POZNAN-KRZESINY AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400500001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 7, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENfiRAL tNTEIUGfNCE AGENCY
I N FORMATION REPORT
Poznan-Krzesir~y Airfield
SECI~"T - TT. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY Poland
THE SOi/RCE EVAIUAifONS IN TNIS RETORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE A/~RAISAI Of CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE RlVERSE)
1. The Poznan-Krzesiny airfield was constructed by the Germans during World War Its
but was almost complete3.y destroyed at tYie end of the war. Rebuilding began early
in 19511 and. was still going on in July 1954.
2. The airfield was due south of Poznan. Its-dimensions are approximately two km, by
three km. From the east the' airfield is bardered~by the railway line Poznan-Ostrow
and the v311ages Minikowoa Garaszewo and Krzes3ny;,from the south by fields of the
villages Koninko and 9ypniewo, from the hest by fig5.ds of Gluszyna village and from
the north by the small town of 5taroleka.
3. In July 1954 there were approximately 60 MIG-15s on the airfield. They stand in
small groups on various. points on the field and are covered with canvas sheets.
`The main hangar can house 8 to 10 MIG-15s. Qnly damaged planes were in the hangar
in July 1954. _
4. There is a repair workshop inside the main hangar. D~t,ring the winter 1953/54
crates and phcking`cases containing spare parts for MT(~ aircraft arrived at the
airfield (origin not known). shortly afteroTards newly assembled MIGs began to
emerge from the hangar.
5, The take-off riu~mray is approximately 2000 meters long and links with a number of
branch runways.
6. The stores near Koninko are very large and are guarded by~patrols and sentries of
the airfield security unit.: 1luring the German occupations underground workshops
and an aircraft factorQvexi.sted~on this site. New construction was being carried on
there in July 1954 by soldiers of labor battalions.
SEGA~T - II.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
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Main runway
Branch rurrnays
Tank station
Underground pipelines
Underground gasoline tanks
Main. hangar
Spare parts store
8. Pater works
9, 10, 11 Newjy built administration buildings~
12. Boiler rooms
13. Barracks for ground personnel
1l~. Administration stores
15. Offieers~ mess
16. Barracks for air cre~r
17. Quarters for married personnel
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Branch line of narrow-gauge, railway leading to the normal-gauge
railway line vrhich goes to the stores at Koninko~
Railway line
Asphalt road, built at the time the airfield was constructed
(during the war), The road runs through Krzesinki, Krzesiny, Piotrowo,
aluszyna and Minikowo.
Piotrowo farm. Tts fields have been added to the airfield area.
'Stores, near Koninkc,
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Sketch Of The Airfield-At
P(tZNAN - K.R~ESINY (Not' To Scale)
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