AIRFRAME PLANT NO. 30 IN MOSCOW

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COUNTRY USSR (bloskovskaya ,Oblast) REPORT
SUBJECT Airframe Plant No. 30 in Moscow DATE DR.
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28 October 1958
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the Airframe Plant No. 30 on Leninsradskoye shosse And Doti:int.:111.y
proyezas Lezingradskiy Avon, Nesccus on the Mocow City-Plan number 12/65,
Second Edition 7.37, scale 1:35,000. This plant vas subordinate to the Miais-
try of Aviation Industry and the director of the plant was Pavel Andreyevich
Vbronin, a-major general in the Soviet Air Force.
Refer to page 13,
Point 1. Leaingradakoye shoes?.
Point
akotch of the plant layout. 50X1-HUM
2. Fence. This was a wooden fence two and a hnif meters hiGh topped
with barbed wire. This fence enclosed the plant area on all sides
except on the airfield side.
Point 3. Ituluetrtel and technical school. This was a four-story brick
building, approximately 100 x 10 x 22 meterswith a sheet-metal
roof. The technical school was for plant workers who wished to
continue their education sad acquire a trade, The workers atteoded
the technical school on their own time after working hours, from
1800 to 2230 hours daily. After four years of study the student.
was.: given an examination referred to as le:ram-tug the diplome
and passed the examination successfully wee given the title
of a technical worker. Approximately 200 workers attended this
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Lectures on
industrial practices were presented to the new unakilled 'workers
of the plant mho were in the 15-16 years age group. Every yompo
worker mho mos a newcomer to the plant had to undergo a 3-4 weeks
industrial training course outlined by the plant Instructors. The
courses more varied and included instructions oomplains and how
to operate a lathe and other machinery. During the training course
students were paid 260 rubles per month,- and on csupletion, were
given the third category pay scale ana assigned to various shops
tithin the plant.
Point 4. Shop building. This was a brick structure in the form of the
letter "E", approximately 50 x 25 z 5 meters,with a sheet-metal
roof.
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0 preliminary werk on aircraft ftzelages was dove here.
There the longeropa.: fastened to bulkheads of the faseleee.
From there the parts were sent to another subassembly line. The
maehitery used in this shop consisted mainly of riveting hammers.
Point 4a. Administrative building. This was a brick, structure
high, approximately 60 x 10 x:9 meters.
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first floor of-this building there was a eecret
documents such as blueprints and photocopies. On
of this building was the central bookkeeping office.
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Point 41). Shop building. This was a single-atory pproximately 50X1-HUM
40 x a) x 5 meterajwith a sheet-metal roof and abasement.
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the
ground. floor contained the empennage saassenhly shop. From this
shop. the empennage was sent to the final asaeWhIy atop. The base-
ment of this building contained the Maintenance Shop for the plant's
pneumatic equipment; it vas equipped with two largesztraillaB lathes.
and two milling machines. It operated only one shift with approxt-
'softly 20 workers.
Vehicular gate. It was approximately five meters vide and guarded
by one female guard armed with a pistol.
80311 foundry. This was a brick build approximately 10 x 5 x 5
meters with en eigbt,meter-high cmestack, Metal foundrywork was
done only on a small scale, 1bi.4 broken down iron pieces. Casting
of large parts was done at same other plants unknown
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schedule.
Boiler house. This was a single-story building,approximately
30 x 10 x: a meters. This was an old boiler house which heated only
apart of the plant 'buildings,
Sawmill. This was a wooden shadk)approximately 10 x 5 x 5 meters.,
containing three electric saws which were operated by three workers.
Press shop. It was a single-story buildingoapproximately 40 x 10
x 9 metemmith a Blass skylight roof, The lower walls (two meters
from the ground) 'were constructed of brick and the upper wall
section was of Blass. This shop contained one large, 1000-metric
ton hydraulic press which was manufactured in England. Various ribs
for aircraft wings, stabilizer a and fuselages were pressed to the
desired shape at this shop, It employed approximately 3.50 workers
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Point 10, Machine shop. This was a single-story brick structurei, ca;proximately
30 x 10 x 6 meters, with a sheet-metal roof.
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Point U. Forge Shop. This was a single-story brick struatumapprominatelY
50 x12 x9 meters, with a sheet-metal roof, The forge shop con-
tained blanking dies on which the metal materials were manufactured.
Paint 12. Idbrary, This was a brick
rtrnrji libraryjwbich was
by one vazletuo
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Air raid shelter. The air raid itelter vas under5t onmid
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Point 14. Soft &id; stand. This was a orna01 wooden structure) approximately
lb x lb x lb?meters vhere soft drinks, cigarettes,and other commo-
dities could. be purchased by plant workers. It was operated by
one woman.
