SARATOV AIRFRAME PLANT NO 292 SARATOV, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: October 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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SARATOV AIRFRAME PLANT NO 2 92 -
SIARATOV,. USSR
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CENTRAL INTELLI~f ENCE AGENCY
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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SARATOV AIRFRAME PLANT
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Road
Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
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Saratov Airframe Plant No 292 (BE No
is Iodated at 51-29-57N.045-57-09E
in the southwest--section of Saratov, USSR (Fig-
ure 1). The plant is connected by taxiway to
Saratov Airfield South
0.5 nautical miles to the south, and is also
served by major roads and rail spurs.
NO 2192, SARATOV, USSR
The new subassembly building (item 25X1 D-
Figure 4) was under construction in 25X1 D
was nearing completion i 5X1 D
was complete on photography of
The addition of 31,875 square feet of oorspace
to another subassembly building (item 17, Fig-
ure 4) had begun in and appeafs com-
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Saratov_ i-\irfr_.ame Ptazlt_ N'o,-. 291w s- gjjs .,plez e, orb: ~.ph.ntograpl !.,. '"kie-w rkshop 2'55X1 D
observed on TALENT Mission (item 14; Figure 4) was in evidence i
(Figure 2~. At that,time the plant :-and was probably,,coriipleted doring'the
"."contained -approximately 2;006,275 square feet summer,of _ The addition of 17,400 square
(lof floorsPace. A comParisonofthis photography feet to the shipment building 12, Figure ure4
(item, t g )
with that from KEYHOLE was also in progress on photography of
(Figure 3), reveals additions. and was completed during the-sutrimer of
amounting s to approximately 532,550 square ^ The remaining minor additions, totaling
feet of ffogrspace'. $ (S60 square' flee[ of .floox5pare, were crrifip1d'ted
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FIGURE 3. SARATOV AIRFRAME PLANT NO 292 AND SARATOV AIRFIELD SOUTI
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CHECKOUT
BUILDING
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Road
--. Fence
a?Tank
Building
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AIRCRAFT
TEST REVETMENT
SARATOV I
AIRF ELD OUTM
CONCRETE
RUNWAY
6,700' X 280'
RUNWAY
3,200' X 230'
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Saratov Airfield South,' which serves the
plant as a test ? and flyaway field, has two
northeast /southwest runways: one, measuring
5,700 by 260 feet, is surfaced with concrete,
and the other, measuring approximately 3,260
by 230 feet, is possibly of pierced steel planking
.during the-summers.. of
or graded earth.- The facilities at the airfield
consist. of ~one hangar,- a checkout building,
shops, fueling facilities, and support buildings,
and have not changed since
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The U-shaped earth revetment previously
reported 1/ as containing two possible test cells
is now identified as an aircraft test. revetment
with two aprons, two blast .deflectors, and a
cpntrol building. 25X1 D-
On TALENT photography of
25 FLASHLIGHT, 3 CAB, and. one CREEK were
observed at Saratov Airfield South,. but on
KEYHOLE photography of - only one
CAB and ` one small possible .straight-wing
aircraft were discernible.
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MAPS OR CHARTS
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Serie 200), Sheet 0235-2HL, ' 3d ed, Jan 64, scale 1:200,001) (SECRET)
DOCUMENTS
1. CIA. PIC/R-6/60, Airframe Plant 232 and South Airfield, Sarato,', USSR, Jul 60 (T(.)P S.ECRET CHESS)'
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