AIRFRAME PLANT AT KIEV

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R010600030006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 15, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT CDNO..
COUNTRY USSR(Ukrainian 55R)
SUBJECT Airframe Plant at Kiev
DATE DISTR. 15 February 1952
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March 3.446 to August 1940
1. Location; 3,e e previous report.
2. Plant ins tally do -s :
Two large workshops:
a. Assembly of aircraft, 165x660 feet
b. Assembly of en Ines, 85x3 30 feet o
There viere five moro subsidiary buildi.nza, 4 small factory
field wa: ? available.
.cork force:
About 800 kjovietc working three shi._: is (sours was not certain
of this f1-are).
Production:
a. Aircraft; from June 1948 f Zhters. T hie planes were towed
to Plant i~o. 1 in KaV.
b. un"ines.
Captured Icrman aircraft engines (about 23;3) first arrived,
were tested at the teat stands, and then disas ie.nbled..' '211.e
assembly of en inee was later observe.
;mines both arrived and left the plant. Two to unre- trucks
loaded with four or five engines .iere soon every day.
5. According to ooviet st ateraents, the delivery plant for wings,
landing gear etc$ was Plant Lo. 1 in Ki :V. The delivered
parts arrived on trucks.
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1 jar; ~Jurku."iop, 325x1, 000 f--Net, eni sovcral "2-311
7. ...achilner
3is: antl~ d ecjuipmu;nt from the Arado aircraft Plant
in 3. ;dork force:
3,000 ovictu workin ; two uhifts.
9. Production:
Helicopters with
a. 1 rotor abov:: tnc center of tno fuuela e
b. 2 rotors on outri tiers or above win' stubs,
enOiries under '.'J1n"ao
10. ~~notxi r ;ourcc stated that biplanes were-, produced in
tale plant in Auust 1947.
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a. .het:;tiled inforziation on the confirmed X1 1M Plant
for helicopters was previou.,ly forwarded. he infor-
nation t at _ iLiitcra -vicrc produced in this plant from
Juno 1943 onward is eonuiclered incredible :;ir.cc: such
a production was not mentioned before.
b. 2.2e equipment of tiles lant alt1., dismantled German
:aaci,inory was proviou_..;1y mentioned . i.1is rrm c linery
probably cane from L?1;3 i"~la ~+ it u-L .Araio :Pant since
t t,ure hac n.mcr been an 'irado Plant in J 66AL1. 'ihe
in:Cor.uation contained in iaara 10 can only ref or to
:iplr.cs.
t;iie r-,pair of
c. he u i;cate: one eoneerI3Ln tale torJin; of t ho finished
aircraft to xlaut Lo. 1 Ic oon idercd unfounded. **
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