MILITARY INFORMATION: AIRFIELDS IN MANCHURIA

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• Publication Date: February 13, 1947
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,SAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
MTE ,WWGENCE REPORT
C UsNT ( China
SU3iEj Military Inforanation: Airfields in i uohuria
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"A" but not in Report "B". ___.._... II?TR1 MUST BE
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INFO. As Stated
DIST. 13 Februarys 19 47
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SUPPLEMENT
Notes pages 21, 614 '4, 75, 76, 111, 112, M. 114, 115" 315 ?.
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Report "A" contains information given by Jananese who conferred with
These men,
listed below, were scheduled to have returned to Japan by the end of September 1946.
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Notes The following information on sir-fields in Manchuria is a compilation
of two reports received from asp,ra.te sources. These are referred to as Report "As"
(origin: Changohhun) and Report "B" (Origin; mukden). Maps of the airfields in-
eluded here are 'row. Report "A".)
Date of Information; Report "A" is based upon information received from Japanese
ditions of the hen?- ars and/or other permanent installations is available. Many of
these airfields era vithin Communist-controlled territory and may have been rendered
useless. for Report 'B" last visited airfields in 1944.
2, Alphabetical Ixsdex; See pages 128 and 129.
3. Tables: Three tables have been compiled from the two reports. Tables I lists air-
laesLdescr?ibed in both reports. In some oases the name of the field-and/or the
coordinates were similar but not identical, or the descriptions given in the two
reports raised some doubt as to whether the aims field was being described. These
doubtful cases were Included in Table I. Table II lists airfields described in
Report "B`g but not in Report "A". Table III lists airfields described in Report
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4. Expla:iation of
a. Repc.rt "A". No map of the airfield is attached unless stated in the table.
C ass. o! airfields are as follows;
Class 1: No obstacles block landings and takeoffs; favorable topography;
paved runways; possibilities for future expansion; runway larger than 80
meters by 1000 meters; quality of adjacent ground, hard; planes carrying
less than twenty-two tons gross weight can take off and land.
Class TI: Paved runway, but smaller than 80 meters by 1000 meters; or sur-
roundings not favorable for taking off and landing of large type planes; or
paved runway; ground hard; surroundings favorable for taking off and landing
of medium sized planes.
Class III: Pavea runway, but s:r.aller than 80 meters by 800 meters; or sur-
roundinos have limitations; or small field so only small type planesmay land
b. Report "B". Unless the contrary is indicated: (1) facilities for fuel ana
oit"s crake are available; (2) field is safe for C-47 and C=46. Number,
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Note: Thickness of the paved run-ays is according to Japanese Army,
regulations and as a vwholc is fifteen centimeterc c. more of rock plus fifteen
centimeters of concrete or asphalt. before the sur: ender, some fields were built
that had more than twenty centimeters of rook and fifteen centimeters of concrete
or asphalt, but these were not known by the sources.)
6. Maps: included are maps of 117 airfields from Repo?ct "A", showing the relation-
sh. p_of t, e airfield to the listed town as well as a diagrar._ of the field itself.
Standard map symbols have been used to designate roads, railroads, rivers, and other
topographical featureea Hangars are indicated by the symbol! and other build-
ings by the symbol , The letter in the upper r frht hared corner of each map
shows thu source's opinion o+ the map's accur::cy. Explanation is as follows:
A.
Accurate
B.
Cne part may be inaccurate
C.
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Viewed from ti-e air
Information received
from another person; may be inaccurate
in part
6. Differentiation between large, medium, and small planes in Report "t" is as follows:
Large: more than 16.5 tons fully equipped.
tedium: 16.5 tons to 3 tons fully equipped.
Small: lees than 'I tons fully equipped.
both sets of coordinates have been listed.
the airfield rather than to the town. In 'Fable I where co-
or na es di er in Reports A and i'or what appears to be the same field,
8. The report consists of the following sections: Table I, Table II, Table III,
taps, and Index of Airfields.
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TAHLL I - AIRFIELLX3 LIIk3 D IN BOTH 1 P0BTS
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G.4z,na boo aetei s
14-S. 37 1 v ,( grass; L's ~~e u o n n r n n c t c z cannon .~ . o u.?it~`ia up-paved.
T. 5HMCki1AO North %(4 ) (122=.30, 40-40)z
Runaayas square field; grass; all directions.,
ilemnrka F not. waft for C--46 r
44%i..I'l South (
(1222-46., 41-02)?, . dSE31I4 ':122r, - i `ire planes.
