POLISH NAVAL AIR DIVISION; AIRCRAFT MAPS, SIGNAL PROCEDURES, TRAINING AREA FIRING PRACTICE, TYPICAL PILOT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000200280009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Polish Naval Air Division; Aircraft
Maps, Signal Procedures,
Area, Firing Practice, Typical
Training
Pilot
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The upper part of the vertical
tail surface of the aircraft assigned to the Polish Naval Air
Division was painted white. This was the distinguishing mark of
the Division. The bombers and attack planes were painted green,
while the fighters were painted blue. The under sides of all air-
craft were sky blue.
Unit
Type Aircraft
Transport, Service and AN-2
Communications Flight, PO-2
30th Air Regiment,
Attack Squadron, 30th Air IL-10
Regiment
Bomt)er Squadron, 30th Air PE-2
Regiment TU-2
Fighter Squadron, 34th YAK-9-P
Fighter Regitent
2, MAPS: Both Polish and Rus ian made maps Npre used by pilots and
EiVigators of the Division. Maps with .the -Scale 1/2000000 were
either Polish or Russian and maps with -a scale of 1/500,000 were.
Polish only. Polish maps were made by the WOJSKOWYINSTITUT
OEOGRAFICZNY and grids were overprinted by a map office in WARSAW.
Pilots were given a complete set of maps of Poland. When not in
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use, these had to be turned in and were looked up in a safe, the
safe sealed each night and the d?oor to the office containing the
safe also locked and sealed. A map of the entire Baltic area
had been put up on one wall. This map had a line made by dirty
finger marks on it, the line following the route from OKSYWIE
Airfield to Sweden."
3. FLAG FLARE AND RADIO SIGNAL PROCEDURES: Ground flag signals
were as follows: Red flag held over head - halt, or do not land.
White flag held over head, then at the side parallel to ground -
go ahead, or land. Flags crossed overhead - switch off motors.
One flag waved in rotating motion - start motors. Two flags held
out at sides parallel to earth - advance toward me. Ground flare
signals used day or night were as follows: Red flare - do not
land, or flights beginning. Two red flares - flights completed.
Red flare fired into the path of a person or vehicle - do not
advance further. At night only, three white or green flares fired
in quick succession - all aircraft land. A searchlight beam
thrown straight upward and moved in circles meant all aircraft
land.
Call signs were assigned according to type of airplane and these
call signs were changed every month. Each pilot was assigned a
number, which was not changed. Pilots were not told each other's
number, which was known only by the Individual pilot and his
superiors in command. A typical call sign might be Tiger 33,
which would mean a YAK-9-P, flown by pilot number 33. Pilot numbers
of pilots in the Division which were known by source were from
71 to 82 inclusive.
During combined operations With ships of the Polish Navy, pilots
could communicate by radio with the ships, but this was done only/
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aircraft to airfield to ship.
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4, DIVISION AREA OF OPERATIONS: The area of operations assigned to
TEITI5vsonedIl he area within a radius of fifty kilo-
meters of OKSYWIE Airfield. The same size area was assigned
to each military airfield, and all training was carried on
inside that area, except for cross country flights, when all
fields in the line of flight were notified, knew of no
defense plans based on this area of operations system.
5. RESULTS OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRING PRACTICE BY POLISH NAVAL VESSELS:
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sleeve ror.anti-aircraft firing practice by various Polish Naval
vessels around HEL PENINSULA. He flew at an altitude of 600
meters and a speed of 120 kilometers per hour. Only 12.7 mm
machine guns were fired during these ,practices. When several
ships took part, the tips Ot- the rounds were painted a different
color for each. ship. In an hour's firing by one ship, the
average number of hits on the sleeve was between five and ten.
50X1 could not estimate the percentage of hits.
ATYPICAL POLISH NAVAL PILOT: The typical Polish Naval pilot is
a young man of 26 who has been flying for about three years. He
has a high school education and received above average grades
in school. He is 518" tall, weighs 155 lbs and is athletically
inclined. He has an award signifying that he has completed a
number of feats of athletic prowess which require better than
average physical condition. He is married, but has no children
and his wife has a job. Despite his favored economic position, he
is not Well paid by our standards and has no automobile nor even
a motorcycle. He receives between 850 and-900 zloty per month,
which is not enough to buy his wife a new outfit. He has been
raised as a member of the Catholic church, but does not now
attend services, except on special occasions.
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He is a member of the Polish Communist Party, since this is a
requirement for entrance into flight school, but unless he is
ambitious he is not an active member. He has thought about trying
to defect to the West, but fears for the safety of his relatives
If he does so.
He smokes "Wczasowe cigarettes the national brand, and is a
moderate drinker of vodka. His favoritehobby is likely to be
hunting.
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