AIRCRAFT PLANT 'CHKALOV' 153 NOVOSIBIRSK, USSR

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• Publication Date: December 31, 1957
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AIRCRAFT PLANT "CHKALOV" 153
NOVOSIBIIRSK, USSR
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31 DECEMBER 1957
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AIRCR.A 'T PLANT "CHKALOVU' 153
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31 DECEMBER 1957
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NOVOSIBIRSK AIRCRAFT PLANT "CHKALOV" 153
NOVOSIBIRSK AIRFIELD, NORTHEAST
The Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant "Chkalov" 153, located on
the northeastern outskirts of the city, is one of the largest producers
of fighter aircraft in the USSR. Novosibirsk Airfield: Northeast, which
adjoins the aircraft plant on the northeast, is used primarily as a test
and flyaway field. The following aircraft were observed at the airfield
128 Farmers, four Cabs, one Beagle, one Fresco,
one probable Colt and a small unidentified single engine aircraft.
The aircraft plant occupies an area approximately 4200 by
2200 feet with a roof cover of slightly over two million square feet.
The plant is _xaffservedandinciudes two large airframe assembly
buildings, 1150 by 590 feet and 870 by 435 feet, and supporting forges,
foundry, power plant and machine shops. Adjoining the plant on the
west is a large lumber mill and in the western part of the plant area
proper are several woodworking shops engaged in the manufacture
of crates for shipping aircraft fuselages.
The airfield facilities include a concrete runway 6600 by
230 feet, oriented NE/SW, and a rail-served POL area containing
six fuel taika, 40 feet in diameter and
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The major components of the aircraft plant and airfield are
identified on the following photograph and sketch and described in the
accompanying key to annotations.
KEY TO ANNOTATIONS
1. Lumber storage and woodworking shops area. This area is served
by several rail spurs and consists of the following single-story build-
ings:
Planing. mill, 320' x 100'
Five woodworking shops., 300' x 90', 290' x 60', 265' x 65',
200' x 80', :and one. 700' x 95' ,wihh' . longitudinal monitor roof.
Thirteen lumber storage sheds, 215' x 40', 490' x 40', and
eleven 110' x 501.
Crate assembly shop, 1901 x 85'.
Warehouse, 410' x. 115'.
Two administration buildings, 220' x 40' and 1701 x 40'.
A 135'-high, 40'-diameter water standpipe and a 551 x 401
transformer house are also located in this area.
2. Two engineering/laboratory buildings. One is 130' x 40'.. The
other, 160' x 45', is completely enclosed by a high fence.
3. Forge, T-shaped, 155' x 80' and 275' x 65'.
4. Possible laboratory, 145' x 40'.
5. Sub-assembly building, single story, 870' x 435', monitor roof.
6. Foundry, 290' x 651.
7. Coal preparation building, 2101 x 501. Adjacent to large rail-
served coal storage area.
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8. Thermal power plant, 290' x 90'.
. Two shop buildings, 145' x 701 and 901 x 901.
10. Crating building, 380' x 1201. The presence of 10-12 fighter air-
craft fuselages adjacent to this building suggests that the function
of this building is the packing and crating of fuselages.
11; Two loading sheds, 160' x 45' and 100' x 70'. A railroad track
passes through these buildings. The fuselages, crated in the
adjoining building No. 10), are loaded for shipment here..
12. Hangar, three bay, 360' x 170',
13. Flight production building, 380' x 185' ,
14. Flight operations building, 130' x 45'.,.
15. Nose hangar, 260' x 50'.
16. Shops and sub-assembly building, 1150' x 485', 25' high.
17. Final assembly hall, 1150' x 105',
18. Administration building, T-shaped, 240' x 55' and 280' x 55'.
Probably contains mess hall, recreation facilities, and living
quarters..
19. Main administration building, three-story, irregular shape,
23, 000 sq. ft. roof cover.
20. Machine shop, 540' x 180', partly under construction.
21. Shop, 275' x 110' .
22. Possible engineering building, 500' x 170', longitudinal
monitor roof.
23. Probable warehouse, 5.10' x 1atd i. tonitor: roof T*o
firewalls divide this building into three sections.
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24. Storage building, T-shaped, 185' x 513' and 195' x 40',,
25. Crate assembly building, 330' x 1001. In the vicinity of this building
are approximately 40 crates of size suitable for shipping fighter air-
craft fuselages.
26. Storage building, 420' x 40', rail served.
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REQUIREMENT: Prepared in answer to RR/HTA/E/R37/57 requesting
a description of Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant "Chkalov" 153, and
Novosibirsk Airfield, Northeast, including identification of air-
craft present.
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ATMP: 0162-9998-1-25A, 3rd Ed., Jan 1957
0162-9998. TIS, 3rd Ed., Jan 1957
COORDINATES: 55?04'N 82?59'E
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ovosibirsk Airfield, Northeast
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