KONOTOP AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010400120003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 31, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 6, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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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
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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