Pant 15. House. This was a, single-story structure, aPproximately 8 x 5 x 4
meterviith sheet-metal roof. It repealed a villa and. was
surrounded by a small iron fence approximately one meter high.
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Point 16. Administrative building. This was a brick structure.) approximately
10 x 3 x meters, with a sheet-metal roof. In this building all
the plant passes were issued. end/or replaced. It was operated by
a staff of five women.
Point 17. Entrance gates to the plant. rive entrances were used by the wor-
kers They were equipped. with turnstiles and guarded by female
guards armed with pistols. The entrances were marked off alphabeti-
cal,ly, So that individuals whose names began with the letters A to
0, for example, used one to Hto 11 another, etc.
Point 18. Aviation Institute building. This was a four-story brick structure,
approximately 30 x 6 x 12 meters, with a sheet-metal roof. Aithoudi
this building was not on the plant territory, it, nevertheless.
belonged to the plant. The first floor of this building contained
a library for the use efthe plant workers. The second floor was
occupied. by the Aviation Institute, where plant workers could study
for their engineering degrees. The institute, which was opened in
1955, offered a five-year course of study. Classes were held only
ng the evening. _21ae_tnntitute was under the Ministry of Av4-44--
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Industry and admission was-limitedTto plant foremen and seni
There were always more appliCante, than student allocations.
120 detaila concerning the operation of the institute.
On the third and. fourth floors of the building Imre dormitories for
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Point 19. Vehicular gate. It was approximately five meters widelAnde of iron,
and , guarded by a, woman, guard armed with apistol.
Point 20. Plant earage buildings. These consisted of two single-story)
astestosi-roofedlbrick buildings, approximately 20 x 20 x 5 meters,
on a large square. The mechanics assigned to the garage maintained
all the plant's trucks and passenger ears (approximately 200 vehi-
cles). All repair equipment was available at the garage.
Point 21. Machine repair shop. This was a stone structure, approximately
25 x 10 x 6, with a sheet-metal roof. Major repairs and general
overhauling of machinery was Acne in this- shop.
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Point 22. Plant shop. This was a brick structure, approximately 25 x 10 x 6
meters. Source did not know what kind of work was performed in this
shop.
Point 23. Central warehouse. This was a four-story brick stracture with a
sheet-metal roof, approximately 100 x 16 x:15 asters. Supplies
were shipped in by train and truck. Source otated that the ware-
house was well stocked with all supplies for the eration of the
pleat. In one section on the ground floor duralemiasheets were
cleaned before they were issued to the various shops.
Point 24. Large new building under construction. At the time source left the
plant, the wall and roof of this building had been completed. It
was of brick conet1,uction4approxi1nate1y 70 x 70 x 5 metere,with an
asbestos roof. this building; night be used for
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Point 25. Botkilmddyprevezd.
Point 26. Cate. This gate vas used. only by the directors and force= of
the plant. It was also guarded by an armed female guard.
Point 26a. Plant management tuildina. This was a three-story brick structure)
approximately 40 x 10 x:22 meters)with a sheet-metal roof. All the
plant acleln4strative functions were carried out in this building
by 4 staff of approximately Wo.
Point 27. Vehicular gate. This vehicular gate was approd.mate1y five meters
wide end was guarded by an armed female guard. Only the plant
staff vehicles used this sate.
Pant 26. Singlewfrack railrowl line. This railroad aiding led into the
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Trains, consisting of two to four cars, used the eiding-to deliver
uaterial to the plant warehouse.
Pant 29. Fountain.
Pant 30. Vein entrance gates. Similar to sates des ribedunder point 27
above.
Point 31. Forge shop. This was a sinale-sUmr trick structure, Approximately
90 x 20 x 12 'meters, with a sheet-metal roof. This shop contained
aPproximately 20 forging presses and ten electrically heated fur-
naces. The shop
employed about 55 workers in one shift. 50X1-HUM
Point 32. Electric substation. This VO4 a brick structure, approximately
7 x 3 x 3 Esters, with a sheet-metal roof. This substation re-
ceived current via high. voltage lines from the city electric
station. On the plant territory the cables were laid underground
The substation operated on three shifts, with one worker on duty
durina each shift.
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Plant machine repair shop. This vas a s brick struc-
ture, approximately 40 X 15 x 5 meters, with a sheetxrtsl roof.
Plant machinery was repaired end. oveeamuled in this shop, which
operated. in one shift and employed approximately 250 workers.
Point 34. Trade school.
