OXCART STATUS REPORT

Created: 3/18/1966

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FOR; Assistant lo the Director of Reconnaissance,Status Report

Per your request attached is the OXCART Status Report as of If further details are needed, we will provide them upon request.

-WHH KAKANCOSKY Acting Director ot Special/Activitiei

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OXCART Status Report

I, OXCART Performance

of ISotal8 hours hasby2 aircraft8 flights. 7 flights2 hours werongine propulsion Installation.

following milestones have been achloved as of

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Longest Sustained Flight with

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Longest Period of Sustained Flight

Above4 Hours

Total Time Abovo3 Hours

Pro-overseas Operational Validation:

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Three aircraft havo been identified for BLACK SHIELD

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n numbor, were conductod5 in the BLACK SHIELDaircraft and systems have been successfullythe operational mission.

ircraft inventory; Ten aircraftone two-place trainer and two test aircraft.

II. OXCART Deployment Plan

A.2 has been declared operationally roady and capable of performing photographic and ELINT reconnaissance in the Pacific Theater to include:

Major portions of the Chinese Mainlandall of South, Bast, Central and most of North China through the eastern tip of Mongolia through Manchuria to tho Soviet Border,

North Korea

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All of Southeast Asia

missions can be conductedeet and above atnots)extension is accomplished utilizing aerialdenied areas with specially configuredof the Strategic Air Command. Elements ofARS will bo deployed to Kadena to provide thissuasions are planned to launch from and recoverAB.

program status providesuick(QRC)ays from notification tofor flight of first mission from Kadena. Plansof necessary5 poople),aircraft have boon finalized and coordinated withoverseas commands. 2 aircraft will be doployed

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D. Project operations and maintenance facilities at Kadena AB have been prepared to support the whole operation. Advanced echelon is in place.

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