AIRFIELD NORTH OF BREST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004200260015-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: January 31, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLfGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Uhite Russian Suit)
SUBOT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
Airfield North of (rest
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31 Jan. 1950
J An airfield with a spur track was located on the northern out.-
skirts of BRLST (23042'R/5205' 11), 6khito Russian SSR, not .r
from the railroad transloading station. A hangar and nume-
rous earth bunkers serving as q .arte.c's were located on the
edge of the field. A 66 x 660-foot concrete landing strip
was near the hangar.
2. The a irf ield w as occupied by 60 to 70 s in ol e-, engine and twin-
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engine aircraft of various types., including planes of German
origin, There was flyinf, only with biplanes of Soviet make.
June 1946 r. dal 47
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The airfield, located northwest of the BIREST railroad tran.5,
loading station, dust east of a double-tracked railroad line,
h .d a small hangar and a solid building. '.[there was only day
flying with eight to ton biplanes. One twin-engine Douglas
daily banded at the field.
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CENTRAL INTELL'GUPjUE AGEUCY
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1946 - June 1948
5. The ER:EST airfield was not far from the transloading sta-
tion. No hangars were observed. There were four under-
.-round fuel fuel containers of a capacity of 8 to 10 cubic meters
each. The field was oecu.!iec by about 10 biplanes. Twin--
en,*ine transport aircraft occasionally landed at the field.
February 1949
6. A 1,000 x 5,000-foot airfield was located east of the EREST--
North railroad staticn. 'i':_ere was no han"Tar or runway. The
field was occupied by el tht biplanes in mid-i-ebruary 1949.
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ICoznent :
The BREAST-I+orth airfield is i.: former co:n:!iercl al airfield.
Aceordinp to aveilable infor::astion, it seeris to be of no
military i..portance. The observe( rli :^ht t naininr- w:I th s ale
biplanes was possibly conducted by the local IWD unit or by
OSAV.
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