1. FORTIFICATIONS ON FORT NIKOLAYEV ISLAND 2. POSSIBLE NEW SOVIET AIRCRAFT TYPE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80S01540R001200170003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 20, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
(Fort Nikolayev Island at the mouth
of the Dnepr E ver was heavily fortified. On the southern side of the island
there were nine 120 mm guns,whiie on the western side, there were three
such guns. The detached breakwater about 160 meters north of the island
was 500 meters long and the quay en. tIh3 island was not continuous. Rather,
it was interrupted by seven large sea-level gates about 25 meters in width
which were always closed.
SZCH T`CONTROL-U.s. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMAT.ON
COUNTRY USSR (Black Sea)
twin turrets forward and a gun of undetermined caliber aft. Amidships, there
was a twin-barreled ma~cbiabe gun.
SUBJECT 2.e Fortifications on Fort Nikolayev Island DATE DISTR.
2. Possible New Soviet Aircz1,,f r?.n*
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
00 May 1953
DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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and a destroyer lying at anchor in the roadstead which lay about 5 tan north
of the island. The destroyer, was flying a Soviet flag and was armed with
At
ovoressiysk, an aircraft
with two jet engines could reverse its direction with amazing rapidit
From its normal line of flight . the aircraft went into a
900 climb and afte
a swift loop,it had reversed its direction
]the jet engines could be tilted
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