AIRFIELDS NEAR CHELYABINSK

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2013
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: February 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
SUBJECT Airfields near Chelyabinsk
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1. erom rw Camp V? 68/30
sector of Chelyabinsk
an airfield ma seen,
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pre9umflb1y ID the northwestern town
(61'25* atkuOWN), Chelyabinsk ?blast.
the E-1 dimensions of Itich was esti'.
meters, N-5 600 meters.
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2. There were t%.o throe-story barr:cks buildins and a
concrete runway.
3. The field vas occupied by ttin-emjne aircraft
biplanes.
4. IA airfield was west, (xi' the :thus liver, about 5 to 7 In
northweet of the Chelyabinsk railreA station. In addi-
tion to aircraft typos kno7;:a fromm III a fourengind
bomber type was seen at the field. ::ass parachute. jump
in and divin.; with gliders fitted tith aarachute bihke0
were practiced.
5. There was intensive flying at the ftid presumablr;west.of
the :!:iass diver. 4 four-engine type aircraft with nose ?
wheel was particulsrly notedh
6. Ira* Bagal(sic), presumably 12 km southeast of ChelYabinsk,
it was observed that an airfield was about 4km *O-thi
north. This field was about 6 km east of ChelyibinSk.
2 km northwest of Sandestroi (sic), and about 4 kM.SOUth of a
la..?Alroad line leading to Siberia. It was on .a Plateau
and bordered on toods to the southwest.
There was a hard...surface ki"-S.; runway which was illuMinated
at nighk There were four barrvexe blocks and behind them
some. hangars in the western section of the field
8. There was flyin:; with multi-ek;ine lircraft -ad intensive
parachutin,: from t-..o or thr_e glance, 2C to 30 parachutes
beim:: observed in the 'air at the same time.
9. he 11 ton sector, built from 1945 to 1948, vas pre-
sumably about lc km east of Chelyabinsk.
30. There was an airfield probably on the. eastern to-en peri-
meter of Chelyabinsk, north or an artery rend to Bagal,
li to 2 km from a color and sulphur plant. There were han-
gars cud barracks-like quarters at the field. Training
flights with D-2s :nc araohutlnj from U-2s and twin-engine
planes (six men jumpia3 from each plane) were observed.
11. ',nether airfield was farther eastward, probably 3 km north
of Bagel. It was on a Plateau and, therefore, seen from a
great distance. Bangara and quarters were at the field.
Twin-engine planes stationed there made individual and for-
mation flights.
12. The airfield was east of Chelyabinsk, north of the asphalt
ro-d leading to zostgorod
13. The follomixv; installntions?were on the southern entge of the
field, about 800 meters from the road:
a. Tto hangars
b. ...ix four-story barracks buildins occupied by parachutists
and flyin:: personnel.
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The parachutists wore the parachute badge on the bieadV
ta parachutist suspended from au unfolded parachute with
tro stars). The badce rr,.s of r4et!l, the psrachute on it
painted red, the ropee yellow ::.nd the figure of the para
ehutist khaki-brown.
14. parachuting was practiced from four 70 to 80-moterjewera in
front of the barv:cks buildings. The ps.rachutistivould
Jump, releasik; themselves br a rip cord from rope fixed
at long booms projectill from the top of the tot-mita..
150 The airfield was north of Chelyabinsk.
160 Twin-engine aircr!ft were seal- f-t the field.
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juveniles 1.-:ere to be trainee in parachutlan and that duch
a trainin course would last 14 days. The trairieua were
awarded the narschute IrAlLe lifter three individual juMpd
from the mentioned tin-engine aircraft flyinj at an
tude of about liCti meters (observed .1so by source).
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Thiu reportindicates th.:t lest three airfieldd ure
located near Chelyabinsk:
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6. The airfield north or northve.it of ChelyabinskiANftich
is probably an improved air base, has one or tv.O
hangars and solid quarters. The field is coptrentlybccu*
pied by a pnrachute and air lsnding school and anair
transport unit. ?our'-engine nircrrft were alS(01160U there
*Totewerthris the observation thnt cargo glider S eciuipped
With parachute brakes made practice dives which
have only seen reported from the stakhanovo test Ot.it!.on,
The Held presUmablk also actives as ix commercial field.
b. The airfield OA the southeastern tour perimeter of
chelyebins.is presUmably an improved rir base with hrInaars
and solid qunrters. predhute school seems to be at this
field also,
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a third airfield was recently constructed
about le km southeast of Chelyabinsk. The field seems to be
occupied by an air unit, obviously equieped -ith twin-engine
aircraft. I
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