THE KECSKEMET AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500530080-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 80
• Publication Date: June 16, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
01 TOO UNITED ITATCO. ?ITNIN TNC NCAN INO Of TITLE Is, SECTIONS 111
AND 7114. Of TNI U.N. Co at. As A.ICNDCD. ITS T6ANSN11s10N ON NC?1.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PACES *13
NO. OF ENCLS.
SUPP. TO
REPORT NO.
Location
1. Ee Kecskemet Airfield is located approximately 1.5 Ian from the _Inrn of
Kecskemet (which is the distance from the railroad hiid.ge *1_I. ^n
sketch of airfiel 7 to town).
Construction
the typical puata nd Which
2. The groped of the airfield is made of
dries imaediately after rain. The three newly constructeli hangar ?
Caarked H on the sketc7 are made of reinforced concrete .
Atmospherical Conditions
3 "t'he atmospherical conditions are always excellent.
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4. R the miriiold is operated by ft Soviet Air Force Jet Fighter
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Sketch of Airfield
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"The following legend applies:
M...,,e,e..W Main National Road
Second road which is Lade of asphrslt up to the airtleld eutr: :ce
gate (No. 11)
MEMO= Railway, normal grrn6e, double track
1 Railway bridge, M4 paea y iLeath the bridge
2 The 'Platter Koneerv Gyar' preserved fruits plant)
3 The old 'Hussar Lakto ' jCavalry barracks) made of brick,
one floor, and now ~5' occupied by an un nc 'rc sc v iet
tank unit
4 The 'Foldmtlves Sz8vetkezet' (Farmers' State C:anteec!
5 Newly constructed brick barracks, five floor,
6 Old barracks, one floor
7 POL underground supply depot
8 In tion depot was under cO!1s LZ J : tiOII -All ri4 tbig brick 9 Souse
10 Zleaentary school
11 Main entrance gate to airfield
Hangars
Runways made of reinforced concrete
Zone, limits of airfield
Planed
6. I~ -Jul 53 planes landing in Toth directions
of the in entrance gate of the airfield he direction of tht- rn tin national
road.
some fat planes. The planes lead no propeller
the MILS-15 F radar jet
also a double-engiued traalspc?rt plrxsse and
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