IL-28

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000100080005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 20, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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xaln CENTRAL II\TEFLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR/Austria (Soviet Zone) DATE DISTRcZ,O Sen 1Qql
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SUBJECT IL-28 USAF review completed. NO. OF PAGES 2
LACE NO. OF ENCLS.
CQUIRED (LISTED BELOW) 25X
ACQUIRED . REPORT 25X
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the meaning of the initials INR
may be an abbreviation for
the word "inertnaya" which means inert, passive or inactive. This type of gun
uses a passive method of operation; it is gas operated.
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the IL-.28 25X
this aircraft was classified as a medium bomber, although
it could be used as a fighter under special circumstances.
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the aircraft could fly a maximum of 2-~ir hours with
a load of eight tons of gasoline.
the aircraft could fly at a speed of 500 KPH with a full load, which
included gasoline bombs, personnel and armament
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there were radar
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The officers who attended the courses on the U-28 4n . aded two squadron technical offi-
cers, six or seven flight technical officers, two electrical technicians, two radio
tecbni! ci_ans, two armament technical officers and, from 13 to 15 aircraft technical officers.
Of these officers mentioned above,, only the radio to e-h ?icians and the electrical tech-
nicians attended the courses at the 1st and ?nd M .lita,r v Air Technical Schools in Moscow.
The rest of the officers also studied in Mosco After the 25X1
training in Moscow, all officers were sent to an aircraft plant in Kazan, where ? .ey 25X1
remained for almost :a 'm~orth. no
special school was set within the plant ' ut a. croup of lant technicians conducted
the training in the plant,
the VK-l had eight, combustion cans.
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the guns were fired electrically
radar was used in conjunction with all turrets o
The squadron technical officer for special equipment (radio and electrical) (Tecknik
skadrilsi pc Elektro Spetsialnomu 0borudc.Yvaniyi) is in charge of all electronics at a
squadron level. There also is an officer at regiment, division and army level. The
technical officer for radio receives his instructions from this officer. The engineering
and armament officers have nothing to do with electronics.
e bombardier?navigatur (shhturm.,a;n) controls the plane on the bomb run.
he nose LYa.s on the !L-28 are used only for protection. Strafing was
one by aircraft of the 11.10 type.
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