AIRFIELD AND BOMBING RANGE NEAR LESNAYA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004200260014-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: January 31, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY USJR (White ;tussian 3&R) %i)imii 1s '1dTgAL
SUBJECT Airfield and Bc bing ian?!e near Lesnaya
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31 Jan, 1950
I.arly 1g4 3 to July cJ47
1. According to road sirens, LLS AYA (25?46'E/52059'N), ~yhite
Rus;4ian S SR, was 15 miles from BAFt~"SN0VICT11 (26?3:':E/5,3? 3'N) .,
it was located on the BRLST (25042' /52?5 eN) -$A,~ANovIcHI
railroad line, some miles south of TAHTAK (25?44'E/53? .'N).
1 5,000 x 3,200--foot airfield, bordered by woods except on
the northeast, was located about zi. mile south of LFiSIeAYA.
it was connected with the rain rai.lro d line. Two con-
crete 160 x 3,000-foot runways, painted trreen, were in
the center of the field.
2.. i-he followin installations were located on the edr^e of the
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a B our about 80 x 250-foot hangars.
b Two 66 x 330-foot four-story barracks buildings occu-
pied by Soviet Air .ii orce troops.
C. Two v.Drs.houses for engines and boxes..
d. Six cylindric steel. containers (presumably fuel containers),
each about 12 feet In di ami:cr, ertenclinr* by 3 feet aoove
the :surface.
3_ Thirty-e:i ,ht aircraft were countec?. at the field < Accord.inr'
to fe11~o~~w-P~':s, .for:aer ai-r force soldiers, the planes were
IL-2s and
4. There was intensive practice fl ring in rood weether..
1 i ers practiced firin.r' at sleeve tare ots towed by t win-
on.?ince aircraft ~?1?^ich did not take off fro:, the L1~S.TAYA
airfield.
5. Twin-en.ne b:-ribers fapt.oachinr from the east in formation
of 3 or 9 planes released bo ibs over a bombin practice
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6. bo:rbs of various calibers (German make) have been stored
in about 165 x 200-foot piles at the LLSP1TAYA railroad
station since raid.-1946.
7. A flashing llrht was observed every ni ht in the swamps about
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Au:crast . September 1948
B. A bombing practice .rround was located northwest of LFSNAYA.
A fcr ration of froni three to six IL-2s coming fro:::a the
northwest approached the LLSNAYA area tv.o or three ti-.-rtes
a week at an altitude of about 2,500 feet. After circling
over the ,r:cizxity of L AYA, the formation broke up, indivi-
dual planes performing low-level attacks at the bombing
practice ?s rounc:, releasing their bombs and cli ;bins again.
The detonation of bombs was .hardy heard. The aircraft
r. etta.rned in fort ation from the same direction. It was
observed that the aircraft hac a two-man crew., several machine
Tun barrels projecting fro., the wins 9 and bui ;Mr:s under the
Win es a A bomb-shaped nota.l body was suspend-,,4-d. fro:r- the
fusela .ce. Th's tyre was. not rb Nerved at the I3ATAI OVICHI
a:?.rfieId.
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Since this is the first infor: ation on t he LESNAYA airfield and
bo.binr practice ;round, it requires confir_.jation.
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