KUIBYSHEV/KRYAZH AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007100360004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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REPORT CD NO
COUNTRY USSR (i ulbyahev Ohl.ast)
SUBJECT Ku,1byshev/:kryazh
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14 Feb. 1952
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she airfield is appro cimately 1! Ion south of Ko byshev (53?l2111/50?09cE)
Kv4rhysh v Oblast, between the Volga River and the double track railroad line
leading from K t br, 'shev to Penza (53012T/2450011E), approximately 1- :n north of
Kryash (53?0821f/5O?062E). The Ku?by>hev-Kryash road roans just west of the
eid. he level airfield, qprox:imately 3 In square,, was s=.irroundcd by fields.
(here were no concrete runways or taxiway,:,.
2,, Abo"t 3 to 10 small hangars were on the raorthoxn edge of the (field, Nearby
there were small barracks bu4.dings.
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the field vms oceirn Iec? by about 50 to 60 biplanes.,, Local f".; i..ghts and individual
parachute jumps vt?;re .ado., **-,
The airfield is exactly 3 1c south of Kx yyash, not to the north.
row... connecting T rbyshev., i .ryash, an Preobraziiunk a (5300 4 N/50?08 ~~ E
runs just west of t I field, The Ku pyshev-?Penza railroad line passes the fir'
field farther to the west,. See U31F Target Complex Chart of Ku)=by shev, 01b5-
9998--100 a=mt :'osaic USAF Target Complex Eosaic Series 25 0l65y9998'4i-25 d{o
The reported size of :" c3 km i:, approximately correct,,
The information is received for ti-.e first time.
The occupation by biplanes,, v(hich indicates that a pilot school
for - eginnor 7 was stationed at the field, contradicts a previous report $ ccord-,
in ; to which Liglhters were alle; edly stationed at the field during the sums
period of observati on