CHERNIGOV AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R010500130002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO..
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
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DATE DISTR. 7 Feb. 1952
SUBJECT Chernigov Are -, in . NO. OF PAGES 2
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1. The airfield was 4 tQ 5 km f C 31018!E/
510301N), Ukrainian $5R0 there
was heavy day and night flying with single-engine
fighters (in-line engine) and twin-engine bombers.
Barracks buildings, occupied by air force soldiers
were about.2j km from the field and l.- to 2 I from
the town.
3. The following flying was observed over the town:
a. Individual and formation flying with fighters
and twin-engine bombers. U; to 72 twin-engine
planes were counted in formation. The formations
were flaring in squadrons - " of seven to nine
planes each, each squadron headed by one plane :
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b? One double-fuselage plane flying very slowly,,
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a. The pin-p nt location of the airfield was
not reported. It is recalled that n airfield
was north and another west of Chern:Lgow.
b. The occupation of one airfield by bomber and
fighter units $ as stated in the report, is con-
sidered credible as it was confirmed by another
returnee up to 2ay 1948.
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