SMOLENSK AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006300610003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 11, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION Sr :R,a-r/CUNTd0L -- US
CENT`fi4~.U 6 RI Nt REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Solensk Ubiast )
SUBJECT rlensk
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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DATE DISTR. . 11 Feb - 1952
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l~ The military airfield on the northern perimeter of a3molensk (32031E/> 4%71 "v),
Smolensk Oblast, was about 2 x 3 km. :here was a concrete runway about 1.1
km long.
were also made but no
parachute
es jumps.
The field was occupied by about 30 ttin-engine Jouglas Janos, about 10
tvrln-enl^ine Pe-2 barbers, about 30 single-engine Yak fighters, and
about 10 jet planes with swept-back wings anti air intake under the nose,
There was day and night flying. Up to 30 plane, were simultaneously seen ? n
the air in daytime G The jet lighters made flight in fox atioris or up to 11-1 no
panes. The conventional fighters nracti.ced air combats Fractic- '24 -%.4-
- ory arrac_as bullu n? s crest of the road to tiro field. ./. fuel dump of six
tb eight containers, each about 10 r.*.eters in diameter and 6 meters highs, was in
the southeast rn corner of the field 4 Another fuel dump 'was on the town peri-
meter just southwest of the field. Aircraft repair shops and a ce;pot."oa
engine spare parts and material were south of the field.
2. Seven hangars were on the edge of the field and four to six new large, five-
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