AIR ACTIVITY IN COMMUNIST CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 17, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. 25X1 A
INFORMATION RE- PORT CD NO.
:9OUNTRY China
SUBJECT Air Activity in Cor mint China
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1 IT1 early August the Soviets a? reed to supply an additional 120 MIG-15's to the
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2. In early August Chinese Cormunist .Army Headquarters in Peiping issued a combat
order stating that the entire air force in the South China area had to be
transferred to t'lle uer4An border region before 20 August. The air units
proceeding to Korea were to be placed -nder the coi and of the International
Communist Voluntary Air Force.
3. i iconnection with this order, the CCAF 4 Air corps, commanded by LIU Shang-i
(,j. ) and consisting of the 4 Pursuit Plane Urtit and the 5, 8 and 9
Combat Bom-bardmcnt Units, cancelled scheduled formation maneuvers in South
China in preparation for this move?
L4. In early August an air force hospital vahich was organized in Canton was instructed
to accompany these air uni to the Korean border.
5. In late July the Chinese Communist $ Air Force Unit for the Central and South
China Area was instructed to transfer two units to air bases at akukden and
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15 September. LIU Ya-Lou, Coimaider of the Chinese Communist Air Force (CCAF),
seas in Mukden negotiating -grit z the Soviet authorities for the taping over of
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6. In early August the Chinese Communists ordered the 1) ,Air Unit, consisting of
25 MIG-15's, and a small unit of I-li-hsin ("if I ~ )2 planes, to white Cloud
Airfield and the 20 Air Unit, consisting of 25 YAK-9's to Nanshiung (114-3725-13)
Airfield. The latter assignment was only temporary. - 25X1A
70 On 214Ju17214 MIC-15's arrived at Pealing (123-25, 141-50) Airfield.
8. In July T'unghua (125-57, 41-43) was one of the main Chinese Communist air
bases. It had four 7,500-meter (sic) concrete rung L?:, and was equipped for
night operations. Facilities at this field include radar, and 140-60 MIG--iS's
are stationed there. Anti-aircraft defenses include 24 Soviet-type anti-
aircraft guns and 4 search lights.
1. Comments Possibly Meihok'ou (125-1l, 42-32).
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2 0 M Comment s Probably Ilyushin (IL-type).
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