KONOTOP AIRFIELD

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP82-00457R010400120003-4
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RIPPUB
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S
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 16, 2016
Document Release Date: 
October 31, 2003
Sequence Number: 
3
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Publication Date: 
February 6, 1952
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For CLASSIF! COUNTRY SUBJECT PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. 25X1 G ENCY INFORMATION REPORT US: R (Ukrainian GS}t) Konotop Airfield 25X1 w 741 am eD 9TAT68 *I1U TNB i1UNINS OP Tell EEP O OS ACT ^6 R D. C. as AMD U, U AA1NOeD. IT6 T" U**JYOW Oe THE 19VERATI05A OF ITS COMM .0 "Y NAMWeR TO AY UNAMORInD F W OC aA P01' 25X1 0 20003-425X1 REPORT NO. CD NO. MATE DISTR.. 6 Feb? 1952 NO. OF PAGES 2 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION The airfield north of the Kortotop (33?l; ' "/5ll4'i:) power plant, Ukrainian north of the rail-ro+id line, had a concrete or asphalt runwa.,y, 50 a about E,0 ,ester.,, mere wore three hanL,f;r's on ti,e edge of field. 20 The field was occu b, single-engine and t i.n-engine aircraft a There was ht avy* day and ,diiht flying. Individual and group para- chuting, and flying; with towed wind sleeves as practice targets for A,. guns were continually practiced. 3. The airfield northwest of tre Konotop railroad station had a con- crate runway, three k n ;ars and a quartei .n; buildin ,d 4o Parachute jumps from tvvi -engine aircraft were observed over O1IPIDENTI CLASSIFICATION " STATE: NAVY ~+ NSRB D am:AIRPH1 Approved For Release 2004/01/28 : CIA-RDP82-00457R010400120003-4 e2 Approved For Release 2004/01/28 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10400120003-4 .lea ?' 25X1 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY the field a:Lost every daay. About seven par:uehutists would jump froa each plan,; at an altitude of about 1,000 muetsrs. 5. The airfield about; 2 km nort:hviest of the Aonotop ernilroad sta- t:lon wns about 1 x 2 kit. 6. ?lying: ParechutinC was observed zalarost d4ly iron: 'Z st, small, siri