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ITEM/003/SHAIBAH AFLD CTY:IZ/Y
LOC/GEO:302542N0473830E/UTM:38RQU54066905
STATACT/OPR
RMK/IRAQ-KUWAIT: IRAQI AIR ACTIVITY SUMMARY
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES AIR ACTIVITY IN IRAQ
BETWEEN JANUARY 1991. IT PROVIDES
AN AIRCRAFT ORDER-OF-BATTLE (AOB) AND SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY AT
THE AIRFIELDS BY AIR DEFENSE SECTORS. THE FOLLOWING TABLE IS
PROVIDED AS A REFERENCE AID TO THE READER.
(NOTE: `*' DENOTES AIRFIELDS WITH HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS)
IRAQI AIRCRAFT INVENTORY --
NATO NAME : DESIGNATOR : DESCRIPTION
AB-212-214 : :
LIGHT HELICOPTER
AIRBUS : A-300-310 : JET TRANSPORT
ALBATROS : L-39 : JET TRAINER
ALOUETTE : A.316B : LIGHT HELICOPTER
BADGER : TU-16-B-60 : JET BOMBER
BK-117 : : LIGHT HELICOPTER
BLINDER : TU-22 : JET BOMBER
BO-105 : : LIGHT HELICOPTER
CANDID : IL-76 : HEAVY JET TRANSORT
CHINOOK : CH-47 : TRANSPORT HELICOPTER
COKE : AN-24 : TURBOPROP TRANSPORT
COLT : AN-2 : PROPELLER TRANSPORT
COOKPOT : TU-124 : JET TRANSPORT
CRUSTY : TU-134 : JET TRANSPORT
CUB : AN-12 : TURBOPROP TRANSPORT
CURL : AN-26 : TURBOPROP TRANSPORT
DELFIN : L-29 : JET TRAINER
FAGOT : MIG-15 : JET FIGHTER-TRAINER
FALCON : : JET TRANSPORT
FENCER : SU-24 : FIGHTER-BOMBER
FISHBED : MIG-21 : JET FIGHTER
FITTER : SU-17-20-22 : FIGHTER BOMBER
FLOGGER : MIG-23 : MULTIROLE FIGHTER
FOXBAT : MIG-25 : INTERCEPTOR
FROGFOOT : SU-25 : GROUND-ATTACK AIRCRAFT
FULCRUM : MIG-29 : AIR-SUPERIORITY FIGHTER
GAZELLE : SA-342 : LIGHT HELICOPTER
HAWK : : JET TRAINER
HIND : MI-25 : HELICOPTER GUNSHIP
HIP : MI-8-17 : MEDIUM HELICOPTER
HOOK : MI-6 : HEAVY-LIFT HELICOPTER
HOPLITE : MI-2 : LIGHT HELICOPTER
HOUND : MI-4 : MEDIUM HELICOPTER
HUGHES 500 : : LIGHT HELICOPTER
HUNTER : T7-T8 : FIGHTER-BOMBER
IROQUOIS : UH-1 : LIGHT HELICOPTER
ISLANDER :BN-2 : LIGHT TRANSPORT
JET PROVOST : BAC 145 : JET TRAINER
JETSTAR : : JET TRANSPORT
L-100 : : CIVIL MEDIUM TRANSPORT
MIDGET : MIG-15U : JET TRAINER
MIRAGE F.1 : : LIGHT TRANSPORT
P.166 : : LIGHT TRANSPORT
PC-6 : : TRAINER
PC-7 : : TURBO-TRAINER
PC-9 : : TRAINER
PUMA : SA.330 : HELICOPTER TRANSPORT
S-61 : : HELICOPTER TRANSPORT
SKYHAWK : A-4 : JET FIGHTER
SUPER FRELON : SA.321 : HELICOPTER TRANSPORT
SUPER PUMA : SA.332 : HELICOPTER TRANSPORT
TRIDENT : : JET TRANSPORT
TUCANO : EMB-312 : TRAINER
NORTHERN AIR DEFENSE SECTOR
HEADQUARTERS - KIRKUK
FIGHTER BASES --
KIRKUK AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
35-28-10N 044-21-08E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY--
FITTER FITTER
FLOGGER FLOGGER
FISHBED
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
ARMORED VEHICLE NEAR THE CHEMICAL
WEAPONS-ASSOCIATED STORAGE BUNKERS ON JANUARY.
