ELBING (ELBLAG) AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R004000050008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 26, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 20, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. ^
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
25X1A
COUNTRY Poland
DATE DISTR.
20 Dec. l949i
SUBJECT
:;lbing (itlbl3g) i irf told
NO. OF PAGES
1
25X1A
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF IN
25X1X
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
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German F "s were employed for leveling and reps.i, work at the
E7?BING (.~ 55:1Y 90) airfield. from July to December 1948 (1oca.
tiwL ,,ee hex). Dimensions of the field: 5,000x5.000 feet,
A meadow ^prved as a landing field, there was no run way; the
field bcruered a swamp on the west0 I io hangars, 165x135 and
165x100 X t,t L ; connected by a third hangar, =w:7ere located at
the northeastern field border,
2 ~ Mae barrac..s, which had suffered only minor damage, were re
patrAd in September 1948a Fifteen fig*-xters, foiz IL 2s, and
four U-2 type biplanes ,..lere housed in the hangars. The field
as occupied by a Polish .Air Force unit of about 150 men, w t:h
a Soviet colonel as instructor, in 3erteiiber 1948, Most of
the ESA did not do any flying, Only a 5 er,,r :rained pilots did ga
little daylight flying? The airfield lighi.ng installations
:Lad been removed,. radio station wit i. a 65--foot antenna mast
25X1A as located In a deserted farm at the orthwestei?n field border--
30 -Com!qtnt,
Since this is the first inforrr.,ation on the condition of the
ELBIN`G rat rfield obtained after the war Its correct , ,ss cafl zot
be ;:-ated, The occupation of be field by a Pol i::tr -iir Force
1,1alit is con3fi dared credible sir.ce it was mentioned in a pre-
7ious report that the field was scheduled for occupaV , -t by a
7-.dish pilot school. The types of aircraft reportedly V?ry
tinned Cher,-- and the statement that most of the EM had not
done ?ying supports the assumption that a training
unit is located at this field,,
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