HIND DEPLOYMENT MALANJE AIRFIELD, ANGOLA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000200460006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 23, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROBABLY DEPLOYED FROM LUANDA AIRFIELD (SWN)
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HIND DEPLOYMENT
MALANJE AIRFIELD, ANGOLA
Attachment to- Z-15786/83
NPIC/PEG (11/83)
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIS IS THE INITIAL OBSERVATION OF ANGOLAN HIND
ATTACK HELICOPTERS OUTSIDE OF THE LUANDA AREA. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THREE HIND ARE DEPLOYED AT THIS AIRFIELD FOR THE
FIRST TIME. EIGHT ADDITIONAL HIP MEDIUM HELICOPTERS AND ONE
ADDITIONAL FISHBED FIGHTER HAVE ALSO ARRIVED
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical 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.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
SECRET
COMBAT AIRCRAFT ARE NOT NORMALLY HERE, AND THESE AIRCRAFT HAVE
UTILITY TRANSPORT, AND TWO HIP WERE HERE
(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
OTHER AIRCRAFT OBSERVED IN THE CLOUD-FREE AREAS, IN
ADDITION TO THE THREE HIND, INCLUDE FOUR FISHBED, 10 HIP, AND
ONE CURL MEDIUM TRANSPORT (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). THREE FISHBED,
TWO PC-7 LIGHT GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT, ONE DEFENDER/ISLANDER
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
AIRFIELD NT AND DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION HAS ALSO OCCURRED
A DISPERSAL TAXIWAY AND AT LEAST FOUR EARTHEN '25X1
AIRCRAFT REVETMENTS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
THE MAIN PARKING APRON. PERSONNEL TRENCHES AND VEHICLE
DISPERSAL REVETMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED (NOT ON GRAPHIC).
THE INCREASES IN AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE AND CONSTRUCTION AT THIS
AIRFIELD ARE PROBABLY IN REACTION TO INCREASED UNITA OPERATIONS
IN NORTH-CENTRAL ANGOLA. (SWN)
MALANJE AIRFIELD, APPROXIMATELY 150 NM EAST OF LUANDA, IS
PRIMARILY A CIVIL/AGRICULTURAL AIRFIELD. (SWN)
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