MOSUL AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
36-18-24N 043-08-49E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
FLOGGER
KUWAITI AIRBUS
KUWAITI B-767
B-737
PROBABLE JETSTAR
PC-7
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
FLOGGER FLIGHT OPERATIONS JANUARY.
FLOGGER LOADED WITH UNDERWING
STORES. A STAKE-BED TRUCK WAS NEAR
THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS-ASSOCIATED STORAGE BUNKER AT THE
AIRFIELD;
EARTH MOVING OPERATIONS
NEAR THE SPECIAL STORAGE BUNKER.
QAYYARAH WEST AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
35-46-11N 043-07-18E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
FULCRUM FULCRUM
MIRAGE F.1 MIRAGE F.1
FISHBED FISHBED
FLOGGER FLOGGER
FALCON 50 FALCON 50
NOSE)
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
FISHBED FLIGHT OPERATIONS ON JANUARY. IN
ADDITION, PROBABLE MUNITIONS HANDLING IN THE
AIRFIELD'S SOUTHWESTERN MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA, WHERE A
LOADED PROBABLE STAKE-BED TRUCK WAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE
FACILITY.
DISPERSAL AND TRAINING BASES --
ERBIL NORTHWEST AIRFIELD
36-13-38N 043-58-20E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY--
PC-7
HIP
ALOUETTE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
. CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW
RUNWAY.
SIRSENK AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
37-05-54N 043-16-06E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
NONE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
CONSTRUCTION ON THE RUNWAY AND SUPPORT FACILITIES
ON JANUARY. THE AIRFIELD NOT CAPABLE OF
SUPPORTING FLIGHT OPERATIONS.
TALL AFAR AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
36-16-45N 042-24-05E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY--
FISHBED FISHBED
COKE-CURL COKE-CURL
SMALL STRAIGHT-WING SMALL STRAIGHT-WING
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
WORK IN THE AIRCRAFT ARRESTING BARRIER AND
OVERRUN AREA AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY ON JANUARY
1991. TWO UNIDENTIFIED TRENCHED HAD BEEN DUG ACROSS THE
OVERRUN JUST OFF THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY AND PROBABLE
EARTH GRADING SIMILAR WORK
COMPLETED AT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY.
TUZ KHURMATU AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
34-56-02N 044-29-03E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
FITTER
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
FITTER AT THIS
AIRFIELD ON JANUARY. IT IS UNCERTAIN IF THESE AIRCRAFT
REPRESENT A NEW DEPLOYMENT OR ARE ELEMENTS OF THE SAME UNIT
THAT WAS AT THE AIRFIELD TWO OF THE
FITTER WERE PARKED IN THE EASTERN DISPERSAL AREA AND TWO WERE
PARKED IN THE WESTERN DISPERSAL AREA. GROUND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT WAS NEAR ONE AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE CABLE CONNECTED.
HELICOPTER BASES --
K-1 AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
35-30-42N 044-17-07E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
HIP C HIP C
ALOUETTE ALOUETTE
LIGHT HELICOPTERS
PC-7 PC-7
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
NO ACTIVITY OR OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT AT THE
FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD:
AIRFIELD NAME, LAST
AND GEO-COORDS : REMARKS
-AL FATHAH TRAINING-DISPERSAL
FIELD
35-08-18N 043-43-10E
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
AIRFIELD NAME, LAST
AND GEO-COORDS : REMARKS
-AL SAHRA* MAJOR TRAINING BASE
34-40-29N 043-32-41E
-K2 MAJOR HELICOPTER BASE
34-54-52N 043-23-40E
-SAHL SINJAR EMERGENCY DISPERSAL
FIELD
35-51-40N 042-08-36E
-TAL ASHTAH NEW EMERGENCY DISPERSAL
FIELD
35-08-24N 044-08-03E
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
WESTERN AIR DEFENSE SECTOR
HEADQUARTERS - H-3
FIGHTER BASES--
H-2 AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
33-21-19N 040-35-54E
-- OB --OB NORMALCY --
PROBABLE FITTER
FLOGGER FLOGGER
FISHBED FISHBED
PROBABLE HUNTER HUNTER
(NET COVERED)
MIDGET-FAGOT MIDGET-FAGOT
HIP HIP H
BADGER BADGER
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
FOUR OF THE SIX ADDITIONAL FUEL BLADDERS WHICH ARRIVED AT THE
AIRFIELD BY DECEMBER WERE MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION
NORTHEAST OF THE AIRFIELD ALONG WITH TWO ADDITIONAL
ARRIVED BLADDERS BY JANUARY. FIVE FUEL BLADDERS, DEPLOYED
REMAIN AT THE AIRFIELD.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY FUEL BLADDERS IN THE H-3
AIRFIELD AREA.
