPIC/PEG (3/82)
2 PART GRAPHIC
CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR A SOUTH AFRICAN INCURSION
NAMIBIA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR, OR SUPPORT
OF, AN INCURSION INTO ANGOLA ARE OBSERVED IN THE ONDANGWA,
OPERET, AND GROOTFONTEIN AREAS IN NAMIBIA (GRAPHIC 1 OF 2).
2. (S/D) REMARKS: THREE ADDITIONAL MIRAGE F-1, TWO MIRAGE III/V,
AND ONE C-160 (NOT ON GRAPHIC) HAVE ARRIVED AT ONDANGWA
AIRFIEL WHEN ONLY FOUR MIRAGE F-1 WERE 25X1
PRESENT (GRAPHIC 2 OF 2). PREVIOUS SIGHTINGS OF MIRAGE
AIRCRAFT AT THIS AIRFIELD HAVE COINCIDED WITH SOUTH AFRICAN
MILITARY OPERATIONS INTO ANGOLA. OTHER AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE
INCLUDES SIX MB.326, SIX KUDU, THREE PUMA, AND FOUR ALOUETTE
(NOT ON GRAPHIC).
THE TWO MECHANIZED INFANTRY COMPANIES PARKED IN A FIELD
IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE AIRFIELD ARE NOT 25X1
OBSERVED. THESE UNITS PROBABLY HAVE DEPLOYED BACK TO OPERET
MILITARY CAMP WHERE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN 25X1
EQUIPMENT IS NOTED.
TWO CANBERRA HAVE REDEPLOYED TO GROOTFONTEIN AIRFIELD
THEY MAY HAVE BEEN THE
ONE PROBABLE BUCCANEER IS ON THE RUNWAY. BUCCANEER NORMALLY
ARE NOT HERE.
THESE AIRCRAFT PROBABLY WERE INVOLVED IN AIRSTRIKE MISSIONS.
TWO SEEN IN FLIGHT NEAR ONDANGWA AIRFIELD
ONDANGWA AIRFIELD IS 36 NM SOUTH OF THE NAMIBIA-ANGOLA BORDER
AND 155 NM NORTHWEST OF GROOTFONTEIN. OPERET MILITARY CAMP IS
50 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ONDANGWA.
3.I (COORDINATES 17-52-42S 015-57-OOE
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