EVIDENCE OF HOSTILITIES GAGO COUTINHO AIRFIELD, ANGOLA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 14, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: HEAVY DAMAGE TO SEVERAL FACILITIES,
PROBABLY A RESULT OF NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE
OF ANGOLA (UNITA) OPERATIONS, IS OBSERVED AT GAGO COUTINHO
AIRFIELD IN EASTERN ANGOLA.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: THE RUNWAY, TAXIWAY, AIRFIELD
OPERATIONS SUPPORT AREA, AND MAJOR SECTIONS OF THE NEARBY TOWN
(NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC) HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE
RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY HAVE BEEN CRATERED BY SET CHARGES IN AT
LEAST 18 LOCATIONS. THE HANGAR HAS BEEN MODERATELY DAMAGED,
AND 16 LARGE BUILDINGS AND SEVERAL SMALL BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN
HEAVILY DAMAGED IN THE AIRFIELD OPERATIONS/SUPPORT AREA. AT
LEAST 50 BUILDINGS IN THE NEARBY TOWN (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC) OF
GAGO COUTINHO ALSO HAVE BEEN HEAVILY DAMAGED. MOST OF THE
DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE OF THE 25X1
BUILDINGS IN TOWN HAVE BEEN DAMAGEDI 25X1
(SWN) GAGO COUTINHO AIRFIELD, IN SOUTHERN MOXICO PROVINCE IS
APPROXIMATELY 50 NM WEST OF THE ANGOLA-ZAMBIA BORDER.
3.I I COORDINATES 14-06-24S 021-25-52E
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EVIDENCE OF HOSTILITIES
GAGO CQ11TINHO AIRFIELD. ANGOLA
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