MUDAYSIS AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
32-25-32N 041-57-44E
-- OB --OB NORMALCY --
HIP
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
DISPERSAL BASES --
H-3 SOUTHWEST AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
32-44-50N 039-35-53E
-- OB --OB NORMALCY --
FITTER
IRAQIS MAY BE PREPARING THIS DISPERSAL BASE FOR AIRCRAFT
DEPLOYMENT SHOULD HOSTILITIES OCCUR. SIX AIRCRAFT-SIZED
REVETMENTS WERE CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO THE ALERT APRON BY
OCTOBER. AT LEAST 19 ADDITIONAL REVETMENTS OF VARIOUS SIZES
WERE CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO THE TWO AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL
AREAS.
AIRCRAFT MAY BE PARKED INSIDE HARDENED AIRCRAFT
SHELTERS. FISHBED WERE HERE ON OCTOBER.
RUWAYSHID AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
32-24-19N 039-07-51E
-- OB --OB NORMALCY --
NONE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
IRAQIS MAY BE PREPARING THIS DISPERSAL BASE (IRAQ'S
WESTERNMOST AIRFIELD) FOR AIRCRAFT DEPLOYMENT SHOULD
HOSTILITIES OCCUR. EIGHT AIRCRAFT-SIZED REVETMENTS WERE
CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO THE ALERT APRON BY DECEMBER. IN
ADDITION, NINE REVETMENTS WERE CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO EACH
OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL AREAS. TWO OF THE SEVEN
REVETMENTS ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE RUNWAY
REMAINED OCCUPIED WIT PROBABLE TRUCKS.
NO ACTIVITY OR OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT AT THE
FOLLOWING AIRFIELD DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD:
AIRFIELD NAME, LAST : REMARKS
AND GEO-COORDS
-H-1 NEW UNDER CONSTRUCTION
33-48-50N 041-26-05E
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
SOUTHERN AIR DEFENSE SECTOR
HEADQUARTERS - TALLIL
FIGHTER BASES --
AMARA NEW AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
31-49-15N 047-04-50E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
PC-7 PC-7
HIP HIP
GAZELLE GAZELLE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
JALIBAH SOUTHEAST AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
30-32-45N 046-36-10E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
FROGFOOT
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL FUEL BLADDERS HAD BEEN PLACED IN
REVETMENTS ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD BY JANUARY.
FUEL BLADDERS ARE PRESENT.
SHAIBAH AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
30-25-42N 047-38-30E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
FROGFOOT
PC-7 PC-7
HIND HIND
HIP HIP
SUPER FRELON SUPER FRELON
PROBABLE GAZELLE PROBABLE GAZELLE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
ONE OF TWO SUPER FRELON APPEARED TO BE LOADED WITH A
POSSIBLE EXOCET AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE AT SHAIBAH AIRFIELD
ON JANUARY. IN ADDITION, AT LEAST SIX OF THE EIGHT HIP
TO BE ARMED. IN OTHER ACTIVITY, A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HELICOPTER AOB
MEDIUM HELICOPTERS AND
FOUR LIGHT HELICOPTERS WERE PRESENT.
TALLIL AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
30-56-13N 046-05-38E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
FROGFOOT FROGFOOT
FLOGGER FLOGGER
FISHBED FISHBED
FITTER
HIP HIP
SMALL STRAIGHT-WING SMALL STRAIGHT-WING
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
HELICOPTER BASES --
UMM QASR AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
30-01-10N 047-55-28E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
SUPER FRELON SUPER FRELON
HIP HIP
PC-7-9
HIND
LIGHT HELICOPTERS
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
FUEL BLADDER WAS EMPLACED AT THE AIRFIELD BY SEPTEMBER.
