F33A BONANZA AIRCRAFT CHAH BAHAR AB AIRFIELD, IRAN

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CIA-RDP91T00712R000200520006-9
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 28, 2016
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March 14, 2011
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6
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Publication Date: 
December 24, 1983
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200520006-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200520006-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200520006-9 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy 190 1. SIGNIFICANCE: AN UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT DEPLOYMENT WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO A THREAT TO U.S. NAVAL FORCES IN THE PERSIAN GULF IS OBSERVED. (SWN) 2. REMARKS: SIX PROBABLE BEECHCRAFT F33A BONANZA ARE AT THIS AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HAVE ARRIVED ND 25X1 ARE PARKED IN A LINE ABREAST ON THE MAIN PARKING APRON AT THE WEST-SOUTHWEST END OF THE AIRFIELD. FOUR PROBABLE F33A BONANZA WERE PREVIOUSLY SEEN HERE 25X1 HOWEVER, THESE AIRCRAFT ARE NOT NORMALLY STATIONED HERE. 25X1 (SWN) CHAR BAHAR AB AIRFIELD IS NEAR THE GULF OF OMAN IN SOUTHEAST IRAN, 13 NM NORTHEAST OF CHAR BAHAR AND 52 NM WEST OF THE IRAN-PAKISTAN BORDER. (SWN) IN POSSIBLY RELATED ACTIVITY, ONE AERO COMMANDER TWIN-ENGINE LIGHT TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IS AT THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE RUNWAY AT TUNB ISLAND AIRFIELD THIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRESENT Attachment to Z-15974/83 NPIC/PEG (12/83) F33A BONANZA AIRCRAFT CHAH BAHAR AB AIRFIELD, IRAN (SWN) 25X1 25X1 TUNB ISLAND IS 86 NM SOUTHWEST OF BANDAR ABBAS IN THE PERSIAN GULF. (U) 25X1 25X1 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 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200520006-9