TECHNICAL AIR FORCE SCHOOL IN NOVA VILEKA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006700150017-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: February 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INTELLOFAX 9 INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY USSR (Lithuanian SSI.)
DATE DISTR. 7 Feb. 1952
in Nova Vileka NO. OF PAGES I
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1o The technical air force school Was located about 2 km southwest of Nova Vileka
(540411 '?yf25?25' Lithuanian about 8 ,km cast of V9.lnyus (54040'11./2:10
168:1%), and about 800 meters west of a small village consistin of about 25 houses
2. From the apre.aranc e of the installation it was believed that barracks buildings of
the for. rer Lithuanian A=y were concerner.. host of the local population called
the buildings air force barracks.
3. The installation consisted of nine two-story barracks buildings, each of 25 x 12
voters, spread over an area of ap +roxinIately 600 x 250 peters o The u?:per
stories of the buildings quartered personnel while instruction rooms equipped
with various type. of lathe?: , as well as boring and grinding. r?achines, were on
the ground :floor. It large hall with a biplane in it wa.s also on the ground floor.
One of the nine barrac'cs buildings was occupied by 80 Soviet Air 1' orce personnel.
One captain, two -senior and two Junior lieutenants Were soon. The other per-
sonnel vier,., all .?COs who wore on their epaulets two or three yellow s ripes 1 cm
or one stripe 3 cm wide. Almost all of the soldiers wore war decorations.
The other barracks buildings wore occupied in ap .'roximatel;, the same way.
According to a Soviet guard,. the air ~.orco personnel sworn attending technical
training course{; at the installation. From conversations heard it seemed that
most of the soldiers were flying personnel. The ranking officers were captains,
Assembly work was porfoimed daily on the nine biplanes avail:;ble at the insti-
tute. The aircraft were occasionally sprayed with a gray-green acetone paint.
Technical and general instruction was given in the class rooms. The trainees
were from. 28 to 30 years of age. Soviet guard said t,,-,.at groups of trainees
were often sent, to factories to pick up spare parts.
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