DISPERSAL BASES --
AR RUMAYLAH SOUTHWEST AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
30-21-15N 047-06-16E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
NONE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
AN ASSAULT HELICOPTER SQUADRON (14 HIP, ONE HIND, AND ONE
PC-7) DEPARTED THE AIRFIELD BY JANUARY. IN OTHER ACTIVITY.
TWO LARGE FUEL BLADDERS WERE REMOVED BY JANUARY. ONE LARGE
AND FIVE SMALL FUEL BLADDERS REMAINED DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION,
A PROBABLE INFANTRY BATTALION HAD ARRIVED AT THE AIRFIELD BY
JANUARY. APPROXIMATELY 60 TWO-MAN PERSONNEL TENTS HAD
BEEN EMPLACED BEHIND THE EASTERN AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL AREA.
QALAT SALIH AIRFIELD* AS OF JANUARY 1991
31-27-21N 047-17-20E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY --
MEDIUM HELICOPTERS
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
PROBABLE GROUND SUPPORT VEHICLES REMAINED NEAR HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS
JANUARY. TWO OBJECTS NEAR THE AIRFIELD'S MAIN ENTRANCE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS
FUEL BLADDERS WERE ACTUALLY STACKS OF CRATES COVERED BY LARGE SHEETS OF CANVAS.
ONE FUEL BLADDER REMAINED DEPLOYED ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHEAST AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL
AREA.
NO ACTIVITY OR OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT AT THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS DURING THE
REPORTING PERIOD:
AIRFIELD NAME, LAST : REMARKS
AND GEO-COORDS
-AS SALMAN NORTH DISPERSAL FIELD
30-39-09N 047-39-03E
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
AIRFIELD NAME LAST :
AND GEO-COORDS : REMARKS
-BASRAH INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT-CIVILIAN
AIRFIELD
30-32-53n 047-39-57e
-BASRAH-MAQAL HELIPORT
30-34-01N 047-46-37E
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
CENTRAL AIR DEFENSE SECTOR
HEADQUARTERS - AL TAJI
FIGHTER BASES
AL ASAD AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
33-47-34N 042-26-24E
OB --OB NORMALCY--
FULCRUM
FITTER
CANDID
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
ONE FITTER ARRIVED AT AL ASAD AIRFIELD BY JANUARY, MARKING THE FIRST DEPLOY-
MENT OF FITTER TO THIS AIRFIELD SINCE THE INVASION OF KUWAIT. THE FITTER WAS PARKED IN
FRONT OF A HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTER AND HAD A SERVICE VEHICLE NEARBY. THE FISH-
BED RECENTLY HERE HAD EITHER DEPARTED THE AIRFIELD OR WERE PLACED INSIDE
HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS.
IN OTHER ACTIVITY, LARGE REVETMENTS WERE CONSTRUCTED NORTHEAST OF THE AIRFIELD
BY NOVEMBER. THREE HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTS WERE DELIVERING UNIDENTIFIED
CRATES TO TWO REVETMENTS ON JANUARY. THREE REVETMENTS CONTAINED CRATES
ON JANUARY.
AL TAQADDUM AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
33-47-34n 042-26-24e
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY--
B-6D BADGER B-6D BADGER
TU-16 BADGER TU-16 BADGER
BLINDER BLINDER
FULCRUM FULCRUM
FOXBAT FOXBAT
FROGFOOT FROGFOOT
FITTER FITTER
FISHBED FISHBED
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
BALAD SOUTHEAST AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
33-56-27N 044-21-39E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
FENCER FENCER
FLOGGER FLOGGER
FITTER FITTER
FROGFOOT FROGFOOT
CANDID CANDID
HIP HIP-C
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
AIRCRAFT AT THIS CENTRAL IRAQI AIRFIELD ON JANUARY WERE MAINTAINING A HIGH
STATE OF ALERT WITH GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT (GSE) NEARBY, CANOPIES OPEN, AND
UNDERWING STORES LOADED. TWO FLOGGER HAD GSE NEARBY AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE AIR-
CRAFT MAY HAVE HAD UNDERWING STORES LOADED. BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD THE CANOPIES
OPEN. TWO FITTER ALSO HAD UNDERWING STORES LOADED (PROBABLY EXTERNAL FUEL TANKS)
AND CANOPIES OPEN; SERVICE VEHICLES WERE ADJACENT TO A THIRD FITTER. IN THE FROGFOOT
DISPERSAL AREA, GSE ADJACENT TO THREE AIRCRAFT INDICATED A READY ALERT STATUS.
