UNDERGROUND MIG-15 ASSEMBLY PLANT NEAR PEZMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000300040016-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2013
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: November 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Poland
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SUBJECT Underground MIG-15 Assembly Plant
neer Pozhan
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED BY SOURCE
DATE OF INFORMATION
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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REPORT NO.
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DATE DISTR. 30 Nov. $3
NO. OF PAGES 4
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
I. IDENTIFICATION DATA:
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1. RR TRACK: Double track, standard gguge, leading 12 k. NNW to?
Poznan and south 20 km. to Kornik ZN 52-15, E _
2. UNDERGROUND MIG-15 ASSEMBLY PLANT IN KONINKO 5 52-18 E 17-o7.
II. SITE LAYOUT:
Lgeference is made to Sketch of Underground MIG-l5 Assembly Plant...7
1. RR TRACK: ffverlay, Pt. 147
2. DIRT ROAD: five meters wide.
3. KONINKO VILLAGE: Located one kilometer south of installation.
4. DIRT ROAD: Four meters wide, three kilometers long from road
27t.ug, to installation.
5. ROAD: Cobblestone, five meters wide, leading west three kilo-
meters from intersection of roads to PIOTROWO approximately
N 52-19, E 16.527.
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6. RR TRACK: Single track, standard gauge, leading NNW two
kilometers from installation to Poznan airfield.
7. BUILDING: Brick, 10 in. high with concrete flat type roof.
?Pts. 8 - 16 are Buildings .Lame as for Pt. 77.
17. RR STATION: Brick, with red tile covered gable type roof.
This was the installation railroad station.
18. DIRT ROAD; Four meters wide, leading two kilometers to
Poznan airfield.
III. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Entire installation was surrounded by rolled barbed wire. Installa-
tion was well camouflaged by heavy forest and many armed guards were
noted patrolling the installation area. There were many more various
sized buildings on installation than shown on sketch. The buildings
indicated on sketch were laid out to plan. All buildings had two
and three stories below the ground and joined each other underground
.ghis was hearsay information from personnel that worked on installa-
iorkg Estimated labor force was about 1,500 civilians. Many
Polish military personnel were observed in the area but Source did
not know if they were part of the labor force. In 1950 damage
caused during WW II was being repaired. At time of observation in
September 1952, the installation was in operation and SoUrce ob-
served Labor Service Battalion personnel from Poznan airfield on it.
He believed that they were engaged in new construction. All air-
craft parta for this installation came from the USSR by railroad
via Poznan airfield railroad station. Source believed the only type
aircraft being assembled at this installation was the MIG-15. He
had not seen any other types of aircraft. The parts of the MIG-15
came to the factory and were there assembled into the wing sections,
fuselage, etc. The wings, fuselage, and other sub-assemblies
were then taken by railroad in crates to Poznan airfield, assembled
there and the aircraft were test flown.
Source only saw four completely assembled MIG-15's on the airfield
and others being assembled in a hangar. He saw these aircraft
being test flown and final adjustments being made. Source said
that it was general knowledge that this assembly of MIG-15's was
tak:ing place. He had no further information concerning flow of
materials, assembly methods, production rates, engine assembly or
procurement, number of shifts and so forth.
Overlay of GSGS 4416, Sheet N-11, Pinpointing Underground MIG-15
Assembly Plant and Points of Interest and Sketch of Underground MIG-15
Assembly Plant.
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Overlay Pinpoint Location of MIG-15 Assemlbly Plant (Koninko)
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sketch: of UnderpottlidAIG-15 Assembly 13.3?e40.
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