AIRFIELDS IN VICINITY OF IRKUTSK, AKTYUBINSK, RIGA, STALINABAD, AND MOLOTOVABAD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A038200140001-2
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 30, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
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18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized oA iia~JJ??dM ?%
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COUNTRY USSR REPORT
SUBJECT Airfields in Vicinity of Irkutsk, DATE DISTR. 30 October 1957
Aktyubinsk, Riga, Stalinabad, and
Molotovabad NO. PAGES 1
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a0Prior to November 1955, a military airfields indicated in a sketch as
located about 20 km northwest of Aktyubinsk LII-50-17, E.57-10 was occupied b
jet aircraft and by helicopters in the spring of 1955. A smaller landing
fie_1d was located southwest of Aktyubinsk.
T , Between late 1956 and the spring of 1957, the Irkutsk J-52-16, E 104-2f
airfield was occupied by 40 MIG-type aircraft and 10 twin-jet military aircraft.
,,Prior to April 1957, a civil airfield was located at the southeastern border
of Stalinabad l_ 28-30, E 68-457 and a .military airfield was located about
16 km west of Stalinabad. Inhabitants report that sometimes TG-104s land at
the military airfield.
~:arin the period 4 to 13 July 1957, in addition to twin-engine and commercial
aircraft using the Riga-Spilve C 56-59, E 24-07 airfield, about 15 parachutists
on two different days were observed jumping in the vicinity of the field. The
parachutes appeared to be square, one was colored red and yellow, red bags
of unidentified purpose were observed floating between the parachutes,
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only two aircraft were aloft simultaneously.
there was daily air activity by Jet aircraft zl.yi: circaitse
and in the spring of 1955 by helicopters, mtween. 0 ae
J tyubinsle-Uralsk railroad line was occupied by jet air i -craft
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L Prior to November 19558 a military^airr ie.La a u-t .v .uu sUVL uaa
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airfield and there-was-only air, activity biplanes taking off
l r distance from the railroad track than the military
A gngki ler landing field was located aouth. Ost Of tyubinsk
and lading about 20 ti ms a day.,
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i. - tck raili-ced line
,,_qla-tMak railroad line tenard A Ate
Kwaing area
IWItax7 airfield, m i by helicopters and jet aircraft
7,, Civil airfield, upied by -biplanea
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B'e P wajxA .-At ; 956 aptLng t; ' :L9 e, T ?: lbslt _ ' .-r ,e ebaikai MD was
400 single- mgLn pp x t'Mm"ArA 10 t ixs give Jet
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sit of b 1rg a eiv . ir: : >
rj ? It I ms been 1,>mvicusly tib ^ rvmd that Irkutsk airfield
b_ civil a drora wel" as b a itary airer ft. One Soviet
fighter r -' ent it ap pa.x t statloped' at t airfield o The type of .
the :1 >i ti at etK r ft v*ould not b k ' ~ .u ~
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Prior to A0111 2957, s civil airfield , wes located at the eoutheaatern
border of Stalinabad. April 1557, about 6 dark
green PO-29' and
9 II,-12s umrq and landings park-ad the " er~~#ie~.d ? The nmber of dally take-off.
,Oauld not be ete , but- there were two daily departures
for I aov4 , Tae airfield wai"used bar aireraft of the normal scheduled
air traffic
A itttary ai fiaid definitely occupied by large jet type aircraft
tags located about i I n west df, Stelf.nabad Air activity wee observed
at a large distence4 It was learned from conversations with the
i bitantra that e s j landed at the airfield.
It was inferred from the air activity ovar Mikkoyansbsd and Zhaatuts
cities that at least one large airfield occupied by jet aircraft (MLG?15
had to be located in that arft.
"'0 ci airfield near Stalinabad are
own the military airfield is located some
kiln a nearer the town-and-presmably occupied by HIG aircraft,
It appears Credible that TU-104s-lmmd at this airfield The runway
of the civil airfield is pre b2,y inseficient for Tu-104s0 An
airfield in the ?ko bad, atuta area is urdmowna
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auvum ovv . wwray Tone v1s m t1,tty good and there were light and chifting
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the parachutes, The weather was dry. the ekv overcast. tts ee?` msei t 1!gki 1 i amev
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aircraft at 500 s tern ah time one parachute had a Ariking red and
yellow color.. The parachutes. gave the i reaseion that they were square with
o Airl.riee also approached the airfield. The aircraft always took off
frcm the rung n
On two dares, each ti about 15 parachutists Wiped from a t~ n
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1, Between 4 and 13 July 1957. nothing but twirimmenaine a.f raf: 1n
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Lin c .it has been previously assumed that one 4".wn apo
aircraft unit is motioned at Riga-Spilve airfield which is also approached
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ial air fro Parachute Jumpa have been frequently Ibsen ?
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