HABBANIYAH AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
33-22-27N 043-33-32E
--OB -- OB NORMALCY--
FITTER
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
FOUR FITTER WERE AT THIS RECENTLY RENOVATED AIRFIELD ON JANUARY, INDICATING
THAT A FITTER UNIT HAD PROBABLY DEPLOYED HERE. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 50 SEDANS
HAD ARRIVED.
UBAYDAH BIN AL JARRAH AIRFIELD* AS OF JANUARY 1991
32-29-15N 045-45-44E
--OB --OB NORMALCY --
MIRAGE F.1 MIRAGE F.1
FISHBED FISHBED
HIP HIP C
LIGHT HELICOPTER LIGHT HELICOPTERS
(GAZELLE, ALOUETTE,
OR HOPLITE)
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
TWO FULCRUM INVOLVED IN FLIGHT ACTIVITY WERE AT THIS AIRFIELD ON JANUARY. FUL-
CRUM ARE NOT NORMALLY BASED HERE AND HAVE NOT BEEN AT THIS AIRFIELD SINCE THE
INVASION OF KUWAIT. ONE CUB AND SEVEN LIGHT HELICOPTERS WERE ALSO NO AIRCRAFT
WERE ON JANUARY IN OTHER ACTIVITY, MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WERE UNDERWAY
ON JANUARY. ONE PROBABLE JET ENGINE WAS ADJACENT TO THE ENGINE TEST STAND AND
TWO ADDITIONAL PROBABLE ENGINES WERE ON DOLLIES ADJACENT TO HARDENED AIRCRAFT
SHELTERS. THIS INDICATES ENGINES ARE BEING OVERHAULED, PROBABLY TO INCREASE AIR-
CRAFT READINESS IN PREPARATION FOR HOSTILITIES.
HELICOPTER BASES--
AL TAJI AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
33-31-24N -044-15-24E
--OB OB NORMALCY--
PC-7-9 PC-7
ALBATROS ALBATROS
HIND HIND
HIP HIP
AB-214ST AB-214ST
UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT
HELICOPTERS
GAZELLE GAZELLE
AB-214ST AB-214ST
BO-105 BO-105
HUGHES-500 HUGHES-500
CH-47 CH-47
PC-6 STRAIGHT-WING AIRCRAFT
PUMA
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
TRANSPORT-CIVIL AIRFIELDS --
BAGHDAD MUTHENNA AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
33-19-48N 044-21-57E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
CANDID CANDID
FALCON 10-50 FALCON 10-50
FALCON 20 FALCON 20
JETSTAR JETSTAR
ISLANDER ISLANDER
S-61 S-61
UH-1 TYPE HELICOPTER
P.166
HUNTER
AIRBUS
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
SADDAM INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
33-15-24N 044-13-33E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
CANDID** CANDID
CUB CUB
B-747 B-747
B-737 B-737
B-727 B-727
B-707 B-707
TRIDENT 1-2 TRIDENT 1-1
FALCON 20 FALCON 20
ISLANDER ISLANDER
COKE-CURL COKE-CURL
COLT COLT
COOKPOT COOKPOT
HOUND HOUND
AIRBUS A-310 (KUWAIT) AIRBUS 300*** (PROBABLE CAPTURED IRANIAN AIRCRAFT,
***THE IRANIAN AIRBUS WAS PROBABLY RETURNED TO IRAN AS PART OF IRAQ'S `PEACE INITIA-
TIVE' FOLLOWING THE INVASION OF KUWAIT. THE IRAQIS RETURNED CAPTURED IRANIAN TERRI-
TORY AND IRANIAN POWS FROM THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE BORDER
WITH IRAN SO FORCES DEPLOYED ALONG THE BORDER COULD BE MOVED INTO THE KUWAITI THE-
ATER.
