NEWLY IDENTIFIED SAM INSTALLATIONS NORTH VIETNAM

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 16, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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NEWLY IDENTIFIED SAM INSTALLATIONS
NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS FOUR NEWLY IDENTIFIED SA-2 SAM SITES
AND ONE NEWLY IDENTIFIED SAM SUPPORT FACILITY IN NORTH VIETNAM. (SEE
IDENTIFIED SAM INSTALLATIONS. OBSERVED IN NORTH VIETNAM ON THIS MISSION.)
2. REMARKS:
THE FIRST SAM SITE IN NORTH VIETNAM (HANOI SAM SITE B17-2)
WAS OBSERVED ON PHOTOGRAPHY. SAM SITES 2 AND 3 WERE FIRST OBSERVED IN MAY;
SITE 4 IN JUNE; SITES 5, 6, AND 7 IN JULY; SITES 8 THROUGH 18 IN AUGUST;
SITES 19 THROUGH 22 IN SEPTEMBER; SITES 23 THROUGH 33 IN OCTOBER; SITES
34 THROUGH 52 IN NOVEMBER; SITES 53 THROUGH 64 IN DECEMBER; AND SITES 65
THROUGH 90 IN FEBRUARY 1966. (SITES 10, 18, AND 50 HAVE SINCE BEEN ABAN-
DONED AND PROBABLY RETURNED TO AGRICULTURE, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
KNOWN SAM SITES Ll NORTH VIETNAM TO EIGHTY-SEVEN.)
3. MISSION READOUT:
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.
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BAC CAN SAM SITE B20-2
21-51-45N 105-44-28E
LOCATED 17.9 NM SOUTHWEST OF BAC CAN, THE SITE CONSISTS OF SIX
REVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS AND A REVETTED CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA. NO
MISSILE-HOLD POSITIONS, MISSILES, OR MISSILE-ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT ARE
OBSERVED.
HANOI SAM SITE C12-2
20-52-20N l06-11-OOE
LOCATED 20.6 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HANOI, THE SITE CONSISTS OF SIX
REVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS AND A REVETTED CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA. NO
MISSILE-HOLD POSITIONS, MISSILES,, OR MISSILE-ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT ARE
OBSERVED.
THANH HOA SAM SITE A19-2
19-41_20N 1 fl _4H_2
LOCPTED 7.4 NM SOUTH OF THANH HOA, THE SITE CONSISTS OF FOUR RE-
VETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS AND A REVETTED CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA. NO MIS-
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.
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SILE-HOLD POSITIONS, MISSILES, OR MISSILE-ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT ARE
HAIPHONG SAM SUPPORT FACILITY
20-50-1ON 106-35-10E
LOCATED 6.2 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAIPHONG, THE FACILITY CONSISTS
OF FIVE SMALL DRIVE-THROUGH BUILDINGS, ONE LARGE DRIVE-INTO BUILDING,
ONE REVETTED BUILDING, AND AT LEAST SIX OTHER BUILDINGS. NO MISSILES
OR MISSILE-ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT APE OBSERVED.
HAIPHONG SAM SITE D35-2
21-21-40N 106-'0-50E
LOCATED 32.7 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF HAIPHONG, THE SITE CONSISTS OF
AT LEAST FIVE REVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS AND A REVETTED CENTRAL GUIDANCE
AREA. SCATTERED CLOUDS, CLOUD SHADOW, AND HAZE PRECLUDE A MORE DETAILED
INTERPRETATION.
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.
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TIEN-YANG AIRFIELD
CHINA
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THE RUNWAY AT TIEN-YANG AIRFIELD IS SERVICEABLE.
2. REMARKS:.
3. LOCATION:
TIEN-YANG AIRFIELD IS ONE OF 4 AIRFIELDS WHICH
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SOUTH/SOUTHWEST CHINA
IN THE 'PAST 14 MONTHS. THE AIRFIELDS AT NING-
MING, CHIA-LAI-SHIH, AND PING-YUAN-CHIEH HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED, HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN OB-
SERVED ONLY AT NING-MING AIRFIELD.
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
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7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: 3 KH MISSIONS.
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: RUNWAY - 7,350 X 160 FT, NW/SE, CONCRETE.
OVERRUNS - 1,340 FT GRADED-EARTH AT EACH END.
9. MISSION READOUT: THIS MISSION REVEALS THAT THE RUNWAY AT TIEN-
YANG AIRFIELD IS SERVICEABLE. FACILITIES INCLUDE A CONCRETE RUNWAY WITH
A GRADED-EARTH OVERRUN AT EACH END, A PARALLEL TAXIWAY, 2 END-CONNECTING
LINKS, 2 CROSSOVER LINKS, AND 3 PARKING APRONS. AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL AREAS
CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 28 REVETTED HARDSTANDS ARE LOCATED NORTH OF THE NW
END AND EAST OF THE SE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ARE IN THE TERMINAL STAGES
OF CONSTRUCTION.
AT LEAST 150 WORKERS' HOUSES/CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS SURROUND THE AIRFIELD.
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
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NORTH VIETNAM
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SAM SUPPORT FACILITY
20.50.10N 106-35-10E
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