? mutely 60 x 10
the school Ms
subordinate to
tween the ages
?related to the
This vas a three-stmy trick strueture, approxi
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x 12 metersowith aheet-metaI roof. The entrance to
from the Botkinekiy prOyezd. The school )which was
the aviation industry, vas for boys and girls be.
of 14-16 years. The students vere tauglit subjects
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Point 33. The main assembly and subassembly shops. Refer to pace 14
sketch of this balding.
Point 36.
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Tool and. die shop. This was a two.....tory brick structure, approxi-
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tained a shop in which dies were made. The machinery in the sbaa
inc.luded two polishinc maebines, seven planing machines, four 50X1-HUM
lathes, three boring maehines, three turret drills, and. many work
benches. This shop operated. in two shifts eatploying approxi-
mately 60 workers on the first shift and. 26 -workers on the second.
shift. liscated on the second floor of this buildina vas the pleat
tool shop. The shop manufactured small tools such as 0.5 ina drills,
malting tools, and various other machine tools. This shop also
produced. tools of special design which were ordered. by the plant.
The machinery included en unknown number of lathes, turret drills,
and. polishing, planiksoind grinding machines. The tool shop
operated on two shirts and employed about 400 workers, with more
workers cin the first shift than the second. ?
Point 37. Plant Wilding. This vas a two-story brick buildingoaaproylmately
70 x maters3vith a sheet-metal roof. In this shop various
cross sections or angle plates were shaped to the desired forma
The shop employed approximately 300 workers during the day shift.
Point 38. New boiler house. This was a brick structurejapproximately 40 x 20
x 8 meters pith en asbestos-type roof. This boiler house supplied
part of the plant with the needed steam.
Point 39. Storage area. An outdoor storage area,Dapproximately 40 x 5 x 3
meters cored. by a wooden roof. Maier this roof) concrete mixing
machines were parked to protect them from the elements.
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Point 4o. Plant building. This was a three..story brick structure, approxi0
matel;a 55 x 18 x meters, with a sheet-metal roof.
all the designs and. blueprints ror tne50x1 _Hum
construction of aircraft were mede and stored in this tuildinc.
An estimated 400 employees worked in the building 'which opormWd,
on one shift schedule.
Point 41. Fire station. This was a twOCtory brick .struAtuaDpr0d.matr
15 x.I0 x 9 metermlith a sheet-metal roof.station
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was an Observation tower 1$ meters higp..
fire tracks and a staff of 15 firemen who
around the elock.
ation had two
in three ehifts
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Point 42. Alcohol storage house. This was a briok. structure, aPProrametely
4 x 4 It 3 meters3with a sheet-meta roof. This structure was
constantly guarded; during the day3by a plant mari ad at night4
by a police dog. the content gclard. MC main-
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Point 43. awing shop. This was a brick etructure3approximately 60 x 15x 5
meters3with a sheet-metal roof. AU the DOMMary items for the
interior of the aircraft, such as seat livingsand safety belts3were
produced in this shop. It contained a large nutter of sewing
machines, and operated in two shifts.
Point 44. pence. Refer to point 2 above.
Point 45.
Point 46.
Shipping station. This was a railroad platforeeanroximately 50X1-HUM
20 x 15 x 5 meters, I/1th a sheet-metal roof. Products from the
plant were chipped. from this station to various destinations
It had one large traveling crane for loading
heavy items. lhe Shipping station eperated only during the davtArne
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Entranee gate. This gate3used by plant workers was guarded by an
armed female ,guard.
Point 47. Entrance gate for vehicles. This gate was approxLmately four
meters vide. It was controlled by the guard stationed:at the
adjacent workers' entrance gate.
Point 43. Fence. This fence surrounded a little Working, compounds which was
also a Dart of the Airframe Plant No. 30. Refer to point 2 above
for further description.
Point 49. Foundry. This was a trick structure,. approximately 70 x 22 x 6
meters3with a sheet-metal roof. Thie-foundry- contained approxi-
mately 15 electric furnaces in which deraluminwas melted. The
materials for the foundry came true 'Melo= unnamed plants* and
the scrap, from 'hops in Airframe Plant No, 30. The metal was
smelted at a temperature of approximately 700 degrees Centigrade.
The foundry worked in two shirts and oPPloYed approltmately 250
workers an the first shift and 100 workers on the second. Through-
out the night, evotkiha foree of six men kept the fermaces burning.
Point 50. Greenhouse. This was a glees strueture* approxiMately 35 x 15 x 4
metere,with a glass roof. The greeWAouse supplied the plant
workers with fresh vegetables throudboxt the year.
