OBSERVATIONS MADE IN AIR SPACE BETWEEN GDYNIA (GDINGEN) AND DANZIG BAY AND IN COASTAL AREA OF WESTERN SECTOR OF BALTIC SEA

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TOPIC,
13 to 16 15 Jan, 1 MiG-15 with long cabin Good visibility,
January daily observed 3 to 4 times over Gdingen 0/10
(54 21 N/18 40 E) flying at alternate cloudiness
speed.
No air activity in coastal area
of western sector of Baltic Sea.
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Observations Made in Air Spans Bet
in Coastal Area of Western Sector of Baltic Sea
1 MiG-15
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DATE PREPARED
[This is UNEVALUATED Information
Date of Observation Weather flaval Observations
Observation
in 1955
alternately
aloft at 700 to 900 meters,
partially over clouds, over
Gdingen Harbor.
28 Feb 1 individual jet aircraft
and 1 Mar or 2 in close stagger formation
flew at irregular time intervals
over Gdingen Harbor at altitudes
between 600 and 800 meters.
Direction of approach not observed.
Aircraft headed northwest while
loosing altitude. After departure,
long interval before next aircraft
arrived. All aircraft mid-wing
monoplanes with swept back wings,
1 round dontained fitted between
middle and outer third of wing,
projecting beyond leading edges of
wings.
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3/10 to 6/10
overcast at
1,000 to
1,200 meters
0/10, hazy,
south-south-
easterly wind,
wind speed 2
to 3
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27 Feb and
2 March
2. 15 to 17
Jan and 27
to 29 Feb
16 Feb to
5 March
3. 18 to 21
Jan
4. 31 Jan to
2 Feb
5. 3 Feb
No air activity seen in coastal
area of western sector of Baltic sea.
No air activity over Gdingen, Danzig Poor visibility,
Bay (5440 N/1915 E) and over western partially up to
sector of Baltic Sea. 8 to 10 km
approached from to east
assembly
Sound of jet engines repeatedly Hazy, weather
heard over Gdingen Harbor during cleared up for
daytime, but no aircraft observed. short -periods.
About 1100, 1 jet aircraft with
swept-back wings and elevator
at appr 00 meters a
toward Langfuhr whil
altitude.
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No aircraft seen nor sound of 0/10 10/10 at 500
aircraft engines heard over 0100' to 600 meters,
Gdingen dad Danzig Bay. heavy snowfalls
intermittently
No air activity over Gdingen, Danzig Poor visibility,
Bay and coastal area in western partially foggy
sector of Baltic Sea.
Loud noises at rcraft engine Foggy, partially
(not of j e) heard from ground fog
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airfield fo 5 minutes. No 1
air activity roughout the day.
from view, and, after appr
landed north of Oxhoeft (0
(5433 N/ 1833 E). Fight a
about 1,200 meters.
1000, 3 swept-bask jot aircraft with Clearing up almost
high rudder assemb took off from no wind.
Babie Doly (5440 N/1835 E) airfield,
turned to the sea without disappearing
radio installation west of Oxhoeft was
considerably enlarged. Three large lattice
masts and some smaller masts were seen.
Lattice masts illuminated by red lights at
night. The installation was north of
slope near oil bunkering station for ship.3
Presumably
Soviet ship
units in
Danzig Bay
held firing
practices
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Date Observation Weather Naval Observation
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12 February At 1000, 1.MiG-15 towing sleeve target, Clear
about'25 meters long, presumably took northeasterly
off from Babie Doly airfield and wind, wind
practiced flying at about 1,500 speed: 2 to 3
meters. Another MiG-15 dived down on
air sleeve from high altitude. No
bursts of fire heard nor tracer
ammunition seen. Procedure was
repeated twice. A third MiG-$5 coming
from Babie Doly headed east at about
1,500 meters and disappeared from view.
13 Feb No air activity over coastal area in
western sector of Baltic Sea.
6. 9 Feb About noon, 2 biplanes circled axes Clear sky,
north of Gdingen Harbor at 500 to individual
700 meters for appr 60 minutes. clouds,
A Polish employee in a ehi,itping- light easterly
office stated that Babit Daly a4,Rfield wind.
is used only by Polish *ilitaary
aircraft of type MiG. 2
10 and 11 From early morning, 1 flight of MiG
Feb aircraft including 1 towing a sleeve
target,
cvvssed over Gdingen Harbot
alto 700 meters and at time
intervals of appr 60 minutes.
Aircraft approached from north and
headed south.
Clear,
individual
clouds,
light
easterly wind.
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1 Mar From appr 0600, no air activity over Visibility At 0725,
Danzig Bay and later over Hela-Rixhoeft 15 to 20 km, presumably 3 Polish
(Rozewie) (5450 N/18 21 E) coastal area. calm sea. submarines and
1 target-tow tug
at a distance of
about 1 km were
seen in Danzig
Bay between
Neufahrwasser and
Hela heading
southeast at a
speed of about
10 knots.
