SUMGAIT AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006800570012-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: February 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY U33L (Azerbaidzhan S3
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1, The 5utngait airfield (4e331 N/490371 "ii ). Azerbaijan Sa~.
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2 ic:a north of the railroad station and 100 meters west of the railroad lane,
On occasion of a truck r. ide past the installation sons hangars, a , ruzlway and a
nun:ab?:r of small brick buildings were seen
`,iI?er was cla a --.'d n gl t flying at the field with.bip7 fires, tra: ners,y fighters
and tein-engirio aircraft, Jet fighters ~ttere also seen thore. Up to 20 plane s
were fre ;iuently aloft at the sa:.h tine. Far
~hters equip pod with both radial and
jam... imc eng a.nes were noticed,
ticc;oz c?.in; to p.1s r.+lio ~azarkoci aL the zield, at least 560 to 6oo planes were sta
t .one d there 0
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individual biplanes and' jet fighters flyi ; in for*.ations of up to nine planes
Were seen over dumgaLt airfield The jet fighter, taking ol,T from and landing
at tr2: i'_.e7.c after 1-h e end of 1947 ire not of the, swept bacl: type.
5r The Sung ait airf_ielc, about 3 km square, had a concrete runway, an adx.-i.riis_.
tr:ation build`.n :, wooden sheds, a work shop and an anravnition and a fuel du --Vv
Tents ;?:e o also seen there? The airfield personnel, an estimated. 00 to 600 men.
i.nc:luled 100 to 150 technical porsonnel, 150 drivers end iaecha.nics, 200 to 250
r1d=_aa, cane-. (,-round personnel in addition to AAA soldiers end 25 men attached to
the a riir>istration0 The airfield personnel were quartered at the field
6, The "w'-Jo sidin s branchingg off from the double-track main line had a capacity cf
30 ?a i.lrc,ac:. cars e cello ~ The airfield. approach road branching off from the high-
way lad around the entire installation and was arovidtd with an asphalt surface
in. its eastern and southern sections.
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A concrete rurrvay was completed in the spring of 1943, The conn-
struction of a second runway was plarnaed. The improvement of the
airfield was scheduled to be completed during the next five years.
The necessary plans were expected to. arrive in late 949. The con-
struction of a pipe line from the airfi elci sidincs -Co the runways
was planned.
8, The landing field proper was 2 km sgraare ~i d. had a,: loamy and rocky
s n: soi i . After sustained rainfalls hardy half of the landing field
was Prom ii to 20 concreted 1rovetn(x t,5 were on the north-
eastern section of the field and on is . eastern bonder.
9o J aip) cum.ents of 76 or 3O-!rat A. " pns.' wwere located around, the field.
10, A (round attack unit equipped '+it}i 39' to 40 IL-2s seemed to be located
at the field in the sprit of 194#3 and in late 1949. Formations of
various types and strength made intermediate landings at the field,
sirgle--enc;ine fi ?hters, round attack aircraft, t=in--en4 ine bombers
end transports being s? er The latter eu craft carried parachutists
Yost of these formations ? a')nroached fior the east and continued their
] i ht s westward after 'r fuel:ix and loading; ammunition. Once in late
191!7 three jet e gaiters with mweptback wines landed at the field?
Zl. Individual and formation,-flucI}ts, practice bonbinE in the mountains west
of the field, firing at towed.4air sleeves, 101v-level attacks and firing
at ground and sea targets were seen,
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