Point 51. Utility shop (sherpotrdb). This was
35 x 15 x 4 meters)vithsheet-metal roof.
furniture ond househeld wares, such as
spoons, knives, forks, pots eni panesand
skates. The shop, operated Metwe.Shift4.1.
workers onthe-first shift and 230 workers
ppromtmately
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ages,
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Point 52. Central airfield.
VGAOUB transport-type aircraft an44
type twini.jet bodbers on the field4
were produced at the plant.
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Layout of Shops in the Nein/Wilding
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2. Reference is made to page 14, sketch of the main assembly and
subassembly shops building. This VW a large stone structumapproxlmately
700 x 500 x 7 neters4with a saw-tooth-type glass Skylight roof. The mein
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shop where the final assembling was done, in the jig assembly
shop in this building in 1951 twin-jet bombers were produced. 50X1-HUM
Point I. Compressor station. This compressor station supplied the entire
plant with compressed air.
The 53rd
Point 2. ..big construction shop. This shop manufactured all types of jigs
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(wing, fuselage, and tail assembly jigs), dollies for transporting
aircraft fuselages and wings, and other aircraft component parts.
The shop contained the following machines: two horizontal and
two vertical grinding machines; 15 lathes' 25 small and two large
planing machines; four milling machines (two horizontal and two
vertical); three boring machines; and a 5000.kilogram traveling
crane. The shop, moreover ,had a weleiing section which had about
25 electric welding machines. The notarial for the construction
of jigs and dollies came from the main warehouse in various forms
of rolled stock. This shop employed approximately 480 workers.
Some sections in this shop worked in three Shifts. .
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Landing gear assembly shop (old shop No. 14), This shop manufac-
tured the complete landing gear assembly,
the shop made the lendltig gear tram start to finish, The
ball bearings and rubber tires were supplied by ubhamfm. Pleats.
The ilth machine shop (old shop Bo, 2). This shop manufactured
small aircraft parts for the subassembly and final assembly lines.
It contained the following machines: Approximately tivelxthes,
18 turret...type lathes, ten horizontal milling 'machines, eight
vertical Waling machines, 13 drilling machines, Sad two polishing
machines, The shop operated qn Ithms, ahleftft stlIA `6"1"1"1" ''""^"4"'teom
IS 80 -workers on. each Ithift
The automatic machine shop (old shop o. 21). ic shop
tured all types of bolts, screws, rivets, pin%and.washers.
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were approximately 20 semi-automatic machines and five automa
riveting machines. The shop -operated on three shifts, with 30
workers per shift.
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Paint shop (old shop No. 33). This shop painted and clipped various
parts In an ant corrosive solution, before the parts were sent to
the assembly
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NUbberippreparation shop. This shop prepared ribber tarts and dig..
Patched them to the as
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FUselage assembly shop (old shop No. 32). This shop received the
fuselages in a semi-assembled form with only the main longerons
fastened to the bulkheads. The final assembly of the fdselages was
done in this shop. The faselages were placed on. jigs* 'which were
fastened to the concrete floor of the shop. Then the skin was
riveted to the fuselage frame by automatic riveting guns. After
assembly* the fuselage was lifted by cranes placed on a dolly (see
point 9b)* and rolled out to the main assedbly shop by workers.
insofar as source could recall* only three fuselages were built
simultaneously. As soon as one fuselage assembly was completed*
work on another one was begun. The shop obtained the needed duralumin
sheets from the main warehouse and cut them to the appropriate size
by electrically-operated cutting machines. The slop operated in
two shifts and employed approximately 400 workers per shift.
Point 9a. Jig stands for three fuselages in 4 single file.
Paint 913. Location of the overhead crane which was used for loading the
fuselage on the dolly.
Point 10. Wing assembly shop. The duraluminekin for the wings* which was
Obtained from the main warehouse* vas cut to exact size by electric
cutters.
Point 10a. Location of four wing assembly jigs* set up in bozzouta1 position*
for assembling the vine longerons,
Point 10b. Location of the vartical,wing jigs
riveted to the vine frames,.
idzieh the duraluroinskin was
Point lOc. At this point the final asseably of the wing:was performed and
the vim4; ailerons and tabs were also fastened to the Wing this
stage. After it was assebbledl the wing was pla.coCari a dolly by
crane and transported to the final assembly shop. This section
operated on two shiftsjwith wproxithately 450 workers per shift.
Point U. final assembly shop (old shop NO. 14. The final Csserdb4 shop was
Considered a secret shop and workers tran other shops needed a
special pass to enter it. The shop en
guarded by armed industrial =eras.
