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Lan-chou, PRC, 23 February 1962
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for air order of battle. In addition to the primary targets already described, the initial series of Project TACKLE missions obtained photography of the submarine construction facilities at Shanghai and Wu-ch’ang, which showed a low level of activity. Other photographs revealed tremendous expansion of the industrial complexes at Nanking and Ch’ang-sha and the presence of a previously unknown industrial area at Chiang-yu.⁴⁰
Encouraged by the success of the first TACKLE missions, COMOR recommended in May 1962 that Detachment H cover as many as possible of the highest priority industrial and airfield targets in northeast China and the missile test ranges in north China. COMOR noted that, with the exception of the areas around Peiping and the Shuangchengzi missile test range, the chances of a U-2 being downed were low. The USIB concurred with COMOR’s recommendations, and Detachment H therefore conducted three more overflights of the PRC during the month of June.⁴¹
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⁴⁰ *OSA History*, chap. 17, p. 45 (TS Codeword); Mission folders GRC102 (23 February 1962), GRC104 (13 March 1962), and GRC106 (26 March 1962), OSA records, job 67-B-972, box 19 (TS Codeword).
⁴¹ Lay, “USIB History,” vol. 2, pp. 385-386 (TS Codeword).
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