SOVIET AIRBASE AT KOBRIN (KOBRYN)

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 10, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Soviet Airbase at Kobrin (Kobryn).
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1, Kobryn Airbase is located on the Muchawiec river, near the bus route from Minsk to Litovsk, by
way of Brest, and near the Bulkowo-Pinsk railroad. The Kobryn area is shown on the attached
sketch, a key to which follows. Lhe letters refer to corresponding letters on the sketch
(a) Grain elevator, consisting of two rather large buildings, built during the period
of German occupations Their capacity is two to three thousand tons.
(b) Kobryn railroad station, about 12 kilometers north of the Brest-Litovsk-Minsk road.
(c) Gasoline storages 300 meters north of the warehouse Ja) abov2e anti 40 meters west
of the railroad line. About six to eight tanks the size of a railroad fuel (tank) car
are permanently mounted on cement blocks. There is no connecting spur to these
tanks, The gasoline is pumped from the train cars to the `stationary tanks through
pipe lines. The gasoline was usually taken away from the tanks by Air Force per-
sonnel.
(d) Gasoline s-+"raF'es about 300 meters northwest of:U~,e Kobryn station on the Kobrynm
Bulkowo rail line. A connecting rail runs from e station to this storage area
which is about 300 to 400 meters in size and which is ,encircled by a board fence.
An ordinary driveway runs from the Kobryn station past the gasoline storage area,
then bears to the east and crosses the rail line. Located here are about 15 tanks
with an estimated capacity of 50 thousand liters per tank. These tanks are about
half buried and have earth thrown up around them. Within the compound, there is a
small wooden structure which houses the administrative personnel of the gasoline
depot.
(e) Kilometer marker "1021" which lies directly opposite the prison camp.
(f) Prisoner-of-war camp 74106.
(g) Entrance to the airfield.
(h) Parking area for the road construction worker's unit; about 40 to 60 trucks are kepi
here, (Fuel or three trucks is obtained from the larger gasoline storage are
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Repair shop shop for Soviet aircraft, particularly for the turbine-fighter type plane.
The repair shop is about 100 to 150 meters south of the Brest-Litovsk-Minsk road.
It consists of wooden sheds in which two or three planes may be repaired simultan-
eously-. At one time, there were as many as 50 aircraft standing at the open side
of the sheds, waiting for repairs.
Fuel dumps GG.s.oline was transported from the airbase by light, motor-driven tank
trucks. The method of storage is unknown to the informant.
Kilometer marker "1018"? which is directly across from the fuel dump Jiy.
Ruins of a military barracks or storage building, located on the north side of
the road, opposite the repair shop.
Two brickyards, located about two and one half to three and one half kilometers
north of the Brest-Litovsk-Minsk road.
City of Kobryn.
Kobryn Lirbs.se: extending north About three kilometers. The field has no
cement runways.
2. The Air strength of Kobryn hes varied, Amounting at times to between 500 And 600
A.irerA.ft. ]hiring August and September 1948, there were An Average of About 30
turbine-fighters (jet fighters) At the base. The turbine-fighters have one turbine
A.nd one or two exhaust channels. In front, a cannon Appears to project from the
turbine. An extra-heavy ma"chine gun or small cannon is mounted in each wing, near
,the fuselage. In late summer 1948, A general visited the airbaee for an inspection..
It was rumored At that time that the staff of the turbine-fighter group would be
transferred to Another locality. In September 1948,'these planes were shipped out,
together with their pilots, ground personnel, dependents And furniture. The planes were
loaded on railroad cars And covered with wooden structures so that the care looked
like circus cars. Large quantities of supplies were taken along and All preparations
were made for a. long'trip. The Soviets who remained ^t the airbn.se said that the
planes had. been' transferred to the Sakhalin peninsula. etc . Later two: or three
turbine-fighters landed At Kobryn Airba.se Again. In October 1948, there were About:
80 gasoline-operated aircraft At the field, predominantly heavy fighters, each
equipped with one in-11.ne engine. There were Also two or three Douglas twin-engined
planes At"the airbAse in October 1948.
Enclosure-. Sketch of Kobryn Airba.se
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