MAY DAY PARADE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000200260005-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 6, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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NSC BRIEFING 6 May 1954
I. The fly-by included both new bomber
types seen in rehearsals. These were:
A. Jet heavy bomber - but only one SEr~I?
(Type 37) a~^r-
1. Not quite as big as US B-52 -
length 130 to 150 feet (com-
parison: B-52 - 156 feet).
B. Jet medium bomber - nine of these
seen.
1. Comparable to US B-47.
2. Number of engines uncertain -
two or four - each of two large
nacelles could hold two engines.
II. Also participating were:
A. Familiar IL-28 jet light bombers -
81 of them.
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B. Relatively new jet fighters formerly
designated Type 38 by Western
intelligence: now known by their
Soviet designation, MIG-17) - 85 of
them.
I Precise performance estimates on the
new heavy and medium bombers await
technical assessments of photographs
and other information.
IV. DI/USAF comments:
A. Preliminary analysis of early poor-
quality photographs suggests that
Type 37 "reflects the most advanced
features seen to date in Soviet
bomber aircraft."
B. Press reports of "new twin-jet
fighters" apparently refer to IL-28
jet light bombers.
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V. O/NE states, with reference to the
effect of these sightings on existing
estimates:
A. The appearance of only one Type 37
in flight at this time does not
appear to affect existing estimates.
B. The participation of nine of the
new jet medium bombers suggests that
series production may have begun as
early as July 1953; i.e., somewhat
before the earliest previously
estimated date, January 1954.
(SNIE 11-2-54)
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