PARNDORF AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900490009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 12, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
COUNTRY Austria REPOR
EVALUATION)
The following observations were made at Parndorf airfield between 25X1
27 November and 6 December 1954:
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DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 12 January 1955
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REMARKS This is UNEVALUATED Information
there was air activity at the field. About 22 jet aircraft,
PLACE OBTAINED)
2 monoplanes and 1 biplane
were parked at the field.
28 and 2 November. No air activity was observed from Bruck/Leitha. There
was a 1C/10 overcast.
30 November. At about 1300 and 1506 2 'et aircraft, 2 monoplane*, and 1
biplane were parked at the field. 25X1
aircraft which were not canvas-covered. There was no air activity.. The sky
was 1010 overcast and there was light fog. At about 1800, the take-off strip
and the fuel dump were lighted and guarded.
1 to 5 December. There was no air activity. There was fog.
6 December. Individual flights at altitudes of 800 to 1,000 meters were made
at intervals of about 20 minutes. The aircraft approached Bruck/Leitha frtm
the east, flew a bank over the western perimeter of Bruck and disappeared in 25X1
the direction of the railroad station. When passing by the field at about 1400,
24 jet aircraft,
27 November. There was no air activity. There was high fog. About 1500,
west and returned. The aircraft switched on a bright searchlight when
approaching the field. Subsequently a searchlight at the eastern edge of the
field caught the aircraft, which flew from the east to west, in its beam and
followed it as far as the center of the field. Then the aircraft was caught
in the beam of another searchlight which was located at the western edge of
the field and was followed as far as the area of Bruck. When the searchlight
was switched off. The aircraft flew a bank near the Bruck sugar factory which
was lighted and returned to the field.
were seen. Between 1700 and 1800, the field and the 25X1
take-off strip were ig ted. Jet aircraft took off individually toward the
Comment Parndorf airfield is occupied by a Soviet fighter regiment. 25X1
MiG-15s are re orted for the first time LOA i
in the area of the Fifty-Ninth Air Arm Aircraft has been observed in 25X1
the GDR since 1 May 1954 while as last seen in the GDR in 1953. 25X1
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