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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECUT
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The Brno-.Slating Airfield 593.1N-164o32 was located one or two kilaaneters east
of the Brno city limits. The field was an irregular rectangle, 1,900 to 2,000 m.
long and approximate3.y one kilometer wide. Its altitude was 245 m. It may
possibly have been extensible to the south. Landmarks in the vicinity included
the city of Brno, a large lake three to four kilometers northwest of the city,
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person to prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 10 August 1953
NO. OF PAGES 6
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kilometer NNE of the airfield and multiple track railroad lines converging on
the city from the north, south, and west.
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2. The airfield surface was of grass and in good condition. The field sloped
gently to the south. There was natural drainage to the SSW and a shallow artifi-
cial drainage canal in the terminal parking apron. There were 400-meter-high
hills one kilometer north of the field and the airfield building area.
3. Technical facilities at the airfield included,
a. Radio: MF/DF station. Frequencies 333 and 322 kc. as of 1950. Tower station
frequency 3255 kc. as.of 1950.
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b . To a hose sand Telegraphs C`ommun*Ci tions were placed from the
room equipped with tour or-five machines with direct lines to
Prague, Bratislava, Kosice, and Ostrava.
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c . Weather Station: _Z. B, Point No. ]. Engaged in local
T orecas g _o y.
d. Signaling Devices and Other Landing Aids: A biscuit gun and
Tlar es were usid;" IS from the tower and from a mobile unit.
A.green light indicated clear to land; a-red light indicated
that the plane should circle. White flares were.. used during
an instrument approach to indicate the landing area. A
ary, blinking,__yellow or amber lignz Lrererrea zi
as a QBI light indicated area control curing wea;ner
con- one red and white, were
also. used. A
wooden "T" Was usually placed to the left of the landing ' end
of the runway ? ..
e. Repair Facilities:
nor ma n-enanoe was carried out by CPA.
The CSA.provided bus transportation from Brno to the, airfield. There
was aleo a trolley bus from Brno on the Brno-Slatina road.,, '
The field was under the direction of nistry of Transportation
and was both military and civilian. personnel in blue Air
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The field used by the Czechoslovak Air Foree, CSA, and the'Aero.
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the ci . area of the airfiel
the. field was closed from 30 to 50 days during
e year ecause or ad. weather, especially during the spring and
autumn rains-and the heavy winter snowfalls.
he following is the key to ;. A, Pinp
`Airfield
oint Location of, Brno
?Point No. 1.
Matins Airfield
Brno;-
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. No. 2.
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No. 3.
Rail Line
s Brno to Slatina ?
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as .
No. 4.
Brno-Rouainov Road: adjacen
t to north boundary of
..No. 5.
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She following is the key to A mac B..
Sketch of Brno Airfield]
Poift.No. 1. MF/bF Station: approximately 100 m. from the west
ount m "of' the airfield; 4 a.
s coOCd-brisk deck-type roof
No. 2. Brno-ReBsinoy.Road: six meters wide; asphalt;; cobble-
Bone on curves and hills; trolley bus like on road
from Brno RR,Station to a point east , of :.the _airf d;
overhead power lines were located on either side of
the road. .
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Ho.. 14. Buildings: three
woo -. I
, ana passenger
buildings when the military was conducting passenger flights
prior to the organizing of the Czechoslovak Airlines.
No. 15. Guard Shack: I I very
No 0 1,6.. Entrance to M111t Area o At that tip1
e en_rance was guarded -by sentry and a wooden barrier was
across the entrance when not in use.
Na o 17. laiilita Sara ar: 60 to 70 x 40 to 50 x 12 m,; stuccoed
r c : 00"A"A As
No. 18. Miles Hagar: Same as hangar, Point No. 17)
No. 19. Hangar Aprona concrete
No. 20. Militar Building-Area:
e eve included I l e? s. a n n2 hall n e__ f e%" + '.he -it
military personnel of. rove airfield.
No. 21. Aircraft Parkifg Anrorm or Hard stand: the d
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er num er o ARADA-type aircraft which led
some type'of military flying training was
anng conducted a that time. The aircraft were not the red-
trimmed aircraft used by the SNB.
No. 22. Rumway No. 310/130: grass; good surface; 1,60? to 1701 m. in Alftn r ...A A- .._ +l__.--
west and of the runway was seldom used because of uneven sur-
face.
No. 23. ~Runwa~r : grass; approximately N-S, about 800 m. long; 50 to
wide; good surface. Seldom used by 'OSA aircraft.
Possibly extensible'to the south.
No. 211.. Rum~wa Section: west end of runway No.. 310/1301150 m. long.:
Not used because of uneven surface. 5be CSA aircraft take-
off and touch-down point indicated by the-broken line]
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A. Pinpoint Location of Brno Airfield
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Pinpoint Location of Brno Airfield
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