ACTIVITY AT LANGTOU AIRFIELD, MANCHURIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009800420008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION A! !!"i/eONTROL U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY China
25X1 C SUBJECT Activity at Langtou Airfield, Manchuria
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four-engine bombers were over Sinuiju.
Nou a am ere landed at Langtou Airfield, southwest of ntung. hese
bombers were grey-black in color and had Chinese Communist Air Force markings.
Soviet pilots and ground crews were observed checking the bomber equipment.
approximately 50 Soviet pilots were receiving instructions from
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a Po a it orce officer at a briefing map set up in front of billeting tents
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at the eastern end of Langtou Airfield. At the same time approximately 100
MIG-15's were lined up along the runway approaches and 7 MIG's were patrolling
the area.
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numerous MIG-15's have been landed at Langtou Airfield and taken
immediately to "hill hangars". One observer estimates that 1100 MIG's were at
this field Recently, eight Japanese pilots were observed
conversing wit Po apanese-speaking Soviet pilots at Langtou.
ommennt. See for a previous report on Langtou Airfield.
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