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
OPEN PRESS SOURCES RECENTLY REPORTED THE SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TEST OF A NEW IRAQI
AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS (AWACS) AIRCRAFT, THE "ADNAN II". THAT AIRCRAFT
IS ALLEGEDLY CAPABLE OF DETECTING U.S. "PENETRATORS" AND STEALTH AIRCRAFT. (U)
SHAYKA MAZHAR AIRFIELD* JANUARY 1991
32-55-50N 044-37-55E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
FLOGGER FLOGGER
CANDID CANDID
COLT COLT
PC-7 PC-7
CUB CUB
COKE-CURL COKE-CURL
L-100 (PROBABLY KUWAITI)
HIP C-H HIP H
HIP C
AB212-214 AB212-214
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
DISPERSAL AND TRAINING BASES
AN NUMANIYAH NEW AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
32-30-30N 045-19-59E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
NONE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
EIGHTEEN OF THE 30 REVETMENTS CONTAINED UNIDENTIFIED CRATES.
GHALAYSAN NEW AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
30-55-30N 043-40-22E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
NONE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
ONE FUEL BLADDER WAS EMPLACED NEAR THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE AIRFIELD BY
SEPTEMBER. THE BLADDER APPEARED TO BE FULL ON DECEMBER.
KUT AL HAYY EAST* AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
32-07-16N 046-23-01E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
FITTER
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
TWO FITTER WERE AT THIS AIRFIELD ON JANUARY. A GROUND SERVICE VEHICLE WAS
ADJACENT TO ONE OF THE FITTER. FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WERE HERE IN MID-OCTOBER, WHEN
THREE FITTER AND TWO FLOGGER WERE PARKED IN FRONT OF HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS.
NEJEF NEW AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
31-59-30N 044-24-40E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
NONE
(THE ABOVE IS CLASSIFIED
MINOR GRADING-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY CONTINUED AT THIS AIRFIELD.
SALUM AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
34-10-04N 044-44-59E
-- OB -- OB NORMALCY--
CANDID
(THE ABOVE IS CLASSIFIED
ONE CANDID WAS THIS AIRFIELD ON JANUARY. A CANDID WAS LAST AT THIS AIR-
FIELD ON NOVEMBER 1990. THIS AIRCRAFT MAY BE THE CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED (UNMODIFIED)
CANDID AT THIS AIRFIELD IN OCTOBER 10990. THE CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED CANDID HAS ALSO
BEEN AT SADDAM INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD AND RASHEED AIRFIELD.
TIKRIT EAST JANUARY 1991
34-36-33N 043-46-37E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
ALBATROS
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
SEVENTEEN OF THE 19 ALBATROS AT THIS AIRFIELD ON JANUARY WERE DEFENSIVELY
DISPERSED.
WADI AL KHIRR* NEW AIRFIELD JANUARY 1991
31-25-15N 043-11-05E
--OB --OB NORMALCY--
NONE
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
ONE FUEL BLADDER, WHICH ARRIVED AT THE AIRFIELD BY NOVEMBER, WAS REMOVED BY
JANUARY.
NO ACTIVITY OR OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT WERE AT THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS DURING THE
REPORTING PERIOD:
AIRFIELD NAME, LAST :
GEO-COORDS : REMARKS
-------------------------------------
-AL ISKANDARIYAH NEW HELICOPTER BASE
32-58-11N 044-15-58E
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
AIRFIELD NAME LAST:
AND GEO-COORDS : :REMARKS
-------------------------------------
-AL HAYY DISPERSAL FIELD
32-07-21N 045-47-06E
-AL MUHAMMADI DISPERSAL FIELD
33-26-35N 042-54-39E
-INJANAH PROBABLY NONOPERATIONAL
34-26-42N 044-35-42E
QALAT SIKAR DISPERSAL FIELD
31-50-05N 046-18-13E
-RASHEED* MAJOR FIGHTER-TRANSPORT BASE
33-56-27N 044-21-39E
-SAMARRA EAST* CONTINGENCY-DISPERSAL FIELD
34-09-53N 044-15-57E
-TIKRIT SOUTH PROBABLY DISPERSAL FIELD
32-07-16N 046-23-01E
(THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED
ADMIN:
DECL: DCI DETERM REQ
BT
EOM:
1.5 (C)
93646:72560
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