MOSCOW-CHKALOVSKAYA AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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installntion, which had an air force testing station, 4.
large airfield with all equipment, and an officers9 dwelling
settlement under construction, extended on both sides of the
high-speed railroad line from shchelkovo (38?0/ E/55?559 N)
to Y.onino (38?119 E/55?519 N), via Chkalovokaya (38039 E/-
55?549 N).
2. For locvtion and details see \nnex.
3. since June 1949 construction werk has been done on:
a. Dwellinc houses for n:ficers and e!viliens0
b. t new flcar.
co Junways.
4. The most important objects of the testing station which were
seen:
a. The institute.
b. ITorksho)s :Ind billets of the institute
c. Hangars and runways
d. Radio installation
e. Officarslsettlement
f. Settlement for civilians.
5. The institute, about 12200 meters southwest of the smell chkalovs-
kaya railroad station, was a four--"story 2 multi-winged building with
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a 300-meter main front. Un the roof of the northern v.1.11,; was
an obsetvntion toer which, at flicht practiceLJ, was occu-iied
b, hi41 rankin: officers Y.1:,h r:Idio sets. Die no?th win(: was
reservod .:.:11erls. The secret section o: Lie Thstitui.e
w::s allegedly f.11so housed .there. Uri the :;20Utlt, Jame or the
east section of the soutliorn nn: the dpre:,sure c born
n teel :D. the size of sevLr:,1 row:Ls.". *-11 dmr.;
leadin... to tile cocriuor t'efe scrled striy:r; r:nd se!dinc
wax.
G. TLe :Ad billcts of Lho institute were A.so in ,t four-
story, :.bout 3CC-meter buildin. especially important deprt-
ments ';:crc a)pr,rently not housed there.
7. Four completed f?f:rcrs :lid one under construction were not far
from the institute. The hf,ntsars ?;:ore each about 15cm30-meters
3nd the aprons weL.e cencrete. The _irfield cren extended
Iron the tint '.:estern kr,n;;ars toward the souther_st as far as
moninot ilour runways, seen fro L a distr;uce, 1:cre cut as lanes
into the roods rid extended in N-S, 12-67, fl-ITE, and SEPPidirec-
tions. -,trk yaks still bein3 done on the runways in the Fall of
1949.
8. The radio station of the testinc installation was northeast of
the nilrond line, inaedir.tely so_th of the road to :onino and
had:
a. A. baal trnns,itter with tro 50-meter trellis melsts-
b. A sh,-.)4:L-wcse trr:ns.littcr :ith a 55-meter mast.
C. A -ledium nye trnsr:sitter with a 110-meter rtnst
d. A. small nnd a lt.rer cabin.
part of the install:-Um vms
9. The officerse settlLment novth or the r..ilrod line f;nd road.con-
f.!.iLed of 10 four-story buildia.;s, each 60x80x12 .teters. The
settle_iciLt :or civilians vest Of it W:7c3 sQu.Ll 1,1:a consisted of
concrete houses.
10. most of thc tuchniml equipment and install:lions cs.me ircr.: the
former larc.::::A Suntan tir Force testinc; instr:11r:tion near fllin.
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3mIgthr by protrudin6 beyena the le:rce en,jne.
pieces (7), supported by a prtic1,1:x1:; constructed ripurntas,
were stuck into the hollor :Ahy.ft. The sLoportin: device .:Ad
number of jets ,na lever:), obviously to .7p..;:e it serviceCole for
Liany purposes. ? The individu51 engi.le unit rus fitted on a steel
frwae inst,lled in a concrete footing;. The bonrio..,: of the shaft
into which the bolt (rork :Aece?) was stuck was 15 :1m in diameter.
'.ccordinL to another vers!_oh, the bolt stuck into the shaft .was
a sort or clutch for.a (*regulator", to. be installed into a plane.
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11. Th.., 1'01ot:in: ircr:Ct evethble:
W.ny fif2hters
Jevc.1 tnin-en ine aircraft
c. %.cant six jet ;I :hers Hit!, ono j;:t ?o'er plidt nd
j.t ii..;hte2s t...o jet po;.er pl-nts ecTh
d. lircruft tyie . it, doubl%) rndu,:r ass() ::11L1 double
fus..11_:;e to the "li;htninG".
Oe gever.:1 curs? :Jiders, helicopters .4.?.fly biplanes.
cn ovit ir force Day, 33 four-engine bonbers similar
to the 'flyirc; :ortress took off fron the field.
12 flying activity; Ironed in its intensity. ,54ppr:rent1y test
fli:hts. iny and night flyinc uith the boundary ruld obstacle
112/its on. Pqrachutc jum.)s*by eic;ht to nine nen frcm twinen:;ine ;.ith double parachutes. The lare pe7rechute was
opened only sade 1C0 motet's nLove the ground. The parachutists
co:An!?; dotal in the shortest time were awarded a prize.
13. occumtion by of1'ice:7s: kl)out 500 officers v.ere counted at an
officel,s, as.:60.:,b1,1, in iihs Notion picutre thectcr in the ?I'll-
cers? settant. a1ht bund:.ed mo:20 officers x;ero 111e-:edlz.
qucrtered in the enviroL:, el the field.
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c. The insti1.1 ;:ere e:uip2ed
frorsi the ::or aqdlvrsoi: Air Force 'Pectin:: ihnt::11. Lion or the
Pechlin Tcotir._
d. to inst.11-tion described in
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1C .itiy be a testin: stand
The ty7e :::cTitioned in pare lld Lf:y be the double fuselare recon-
nTissance aircraft of ..;oviet nuke, 1948 nodel.
f. The new tactic in faster prachuting by opening the second
parachute only shortly above the ground
Hay have been L;enerolly introduced
training of p!Iratrooiers since at least 1949.
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1 irnsar under construction
2 pancars
3 Fuel dump
4 Work:dm:5 -nu billets
5 r.. itute
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7 5tn4 lam
8 .Duellini.; settlene:tt Car civ.ilicals employed with the ir
force
9 Gellert:1s/ buildtig
lo Officers, billets
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12 Transformer
13 Sptt1c,:ler.1; ...or Ger: tr...n technicians fnd speci21 ists ol the ?
Sbc :alkovo .z:idio ifu..e pl:?1.kt , ::bout 5 km from the field
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16 .t'our runtiuys in doublcrcross sir:ie cut Lite the *. oodr;
lanes
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