ESTONIAN AVIATION DEVELOPMENTS: TALLINN GVF DETACHMENT/EXPANDED PARACHUTE TRAINING/PARNU CIVILIAN AIRPORT PROGRESS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500250165-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 165
• Publication Date: November 12, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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DATE DISTR. /a Nov 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
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Tallinn GVF Detach= r't
?. "A unit called The Tallinn GVF Detachment (Tallinaki Otriad GVF CGrazhdanokago
Vozduahnogo Flats - civilian aviationJ) ie attached to the Tallinn ntrport for
.vi1ian av~.ation. The chicf of the unit is Colonel of Aviatioi ET +grchenko,
The chief o the political department is Captain of Civilian Aviation Q Ua2art sev.
I. ".he Tallinn Gv"r Detachment has coven planes of the type I1-12 . :hey carve
the linen Tal.linn-Leningrad, Tallinn??Moocaw and Tallinn-Parnu?-jiga.
"The Tallinn GVF Detachment in subordinated to the Northern Territorial Admini-
otration of Civilian Aviation, which is situated in Leningrad. If a mobilization
were proclaimed the Tallinn UVF Detachment would become part of the Leningrad
air transport division of GVF (I .ngradskaia Traneportnaia Aviataionnaia Dtvizia
GYF). The staff of this air division ex-sto even in peace time at the headquarters
of the Northern Territoral t.dmiaiatration of Civilian Aviation in Leningrad.
"While on duty, civilian aviation flight-personnel are considered equal to
persons on active military service and ars subject to responaibili.ty in accordance
with military law.
"i'ran 1 Aug to 15 Sept 53 a recruiting commission was working at the Tallinn GVF
Detachment. It recruited pupils for the Leningrad Civilian Aviation Flight School
(Leningradskoie Liotnoie Uchilishche GVF)and the Leningrad Civilian Aviation
Aviotechnical School T1ningradakoie Avlotekhnlchea-Koic Uchii:.onche GVF). Only
those net could apply 'hc had =iniohed secondary school, were aged between 17
lulu 25, Mere physically cu..table for service in nt,tatton, had successfully gone
through courses of some aviation specialty at the DO3AAF organization and were
rwriberu or candi~.atoe -ta membership, of the Kefoaomol. Both the above Leningrad
schools are of a cemi-military type. The pupils live in barrack-hostels, wear
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?aracliute Training
"In Hummer 1953 more attention then usual vice paid to parachute sport at the
DOSAA.F aeroclubs of the ED onian SM. Oz. the Insistence of the deputy chief
of the republican ~J11$M1 ueroclub, Captain, N. Trestin (who is staticad in
Tallinn), groups of j.rachute packers' were c,ty.~aiicd at all aerocluba of the
Estonian SSR. At the Tallinn A oelub five such 'study groups of pA rachute
packer.' are working at pre.ent [go r,?195 w .Vberm me:-l2: personatdn each
Parnu Airport
"In summer 1952 work began on the construction of a civilian airport in Parnu.
It in located close to the northwestern suburbs of the town. By August 1953
two runvny. for ha.vy planes were ready. They have a length of 2000 metres
and a width of 60 metres."
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