PARNDORF AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000400440001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2009/02/09: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000400440001-1
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lro At about 3 p.m? on 18 December 1952, 1`7 jet f'ghters were observed at
Parndorf airfield.
2. Between '' a?m. and 4 p.m. on 22 December, the field was occupied by
16 KiG-15s, 2 biplanes, and r single-engine plane with two-bladed
propeller and radial engine. There was an 8/10 overcast, a westerly 25X1
w5 nd. of a'Sbut 10 km/h, intermittent light rain and limited visibility.
No flights were made. All o" the MtiG-15- were covered with tarpaulins
except for three which were parked near the assumed motor vehicle repair
shop in the eastern section of the field. The air intakes of the three
14iG-15s were covered with red lids. Two types of containers were observed
lying on the ground under the wings of almost all the MIG ?-15s. No activity
was observed on the landing field.
s ~Te re tie tked in the tiro
3. Nine motor vehicle
F _Qht tank -trucks
vehicles. Six AA guns with flarh hiders were emplaced in the AA gun emplacements
which were warded by sentries wearing red-bordered black epaulets. no storage
batteries of two battery cars were apparently being ch,a -?ged in the batter?v-
charz ing r.tation. No change was observed. orAhe antenna mast with a cone-shaped
bracing and the long. wire antenna.. Five prime movers, five trucks with canvas-
covered superstructures and four trucks were parked east of the flight control
station. A mobile flight control station with a tr:.iler and a radio truck
with three rod antennas were north of the aircraft dispersal ar6a ain the
western section of the field Motor vehicles obs,rved ontezix and lea ping
the. field included trucks occupied by a civilian and 25X1
a senior lieutenant wearing red-bordered green epaulets and coming from the
direction of Vienna, driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets, 25X1
iver wear?.ng black-bordered blue epaulets
and weapons carrier
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and assistant driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets.1
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and a truck with a start 2 ng device for aircraft engin:?:s were parked
outside the