KIROV AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS PLANT NO 32 KIROV, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500280084-8
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: August 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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 Kirov Aircraft Instruments Plant No 32 I was continuing con-
is located in the northern struction progress on a workshop/assembly
suburbs of Kirov, USSR (Figure 1), at.3S-3S-,40\ building in the western part of the plant. The
49-37-20E, approximately 3 nautical miles layout of structures-.in Plant No 32 is pre-
northwest of the center of the city. The plant sented in Figure 3; Table 1, which-is keyed
is surrounded by a security fence and.served to this figure, lists- descriptions and dimen-
by rail and the adjacent Kirov Airfield Nor[h. sions. of the significant buildings.
Over z)00,000'square feet At the time of the first photographic cov-
of floorspace have been added 'to Plant No 32 erage:in Plant No 32 con-
since it was. first' observed in sisted~ of 5 major buildings, a steamplant,
Although the plant was included in photographic' and 12 minor structures, containing approx-
coverage of this report is based _imately 700,000 square feet of floorspace.
on photography of (Figure 2) Photography of revealed that
because of its better quality. The only signifi- a considerable amount of construction had
cant change -at the plant between 0 occurred. Completed buildings included a ma-
 Table 1. Significant Buildings at Plant ,\-o ,4
(Item numbers appear on Figure 3)
Description
Dimensions
(R)
Fooorspace
(sq ft)
1 Machine shop.vorkshop
Irregular -
73.500
2 1In?hine'shop 'workshop
250x 145
36.2-50
3 W'orkshop,'assembly bldg
759 x'375_.
_294.371
4 Machine shop 'workshop
-
740 x 110 x 55h -
51.400
Steamplant. .
5
6 Workshop , .
3b5 x 120
46.2_00
7 Workshop
Irregular
7.600
6 workshop
Irregular
67.500
9 workshop
27.) k 75
.20.6225
10 11arehouse
210x 40
5,400
11 Warehouse
210 x 40
5,400
12 Warehouse
210x 40
b.400
.13 Warehouse
-250 x 40
10.01111
14 Workshop/assembly bldg.-under
7220 x 340
244.500
construction'
15 - Assembly bldg. 3 stop
(overall)
Irregular
119.600
16 Assembly bldg, 3 storm.
Irregular
115.500
Total floorspace of numbered buildings-
1.,146.150
'
Total floorspace of other buildings -
74.425
TotaLfloor space of Plant No 32 -
1,220,575
a
chine shop/workshop (item 4, .Figure 3), 4
workshops (items 6, 7, 8, and 9), and 4 ware-
houses (items 10, 11, 12, and 13); a large
workshop/assembly building (item 14) was ob-
served under construction. Total floorspace
at Plant No 32, including Building 14, is approx-
imately 1,220,575 square feet.
25X1 D The 4lworkshops were added between
25X1 D and the 4
25X1 D warehouses were built betweeni
25X1 D
was underway in 0 and had been com-
pleted by 1 1. The construction
of Building 14 was discernible in
by- it . was nearly complete.
Kirov-Airfield North has a natural surface
(sod) landing area, oriented northwest/south-
east, which measures approximately 4,600 by.
350 feet. The following aircraft were observed
at the field on photography-.
1 CAB, 4 CRATE, 6 HARE/HOUND, and 12
small straight-wing aircraft.
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
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SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series ?00, Sheet 0155-6HL, 4 h ed. Sep 63, scale 1:200,000 (SECRETE