251. Telegram 3811 to the CIA from Agency personnel in Nicaragua, April 161
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1. 10 B–265 scheduled for strategic targets D-Day per ref [illegible in the original] 4 of these have secondary mission to provide ground support 1100Z to 1200Z. Eleventh A/C has time over beach of 1200Z and can loiter until 1430 hours. Two A/C assigned Napalm (NDR4) mission will make quick turn around and with 230 cal bombay tank installation plus reinstalled externals will have capability loiter 3½ hours over beach. Estimated time over beach these two A/C 1315Z. This leaves no air cover over beach 1330Z to 1815Z (4–45 hrs).
2. Request guidance as to priority and which targets to postpone if support priority NBR 1.
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- Strategic targets on D-day and timing of missions. Top Secret. 1 p. CIA Files: Job 85–00664R, Box 4, Vol. I.↩