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AIRFIELD NORTHWEST OF TALLIN, ESTONIAN SSR, LENINGRAD MD

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP82-00457R003100720010-1
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
December 14, 2016
Document Release Date: 
March 5, 2003
Sequence Number: 
10
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
August 2, 1949
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Im t+ Lira- Approved For Release 2003/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-00457R003100720 10-1 COUNT!'`1.~ ~ ~~~;r .?.~.:, R.t,+,eL R.`. REPORT NO. r?P(C,,? !l 4 rf?i kslrt ~~ry>Fi c+eac4 r+ 4? (Z1t5T7T!* Tr' %+e%,n i ca 25X1X EVALUUATIOK -_PLACE OBTAINED_ DATE OF CONTENT-_1 3 DATE OBTAINED-.. , ti - EFERENCES PAGES -.n " .._v....___ ENCLOSURES (No, & TvPc;:)7 25X1 25X1X I x E t`IARKS 0 March 1-0,48 25X1 25X1A 25X1X as A military airfield with a 3,,300 x 5,000 f'e@t landir * field was located 10,~OOO feet northeast of ' aJ.Y,11T (2445E/59u25) , can the road to t1 VLITRE (26022%F,/59 22*1~?) The grass covered field had no concrete runways.. Sots structure 6-inch layer of humus; 2l--inch. layer of gravel sand and 11.restone;, b.. A railroad sour track ,*,,as under construction (see Annex) and the construciion of a second track was being prepared, The concrete road bridge (39 feet wide) crossing the railroad had been in. operation since the. fail of 19475 c,. The field had the following installation; ; :Large hangar (steel), slightly damaged, Ttithout roof; 3 small wooden hangars; Control to er, i,~rith attached windo .e; 2 large;, three-story, wooden cantonment buildings, under construction. The f eld was occupied by about 40 fighters in March 1948,, 25X1X 2 C ?tnr ie nt The airfield concerned probably is the airfield of TAT tIN-. a .ST'i'AEm recording to information of the sling of 1947, this field was being improved, and a rug ay vfas being eon- structeda Its size teas estimated at 4,000 x 5,000 feet,. it is Inferred from the. 40 fighters reported as observed at the field that a fighter reejnen.t teas stationed there in the spring; of 19483 h i-.rthe_r, information is reouirad to clarify the condition and o^ cu.pation of the airfield., I Annex: Airfield lortheast of rr.T,T, "T' VIAL. in rec1raded to 'tor ct 7973 from t~,e rnr, P0#v 4t of t RReHigence to the the Unit ._ :fio gopaaa a 0 10899tt8. CIA-R 2008, 25X1 C 25X1

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