MAGADAN AIRFIELD
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CIA-RDP82-00457R010800280003-3
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Document Page Count:
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Document Creation Date:
December 19, 2016
Document Release Date:
February 21, 2006
Sequence Number:
3
Case Number:
Publication Date:
March 5, 1952
Content Type:
REPORT
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1. :-:agadan (!9?37 J/10?!5) airfield, Far :at was located on the east
side of the :agadanPalatka (6006'N/1500560E) highway, about 3 km from the
perimeter of :agadan. :est of the hichway there was a high-tonsion line
which led to Palatka,. A 4 to 6-,4wire telephone line leading to the traffic
control station of the field vas observed east of the highway to ;Iagadanc,
Me terrain north of the field vas -level while it rose tovzarc the past and
west. 117lo field vas a military installation. which Was also occupied by an
TIM detachment aseir;ned to the gold-mining district on the Indigierka aver
about 1,200 1;c1 north of :7agadan. The wooden buildings of the installation
which was allegedly built in 1945/1946, were scheduled to be replaced by
pornanont structures,
2. The fteld extended for 5,000 to 6,000 meters from north to south and about
2,000 meters from east to vest. It web provided with a concrete north-south
runvay.in the middle of the landing field. The field was provided withfdrainae
faciltties and was surrounded by a barbed-wire fence. An old four-story wooden. -
adninf.stration building, about 25 x 10 zIrters, was seen west of the highway to .
w7acacitno Three low wooden buildings to the south of the Old ad.rdnistration -
building, each about 20 x 8 meters, quartered about NO flying and ground por-
sonner. Three buildings of the same trpe, utilized75torage facilities, were
observed north of the administration building. Tho now traffic control station,
a five-story permanent building, 25 x 10 meters, was opposite the Gd administra-
tion building east of thehighway. 7eteoro1ogical equiement was observed on
wooden platforo/s 3 to h meters high. Two searchlights used for take-ofTh. were
in front of the flight control station. A repair hangar or workshop, about
25 x 10 meters, fitted with a slide door, was observed in a northwestern corner
of the field, An underground fuel dump which was supplied by tank trucks from
the port 'ms located in the southwestern corner-. The fuel dump covered an area
of 25-x. 12 motors, and was 2 meters above the ground. A Dr station (?) was
also seen. *
. 'Arent:v.-lave to thirty transports covered with tarpaulins wore parked north of
the fuel dump, Ten to twelve other aircraft were observed north of the traffic
control station, According to :;oviets these were fighter aircraft. They were
fit Le with two radial engines, single rudder assemblies and landing gear retract-
ing mansard. ** iuring the winter flying at the field was slight. 0,1y mail
flights wpre :7oneral1.7 made. According to Soviets, there was intensive flying
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