LEGNICA AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001500830010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2005
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Legnica Airfield
25XSATE OF INFO.
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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Point #1. Legnica Airfield. Grass oovered;l
There were concrete sidings running along buildings oints #2 to 7-7.
The beginning of the runway was near buildings Point #3>
The airfield
two $gine bombers, 5 to 80 Soviet
trafort planes. At this airfield
seven. unidentified aircraft.
YAK 9d, YAK-9m, YAK-9P. and YAK -Or types Soviet transport planes
(YAK-11, type). Also our (Type 21)
jet fighters. At serious es 110 to 100 Soviet
Soviet two-engine bombers (I1-4, Pe-2, and TU-2 types)
ov a one-engine fighters (F-63A, Ia-5, a-7,, La-9, YAK-3, YAK-9,
#2. Buildings. Brick, with tar Paper oval shaped roofs.
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truded from one of the buildings. this was an
aircraft parts factory.
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#7. Building. Brick, two story, 20 m. long, 10 m. wide,,, with
tar paper,- oval shaped roof. Near this. building I 'saw?-T.at
numerous times from three to six oil or gas.,,dark green,refuelind~
trucks ., trucks near aircraft.located on,
the field. During rain a ls, , greasy looking 25X1
rainbow colored material on the grounds near the building.
this was oil and/or gas. Near buildings
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armed with PPSh type machine guns and carbines.
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Point #3'. Building. Brick, 60 m. long, 15.m. wide, with tar paper,
oval shaped roof.
#/+. Hangar. Sixty to 80 m. long, 25 to 30 m. wide, 15 in. high.
The building was brick to a height of 2 m; the remainder
was enclosed glass, with a tar paper, oval shaped roof.
#5. Building. Brick, two story, 30 by 10 in. with tar paper, oval
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building.
#6. Hangar. Sixty meters long, 20 to 25 M. wide, 15 m.,high.
three oviet fig er panes a
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two or three Soviet f g er aircraft. 25X1+
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shed. type roof, sitting on a,wooden platform approximately
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Two meters from ground, constructed or brick. The
remainder of the building was enclosed glass with a Kahn
type roof; curved part with windows par
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#9. RR Track. Double track, standard gauge. Led north to
Legnica and south to Jawor L103N-1611.
#10. Cemetery. Located approximately 2 kilometers north of,
airfield .
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Overlay of GSGS 4416, Sheet R-10,
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Sketch of Legnica Airfield
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