CHINESE COMMUNIST AIR ACTIVITIES

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP82-00457R006800670008-3
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RIPPUB
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C
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 15, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 6, 2004
Sequence Number: 
8
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Publication Date: 
January 29, 1951
Content Type: 
REPORT
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RMATION REPORT CD NO, SUBJECT Chinese Camiunist Air kcto ifi s PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. 25X1 NO. OF PAGES NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. * Except as noted THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 25X1 25X1 25X1 5. No planes are permanently stationed at Mukden airfields, but plane traffic is constant through East Field and North Field. There are no radar-or anti-aircraft installations at these fields. They are guarded by 12300 troops. C NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 25X1 REPORT NO. This document is hereby regraded to CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the 1978 from the iligence to the States. MIS On I"NOW COH'fA1t08 trPOt MleN At rMCOTiN6THH aAT10itALBt~ElII9: OP THE 68I9b0 STATUS 1:48919 ie 08011M OP T99 tiSPIONA013 AV? SC O.. S. C.. 31 AM SR. AO A111=629. ITS TBANSNISOIOit OS The SSWLATIOW OP 646 CONTRI 79 IN ANT N*N NED TO AN C1IAUT5551889 P11115Ot1 13 P5O eswmo aP LAW. 913PNODOGTt05 or TuIB ,osti t8 P@O"1017ZD. During December a large number of pianos arrived at Shanghai. STATE S MATE NfVY NSRE3 DISTRIBUTION ARMY I X1 NAVY R N 9R6 DISTRIBUTION ~. ~"j'~^JI 7 ARMY AIR ~L I FL`[~ Il~il' y C I~l ~j~1 .% t" ~l' T FCC] ~ P-:'t.CJ2=,. I-XI CONFIDENTIAL 40 7. From three to five pianos occasionally use Changkueichuong 4t_) Airfield, Tientsin, for refuel5.n, but no planes are stationed there. One battalion of troops is guarding the field. Tfi, early Ilovemmbor construction was started on an airfield at Yangts'un (117.-O , 3923), '20 miles from Tientsin. This con- struction was, still under way in Decomher. 25X1A There are 16 Soviet jet fighters and 1, transports at the recently repaired North Field,, Pullen. These planes are all piloted by Soviets, who are billeted at the Air Force Building on Nanking Road. :UM DEI f-0r- elease 2004/04/15 : CI - LASSIFI ATION '. ,l.x r O. On about 20 Decenbor there wore O Soviet jet fi Ytors, 37 former Nationalist light bombers, and 28 transports a~., !1siyuzzn. (- ) ) A irfiold, i eiping. `ihere CLASSIFICATION 25X1 Approved For Relet /15: CIA-RD 25X1 29 Jan. lr95. Approved For Release 2004/04/15: C1eftMf hefty[,, 25X1 I!"1 008-3 25X1 C? 2a?',AL ZI T': ,fit ~'T AG= Ware 120 Coviot Air Force porsonnel, 600 Chinese Cma nmist Air Forco personnel,, and a rcximateiy 400 students at an air ?oroo training school at the field. The school courso is 18 months. 25X1 9. Thero is a radar and radio training school at T-anidng. 10. There are no paratroops training t ?ciping or Tic tsin. Four Chinese Carnrtanist paratroop brigades have oaxpleted training at Chimusau. 25X1 CONFIDENTIAL Approved For Release 2004/04/15 : CIA-RDP82-00457R006800670008-3