YELGAVA AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006700140004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CEN' lL ELL~G1CE AGENCY REPORT NO
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY
USSR (Latvian SSR)
SUBJECT
Yelgava Airfield
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PLACE
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DATE DISTR.
7 Feb. 1952
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to The Yelgava (56"4.0'NN/23?42' ,) airfield., Latvian S.S.R., is located about 1; km
northwest of the market square of the town, just west of a river. The field
measured about 2 x 1 km and had a grass cover. Two log cabins, one of ibich pans
fitted with, a rod antenna, were located on the southern edge of th,~ field
2. The field was occupied by about 12 twin-engine aircraft with single tail as,,emblr
similar to the German lie 111, about eight single-engine biplanes, ancl,
undetermined number of single-engine, low-wing monoplanes.
3. Aircraft were observed practicing; firing at a towed air target north of the field.
The airfield is located on the northwestern border of the toTni. Trucks occupied
by air force soldiers were seen proceeding to and from the airfield almost daily.
5. There was much flying- with:
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a o Single-engine fighters fitted with in-line engine and retractable landing
gear, about the size of the ?."e 109 but sorr,owhat stubbier and not quite so
fast. These planes flew in formations of up to 15 in firing at towed air
targets.
b. Sinnle--engine ground attacx planes fitted with in-line on ine. These !-,lanes
flew individually or in forTatif:ns of ur. to 15.
c. Biplanes from which individual parachute jumps with try parachutes wore ^rac--
ticed.
the majority of them being fi hters.
The .maximum number of aircraft observed aloft at the same time was 50 to -(C,
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