KRASNOGVARDEISK AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005900530006-7
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL IN LLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION RE-PORT CD NO.
COUNTRY USSR (Leningrad Oblast)
SUBJECT Krasnogvardeiek Airfield
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1. There was much flying at the reconditioned airfield of Krasnogvardoislc (Gatchina)
(30?8'E/59?31'11), Leningrad Oblast. (1) The flying activity indicated
that the field was occupied by jet planes. (2) A large cargo-carrying
glider which was towed by a bomber made one landing at the field. (3)
2. The field was probably west of the toE^,n. (1) There was much flying over
the field with jet planes with straight wings, single-engine-fighters
with in-line engine and retractable landing gear, and biplanes. The jet
planee flew individually and some of them were used for acrobatics,
climbs, and dives from high altitudes. It was observed that they low4ered
their landing gears while approaching the field at lour altitudes. (2)
The single-ongine fighters flew tn1ividuaill and were used for acrobatics
and formation flights in elements of two. (1) The biplanes made local
flights at low altitudes.
3. A large park with a castle was near the field. There wore three large
houses which were occupied by Soviet Air Force officers. All ranks up
to colonel were seen. Air Force personnel wearing flying suits, fur-
lined boots, and helmets with headphones and throat-type microphones
were occasionally observed there. (5) The billets were apparently
occupied by the flying personnel from the field.
at the field in the fall of 1918 0
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(1) From the n:rorr;~ation on the status rlrnd, lpaatiaa of the f'ieLd It is bolicved
that it is the airfield southwest of the Krasnogvardeisk railroad sta-
tion which was known during World ar II.
(2) The flying activity indicates that one unit equipped with jet fighters
was stationed at the field, whereas a regiment equipped with Fe-2s was seen
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(3) This is the only indication that the bomber regiment previously reported
is still stationed at the field, although it is possible that it is sta-
tioned at the airfield northwest of Yrasnogvardeiska
(1) The presence of conventional Yak fighters indicates that the Ig er
regiment at the field was still being re-equipped and. that its old plane .9
were still there.
(5) The observations made in summer indicate that high-altitude flights
were made and that the cockpits were not heated.
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