UNSAN AIRFIELD, NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012200030004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 30, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
stnMFIDENT 1AL
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Unsan Airfield,
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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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 REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
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1. The. Unsan. Airfield north of Sinanju (125-36, 39-36) has been constructed for the
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road has been built to connect the highway and the ai.r.
Five. anti.-..I~ircraft gun positions containing a total of twelve guns have been
established near this airfield; three of them are on the top of 'the mountain
directly north of the field and the other two are on lower parts of the moun-
taro. toward the eastern and western ends of the field. Fortifications bl.ilt
of atone blocks and camouflaged with trees have been placed around the gun.
positions. The air defense headquarters has been established In a cave bout
halfway up the south side of the mountain overlooking the field. A comet icaa.
tioi office has been established in an adjoining cave, Both these saver, are
well camouflaged and difficult to observe.
Two stone buildings have been constructed on the north side of the runway; they
are used as quarters for Communist air-defense personnel stationed at the field.
The highway to Unaan is about 3 kilometers west of the. airfield, and a._nUlitary
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primary purpose of inviting attacks by UN planes so that they may become targets
for the anti-aircraft guns there; eonsegi.ently, this airfield. is poorly constructed.
This airfield is north of $inanJu, about 10 kilometers north of TYnsany. on a
plain just south of a high mountain. The field is about 500 meters wide acid
2,000 meters long. The runway extends from east to west and is 1,500 meters
long and 50 meters wide; it is aurfaced with sand, stones and a little cement.
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