CHINESE COMMUNIST AIR FORCE ACTIVITIES AND RECONSTRUCTION OF AIRFIELDS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2006
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• Publication Date: March 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FEB 1952 91-44w
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CD NO.
COUNTRY China
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTIOI, - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
SUBJECT Chinese Communist 110 FNQTACIIt .ATE
and Reconstruction of Airfields
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRE
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794 OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REYE-
1 LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
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1 Ian.) JaT~ y 19529 the Chinese Communists complet,~d an airfield at Yukuochan
I under the command of thQ Mukden Air Force Headquarters. Each
runway at this field is 7,000 yards long; a total of ].1. hangars are above
and below the ground; one taxi strip leads to underground hangars; and 3
of the 7 oil tanks are underground.
2s Tn January airfields at Palinmu. (122?20, 48-19) Huilserh (4 l ~J~ )
Nench eeng j~ and Sungp au (126-36., 45-52) were ',)eing reconstructed
under the command of the Harbin-Air Force Headquarte., s.
In In Januar r9 Fuyu (124?149, 45-11) Airfield was being reconstructed as a base
for 100 planes by the Changchun Air Force Headquarters,
11, In January airfields at Mengkuli (130.-289 146-51), Aihun ('227-28, 49-59),2
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Foshan (130-30, 48-39) were under the Chiamussu Air Force Headquarters.
The Chinese Communist Air Force w. training pilots at .:+Iengkuli Airfield.
As of March, flights of three to five Chinese Go.nmu `st planes, piloted by
Soviets under the command of Major T'a-min-to-fu ( J~k ), were
flying daily from Hanew 3 ;airfield over the Shanghai., a aoshan.(121-31, 31-26)
and Wusung (121-31, 31-23) areas.
6. In February Chinese Communistgcompleted reconstruction at Anshan
(122-57, 41-04) Airfield. This field has two main runways., each 1,800
yards long;8 underground oil dumps, each 30 feet deep; 2 warehouses;
It searchlights- 4 anti-aircraft guns positions; one radio station; and
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battalions of Char, ;?e Communist troops w-. o outside ttl field. FrryTL
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