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Plant Operational OPeratienal Pate
The Airframe Plant No. 30 produced aircraft Or XiYushin desiS44
the plant produced a twin-engine bomber o' XL
it had conventional type eng5OX -HUM1
The production of the aforementioned type of aircraft phased out toward uuw LAF.L
of 1949, When the production of jigs was atarted for another jet.type bomber of
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Up to 1949
this parti-
cuJir aircrait was designated as Article 5 (Xzdeliye05). Other airer5t50X1-HUM
designated as I2-2A and
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machine guns, two located on the aircraft nose section and two in the rear
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the bomber had s. three or four man
crew. =dm= production rate was two aireraft LA a
24-hour pericxL, The production of the twin-jet bombers began in 1950 and con-
tinued until 1954 or 1955.
After the
production of bombers was phased out the plant began producing ZIA-tYpe transport
aircraft Airframe
Plant No. 30 also repaired Ilyushila-type transport aircraft which were flown
to the plant and landed at the plant airfield. 50X1-HUM
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4. Sig Construction
The various jigs for aircraft construction were made in shop No. 8. The blue-
prints for the jigs were made by the plant enginecring..desighing section.
Other plants (names and locations unknown) aupplied-the .jig construction
material such as %haw and rolled steel. Occasionally there was a shortage
of Jig construction steel and the shop was daliged to use. used ;arta of old
disassembled. jigs. The wing, fuselage and other jig parts wore welded together
by electric welding machines. At shop No. 8, the Jigs were asseMbled4using
sample mock-upo for proper form and dimensions. The fuselage arriving jigs
were then forwarded to the respective assembly shops where they were aligned
by means of optical leveling instruments. Vertical alignment was assurg,4?Ir"?R.
using a plumb bah. thetOlerence fOr the' 'wiz* mad
jiZa 1446 one tenth of a millimeter. The construction orneWjigs for the
twin-jet baiter tog= in October 1949. the period. of
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over from am type of aircraft to another at six months. Paring -the ohj-HUM-
over period, the labor force in the jig construction shop was increased tonsi-
derably by voltam from other shops in the plant. This shop.was renuMbered
as shop No. 53.
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Ground. testing of =Gime and other eggplant was 4one fear the scaly
shop. Military representatives from the Soviet AliVorce _wawa-tea, the final
inspection prior to accepting Or rejecting the airaPat.
the twin-jet bother aircraft were not flight4estied at
Aircraft which, had been accepted were.dioasaeMb10
fuselage, the wings,and the emPen0400) ta4,041 00
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and transported by railroad flat cars to anA*MmUma ai eld fox' re-assembly
and flight.testing. The older Ilyushin-type transport aircraft which were
brought in for repair were flight-tested at the plant airfield after being
repaired.
General Information
In 1950, the amall aviation plant located next to laningradtkoye plume was
merged with Plant Ifo. 30. Daring the same Yeariserleaproduetion of thc
jet bomber was basal and Plant No. 30 was eavanded. Following the glerge-UAA-1-"UM
all the shops in the plant were renuMbe
Toward the end of 1956 the plant would
close down or it woad manufacture busses instead of aircraft. Although there
were many complaints from people living near Airframe Plant No. 3Q, and especiagy
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labor Force
The plant employed an eatiumted 7000 workers, two percent of whom were specia1.
ized in aircraft construction. Twenty percent of the total were office and
administrative personnel. The plant operated= a three.shift schedule but
this varied, since some Of the shops worked only one or two shine. The first
shift worked from 0730 to 1615, the second, from 1615 to 0045, and the third,
from 0045 to 0730 aours. The majority of employees worked on the day shift.
Security Measures
The entire plant was surrounded by a fence, which vas Epared at night by
police does tied, to a wire attached to the fence. The plant's security force
consisted mostly of women who wore typical Soviet Uniforms and were armed with
revolvers or pistols. The plant's industrial guards were commended by men
who wore Soviet anny uniforms. 'without shoulder boards. The security guards
numbered about 75, including both men sad women. They worked in shifts, with
25 on duty during each shift.
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(Refer' to sketch of pools on page 35.) Prior to 1954 the workers
had to surrender their passes on levity -the plant, but in 1954 a change was
Instituted and they were pendtted to take them boas. The color of the pass
seldom changed. Arad stripeacross the ineldo indicated, that an employee was
permitted, to enter secret shops.
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10. Veronis4 Pavel iladreyevich. Ie was the direetor of Plant No. 30. Up to /954
. he *wore the uniform of a major general Of the Soviet Air fierce but after 19544
he wore civilian attire.
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U. Fedorov(fnu). the assistant director of neat No. 30.
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a/folded Pass for Plant No. 30
90 millimeters
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