POLISH AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Poland
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
Airfields are located in the following places in Poland:
Bielany (R53#99)
Bailee (01/z15)
Elblag (Q55/190)
Malbork (05/B79)
Okeywie (05/Y44)
Lodz (02/093)
Krakow (1.51424)
Orneta
(coorde unknown)
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A very large airfield is reportedly being oompleted at
Bielany.* Soviet .jet planes which have been seen flying
over Warsaw are allegedly already stationed there.
A new airfield is under construetioa. Placards are poated
around the site forbidding civilian a to enter the area.
At the airfield in Elblag, an unspecified Polish
fighter regiment) equipped with YAK 9's, is stationed.**
An airfield Which the Germans built on the outskirts 'of
Nelbork is not in use at present. The field has one hangar
and several smaller buildings. There is no unit statiored
at the field and no activity has been Observed there.***
urs -small island (sic) of Oksyvie in the 3altic Sea, there
arc an active military airfield and-radio inetallationa.
It is believed that the field is integrated with the coastal
defenses being installed along the the peninsula as far as
Rel.
At the Lodz airfield a regiment of 3T-2 (or IT-a)****
assault planes is stationed. Lodz also has workshops for
the repair of all types of planes except jets.
A, Polish air regiment equipped with YAK-9's is stationed at
the pre-war field in a suburb of Krakow where the 1st Polish
Air Regiment was located before the war.*****
A Soviet airfield is located at Orneta about 45 km. from
ilutkovo (R53/K74) on the rail line to Pieniczno (coords
unknown) near the USSR border. A Soviet air unit is stationed
there. Entrance to the area is prohibited.
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1949 element: Malbork was occupied by two Soviet Air Re imants in
reported
cmxon an =is nein as veil as three squadrons of IL-19's believed to be
the nucleus of the. Polish 7th Air Regiment, plus a 3rd Air Regiment radio unit.
In as much as there is a small City-also called MaXbork (P55/2466) in the vicinity
of Slupsk, there is a possibility of confusion in location by source on the field.
Ccamenta -Possibly the 11-2 is meant. 25X1
,Comment: The 2ad Polish Fighter Realms* equipped with YAK-9's was
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