10 to 13 10 Feb: 1000 to 1600, 3 MiG-15s Good visibility, 3 Soviet 25X1
Feb crossed 16 times over Gdingen easterly wind, heavy warship
Harbor at 600 to 700 meters, 1003 millibars units and 3
coming from the north. All aircraft from 10 to 12 destroyers with
had auxiliary fuel tanks under the Feb. On 13 Feb: 1 target-tow tug
wings which projected beyond the 10/10 at appr proceeded line
leading and trailing ,edges. The 1,500 meters, ahead for Hela
first of the 3 aircraft towed a good visibility, (Hel) (5437N/1847E)
sleeve target. The two other aircraft 999 millibars, roads toward
flew slightly higher and did not minus 2 degrees. Neufahrwasser.
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8. 15 Feb
keep a firm position. All
aircraft were marked by a
white-red chequered paint
under the wings. South of
Gdingen, the aircraft
apparently made a curve to
the east and, slightly
later, appeared over the
sea south of Gdingen. They
approached a Soviet warship
unit which was anchored off
Hela Peninsula and later toward
Neufahrwasser. The Mi.G-15 towing
the sleeve target directly approached
the ships while the other 2 MiG-158
flew at the side and much higher.
Only one approach flight was made
each time. Light AA guns on the
ships fired at the sleeve target.
Smmke trails were continuously
observed. After the departure,
the aircraft turned to the west
and disappeared from view. They
apparently landed. at Babie Doly
airfield. 4
No air activity in Gdingen area. Light snow
icigkt flurries.
No air activity over Gdingen Clear frost
and Danzig Bay. from 15 to
17 Feb
From 0800 1L6 1 swept-
back jet
intervals of'ftW OR minutes,
flew from di it
;,angf uhr toward BAY.
Aircraft approac at
altitude Of about 200 meters,
climbed steeply to about
1,000 meters over Gdingen
Harbor, then made flat glide
toward Hela Bay.S At 1515,
1 large four-engine aircraft
with straight trailing edges of
wings and rounded wing tips flying
at,about 1,000 meters approached
from Langfuhr and headed toward
Hela Bay. An additional engine-
like 6ed under each
wing .
17 Feb Jet aircraft flew over Gdingen
and Danzig Bay throughout day
as on preceding day.
About noon, 1 larger aircraft
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Naval Observation
South of H g *" (V
altered oovam %
east and disappsalft
from view. Appr at
same time 5 Polish
sub-marines put to
sea from Gdingen
U-boat harbor. It
was not observed
that the submarines
participated in
exercise by Soviet
Navy and Air Force
units.
Same Soviet ships
put to sea as
between 10 and
13 February.
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(shape not recognized)
approached Gdingen from
south-southeast to north-
northeast at very high
altitude while developing
vapor trails. On each side
and staggered to rear flew 5
aircraft of which only vapor
trails were seen. The 4
vapor trails in front circled
around aircraft with thick
vapor trails. It seemed that
rapid fighters escorted a
big aircraft.
Langfuhr-airfield is
9. 16 and 17
Feb
10.
25 to 27
Feb
9 to 11
Mar
3 Mar
under improvement.
Jet aircraft allegedly not
stationed at Langfuhr airfield
hntatiBabie Doly airfield.
No air activity over Gdingen,
Danzig Bay and coastal area
in western sector of Baltic Sea.
During sea voyage along
Pomerian and Baltic Sea coast
as far as Helsingfors
(6oloN/2458 E), passing by
Porkalla (5956 N/2423 E), no
aircraft were pen or heard
and no Polish or Soviet
warships were sighted. No
firing by artillery in coastal
area.
About 1600, 2 single-engine Partially cloudy,
fighters with wings fitted southwesterly
somewhat rectangularly to wind, wind speed
fuselage crossed over 5 to 6.
Gdingen Harbor from northeast
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to southwest at an altitude
of about 1,200 meters.
12.
6 to 12 Feb During sea voyage
southwest to
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to 6,
visibility:
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meters to about 20
km, 2/10 to 10/10,
partially foggy
with intermittent
snow.
Naval Observes
1 destroyer in
Gdingen Harbor
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13. 10 Mar About 1600, 1 jet aircraft Clear, cloudless,
approached from the east frost
at low level and headed
toward airfield north of
Gdingen.
After short time, aircraft
again seen at altitude of
about 500 meters coming from
the west and heading toward
Gdingen airfield while
loosing altitude.
The jet aircraft had swept-
back wings and elevator
assembly and unidentified
body under each wing.
11 Mar About 1130, same Approach
flight as on 10 Mar. Jet
aircraft approached from the
east end landed north of
nt Danzig Langfuhr (Wrzeszoz) airfield is only occupied
y aircraft with piston engines.
Comment, Babie Doly airfield is occupied by Polish naval fighter
units equipped with MiG-15s.
Comment. This installation is a naval radio installation.
Comment. The exercise between the Soviet naval units and
Polish naval fighter unit from Babie Doly airfield was held with the
purpose of fighting with light Ak guns against air attacks at ships.
Comment. The aircraft presumably practiced the attacking of
ship targets in gliding flight.
omment. The "additional engine-like body" under the wing
pose ly was a droppable unit.
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