1. GERMAN POW JET PLANE PILOTS IN MANCHURIA 2. AIR ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNIST CHINA

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500130002-6
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 28, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. In mid-,July the headquarters of the Soviet Far lastern Army sent approximately
300 German prisoners of war, all jet plane pilots, from Xomsomolsk, Siberia,
to P den and Ghsn hurt, from where they were to be assigned to various air
bases in Manchuria to pilot jet planes for the Chinese Communists. All these
prisoners of war had been held for a long time in :omsomolsk and well
indroctinated by the Soviets.
0 During mid-July the Naankow Airfield was expanded to include the former racetrack
area adjacent to the field. The work was done under the supervision of Soviet
engineers.. In late July this field, with underground hangars, had a capacity
of 400 (sic) aircraft,
In the Railway Guest Joule, akdeno Fax luuta fu. (4 1,y Vic, , ), Soviet, was
commander-in-chief and LIV Tam-lou, head of the Chinese Communist Air I'm-roe (CC AY),
was deputy command ;r.
Durtxc March work: was completed on the reconstruction of Asuchiapen, (y . 1 )
Airfield, Wuch?a,vg (1,14=.1700-32) area. In late July this field was handling
commercial. planes only.
2. In early Ault the headquarters of the Internaatioual Volunteer Air Force was
6 On. 5 August CCAP activities were as follows.
aa. Shanghai training mission; 12 fighters 4
b.. Tsingtao training; mission.- a number of planes of the 46 Regimaento
16 Air Division.
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On 4 August one 0-2 flew from. Taanngte?un to Tsangehan and returned to
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cm i suchou:; one PO!~2 left for Yangt&un via Ts1nan.
7, On 5 August Soviet Air Force activities were as follows.
a:. AntunC training mission: 24 MN-1598-
b. Anshan training mission g four Lk-11's and two 9 * e, with
Yeh fel-raao=fu as flight leader, on night gunnery training missions.
cep Kungchul training miesiona a number of MIf 15 s with ft,-11-no-fu
as flight leader.
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