AIR ACTIVITIES, SHANGHAI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009000030009-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2012
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 16, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Air Activities 2 Shah
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three to six planes patrolled the Shanghai
airfield commander Ufa Shan 014 )2 accompanied by three
Soviet advisers, inspected Lunghua ground installations, and underground
warehouses.
a group fighters left for Nanking. They returned to Tach'ang
Airfield on that afternoon.
YAK fighters were shipped from Port Arthur to Lunghua
Airfield, where they were turned over to the "mechanics department" for
assembly. The planes all showed heavy use and the engines were poorly
maintained. .Seven of these planes rere unfit for flying. It is believed
these planes will remain at Shanghai to strengthen air defense.
an "enemy plane" was sighted 100 kilometers
southwest of Shanghai. An air raid alarm was sounded and a flipht of pur-
suit planes was sent on patrol. The alarm was lifted
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