UISWIPI North C (122-i5. 41--6) i
L unwayi 1; ?palt" Macadam; h.-Z.
(123.>O1j.:: 41a-16) = LiAox'd3G Wesi
2000 TG.?
Aiuuwa:ys x 1-. tar, it cadaam TY"'z < n o n a o ., . a + o
.Rurwa;yr pevad.,
cla'sa 3 OC l t.eve X 300
F,nr;ws yij , IRX. fa ed.
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Runway s a 1; asphal t n wacadam N?- S. . , . , .. , n s ., Rein Maya,: p v=edv
I~DLN tFeta~ 2 PEA )
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NurwayF " 2u tlav&dn
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Runways H 1, con o ate; N-SO . n o e s 0 e e o++ e ion a Ruriways , paved.
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~ ai _ r?000 t . its ', x .. .00 m f3 of ..?'r,
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(126-39. 45=?47)
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12010 at..~C't,e'1 ii
Remarks' c?au haIodle: xie i '1 nri '~ ', Y7 1. E:tne a ..
L u, l o7 4"" 1 C.
2000 P C 1 >1 ' 2000 P?'''lf4:i 4r
Euaway s - ulipav'eoa..
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1x a1 :buy.
!i :u3'ts.Se txj '`ikei .I.ties for fuel. & oil atoruge-j . sae 1.s
not sultable for C-46.
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if ~f3Xka. 41 .i??awilitzga i` 'C fllei $; foix, ttor& eo 4 b.1 t. Lf?s
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(12x'13, 43.422). TUWHU.
Class ?-j 2000 meter. X 16QO n.;tex s.
ititiu~rzt~ a~ 1; ' ats,t=taulty conar,ste, Cement ro ci ete4 . A o. ?lttlnway ~ paved. 1 3.200 irxe;teru. X 80 i; otc-r:i,
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1;uaways. oblong field; graas;
lebkwk3 i unsuitable Tor G-46,
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all dix ections, , . d : RUnway Pe "fad; 1200 motors X 850 meterr~:.
See , zattac!.
( x,29-30 , 42-54); YBNGUI LO-S 129 -3 4 - 1:
214G. r.1~ter. 3 1 00 meters..
.... , C isV 2;
tt ti1~i d Q 1; asphalt, macadam; -E~ o , ........... a .I u away F r a? ed i 1200 me Wrs X 80 maters.
itui :krks; )ni uit ble for C,..46. Reiizar s, T;?= of C. UEN, TACO
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f a Class 4.
.Htunw,rays a 1; conoxete, -^l ... , , ..... a ,. , , , < , , , , a o . ,Ptz-av-ayi pa.-;red.
Remarks: no faciiities for fi?el & oil storage; a lieinarks 2'i)vnrz of CiiIU.I Tkr~
iansultable for 0--46.
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{y1'(ii(rl~ MHit r ii t t,'hT ti of
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t 26r ' . 43-43) C u.LLN iforth ('x ttng?; brhi) (4 )(126-32, 43--'.:.
Claiae 3; 2000 meters . 2000 meters.
unv ys: r~uare f eid Brass; all dirertaonnsA ..., t Runvr .y a pa e f4
1wi urtca t unsuitable for U- W or C-46, Fier ke z ? xn& l planes
Cass. 2; t;;G meters X 300 n nett-n,-s,
Ctunways a t.rpaved.
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Rei:karks . sn1?a17 planes only
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Class 3.
iiuriuay s q 1; concrete; I~-.`r .. , ..... ...... ....... a A , a RRun aay ~ paved; 600 mete u 4O astc,te~~:a4.
I16n ks s no facilities for fuel. & C,43. storage; Rr ii rks ; i'er 1 i; e:t planes only,
unsuitable for C-h6. nurrrow valley,
Between SH t~li` Idty , .. 2 48 , 1~.-~?''...` % and ai H d
GQ&iG ( ) ('129-10, 44-12)- "'O14GCIi: r;GCst .Ve,
o non... }
1V00 nie't 8L) islet., . 1220 }.. ,ti(,, a -
(129-2), C1,aes ~., 2t'[0O meters X 2000 n ;t:er?
3 urrwa;ysr 2; asphalt, a,acadw.::a5 concrete; it ?:i.A' a, s $ , , ~~, )
I..unwaysA 3; grass? gravel.
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a,..Aunway. unpaver.;
(124-0-5t. 40-28)
Runways uxyprared; 1200 t:, j, 80 me4,.. 200 a
X 80 I+ir'~to 1200 Mt at . X 80 Met., -
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