CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY KEP AIRFIELD NORTH VIETNAM 2124N 10616E

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CIA-RDP80T01471R000800060001-8
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December 28, 2016
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June 21, 2007
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1
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May 4, 1965
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2007/06/21: CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800060001-8 K-0277 LAZY DAISY E TROJAN HORSE ?+ MAY 1965 25X1 PAGE 25X1 COPY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY KEP AIRFIELD, NORTH VIETNAM 2121iN 10616E 1. KEP AIRFIELD WAS FIRST OBSERVED IN SEPTEMBER 1959 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY COVERED BY TALENT, LAZY DAISY, BLUE SPRINGS, 25X1 AND TROJAN HORSE PHOTOGRAPHY. 2. LAZY DAISY REVEALS A 4,100 X 90 FT. NE/SW 25X1 SERVICEABLE SOD RUNWAY 1.1 NM WEST OF KEP. FACILITIES INCLUDE 6 WARE HOUSES, 7 SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND A WEATHER STATION.. FOURTEEN AIRCRAFT REVETMENTS ARE OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT -- 4 HOUND. 3. TROJAN HORSEI REVEALS A 1+,100 x 80 FT. NE/SW UNSERVICEABLE SOD RUNWAY. NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT THE AIRFIELD INCLUDES 2 NEW REVETTED HARDSTANDS APPROXIMATELY 85 X 85 FT. IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. ONE IS OBSERVED TO HAVE THE SLIT CONFIGURATION FOR EXHAUST VENTS/PERSONNEL EXIT PURPOSES. FOUR OF THE 14 OLD REVETMENTS HAVE UNDERGONE IMPROVEMENT. A PARALLEL SOD TAXIWAY EAST OF THE RUNWAY WITH REVETMENT APPROACHES HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED. THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE RUNWAY OVERRUN IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION/IMPROVEMENT. FIVE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES ARE OBSERVED AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. HEAVY TRACK ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED ON THE RUNWAY. .AIRCRAFT OBSERVED -- 3 HOUND. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical 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. GROUP 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800060001-8 Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800060001-8 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY KEP AIRFIELD, FIIORTH VIETNAM 21-24N 106-16E Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800060001-8 Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800060001-8 I ' " 25X1 Approved For Release 2007/06/21 : CIA-RDP80TO1471 R000800060001-8