AIRCRAFT SHIPMENTS ON THE CHELYABINSK RAILROAD LINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003200490004-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 12, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

REPORT NO. ~~n! H
25X1 A Approved For Release 2002/08/07 : CIAO RDP82-00457R003200490004-6
COUNTRY 0vi :t Uniola
TOPICAir~raft Shipmente on _t! e c rATLLYABIUS1i'Pail road Line
EVALUATION
DATE OBTAINED-
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1 Freight urains of 10 to L5 cars loaded with brand-new aircraft
were observed pas.;ine, in the direction of U2A These air-
craft were of the following types:
a. Single-seat fighters, short stubby fuselage, wit lout end i.ne,
wings disassembled; two aircraft loaded on each car, partly
covered with tarpaulins, partly crated.
b. :yin le-seat fighters with slim fuselage, without engine,
wines disassembled. ~a
2. a. The same types of aircraft,. but with installed engines, were
se-an e:lipped in the direction of 0110LYABIiSK. (Single radial
engine, without cowling, two-bladed propeller .;
b. These trains also carried another type of planet Slender
fuselage, in-line engine, pointed cowling, two-bladed propeller,
2 5X 1 A JoMment:
a3 Authenticity of report cannot be co.caented on,
b. No aircraft plant is known to exist in the direction of
E LYABINSK from ASHA. It is unusual for airframes to be
sent to an aircraft engine plant for installation of the
engines.
c. '.Chia report may be considered in connection with the under--
,round aircraft plant reportedly in R-VDA, since s.,-aipr;aents
from there to UFA. go via ASIL?#.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
felt er of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
2008
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