AIRFIELDS ON THE KOLKHOZ FARMS

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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DATE DISTR. Dec 1953
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It may, 0 be taker, for granted that all kolkhozes which have motor trannpoz-
and which are locate' in central regions of the USSR are now provided with coneretI..
runways for airplanes. in the district of Delev (Tula
F.egion) eleven of these runways have been built between 1951 and 1953. runway of
this sort is called Aerodrome-Odinot:,h:+ta, that is "isolated airfield."
25X1 3, there are
ou 1,?UU of them in the mi'dle zone of the RSFSR, which represents the central
25X1 defensive zone of the tJS . the Soviet government intends to con-
struct about three hunarer more.
25X1
25X1 5'
sometimes three
number. In the
airfielc0
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tre runways are made for use by heavy planes. They are
area, these numbers run between 249 and 263. The last
These fields are very ca_efully constructed. Prevailing winds and local topography
are attentively examined before building them. Meteorological observations for a
five-year period are stu;;ied. Thus one can tell, when Dos-Avio sends a kolkhoz
the equipment needed for a meteorological station, that an Aerodrome 0dinotchka will
be started within a few years. No attention is paid to possible damage to fertile
soil or to any existing buildings that happen to be in the way.
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6. Once a meteorological station has been put up, all sorts of specialists arrive
and begin to conduct all kinds of studies. After the third year of meteorological
studies, constriction materials come in. Ncbody asks for the consent of the
kolkhoz administrator.
7. Each AO has its own fuel tank, which is put in side-by-side with that of the
kolkhoz. It is attached to the pump beside the dispatoherts platform by a special
channel. Each AO receives a special allotment of fuel for. lighting and signal
system.
8. A Dos-Avio building is row constructed near the A0. This usually accommodates
twenty-five to thirty persona. A food supply station and a repair shop, with a
collection of tools for minor repairs, are installed beside it. Within the
kolkhoz a I)os-Avio cell is established. Its duties are to guard the AO. Normally,
during the month of August, these airfields are visited by Dos-Avio machines of
the region. Members of the kolkhoz of the Dos-Avio cell are offered a chance to
go up in the planes as passengers. During the winter months, lecturers come to the
kolkhozes to familiarize the members of the Dos-Avio cell with airplane mechanics
and the servicing of airfields. During these conferences, a special commission
chooses certain young people who have made the most progress in the work of the
local cell. These youngsters are sent to the aviation factories.
25X1 9. During the course of instru.:tion I eceived from Instructors at
Khimki (near Moscow), in the regions of Vologda, Kotlas,
25X1 and Siktivkara. These AO were connecte?1 with the forestry kolkhozes and belonged
to the Dos-Avio of the Polar Region. These were built on the "pair" system--that
is, one AO for each two kolkhozes situated near each other. These AO have special
beacons for identification. These are built in the form of belvederes and are
located along the runways. The kolkhozes are compelled to undertake the upkeep
of the AO during the wince:, by patting a group of workers at the disposal of the
kolkhozes Dos-Avio cell.
10. In fact, the AO must be kept ready foz? use at all times, and military aircraft
frequently do make use of t--.&m. it May 1953, accor .ing to the informant, the
number of AO in the Ar_ti.e _a_-le reached 11+ anc. nine others were in construction.
The AO system Is mainly r.eveloped in the first and second industrial regions of
the USSR--in other words, in