ASPERN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400570005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 30, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Austria
Aspern Airfield
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3Q June 1955
1. Between 0815 and 1415 on 28 May 1955, 27 MiG-15s were observed at
Aspern airfield. There was a 10/10 overcast at an altitaft of *tit
1,500 meters, a northerly wind of about 15 km/h, a temperature of
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about 15 degrees, and good visibility. MiG-1 s practiced flying. At 25X1
0920, two MiG-15s took off
in rapid succession rom the *astern end o the runway toward the
northwest. The aircraft climbed steeply and turned via south to the
southeast. At an altitude if about 1,000 motors, MiG-15 extended 25X1
a sleeve target from its fuselage on a towing rope about 300 meters
long. The sleeve target was approximately twice the length of the MiG
and was about-the same diameter of a MiGj fuselage. The two aircraft
disappeared toward the southeast. At about 0950, two aircraft again
appeared_over the field and subsequently landed individually on the
runway from southeast to northwest. After taxying to a stop, the aircraft
were towed by 3-axle trucks over the taxiway to the refueling point in
the southern corner of the field.
At 1000, two MiG-15s took off
in the same direotipn. The former aircraft taxied under their own power
from the dispersal area north of the flight control building toward the
northeast across the landing field s"IMe, yy to the eastern and of
the runway. After turning to the northwest, the aircraft stopped for 25X1
about 20 seconds and then taxied to the take-off point. When YiG-15
in the same manner and'finally took .ff. A time interval of 130`seconds 25X1
At 1045, the some take-off wroeedure was conducted by two MUG-15s with the
the dispersal area north of the flight control building.
The landing was also made in the same manner. The aircraft remained at 25X1
tie refueling point for 1:0 n*tts ant subsequently were trucked bask to
field after conducting a flight similar to that of aircraft
elapsed between the take-offs. At 1035, the aircraft returned to the
There was an interval of 120 seconds between
the take--offs. At an altitude of about 800 motors MiG-150 25X1
extended a sleeve target on a 300-meter-long rope.
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At 1130, YiG-15 ~ approached from the southeast and landed on
the runway toward the northwest. After 2 minutes, MiG-15 also
appeared from the southeast, dropped the sleeve target over the eastern end
of therunway,. banked towards the south, and then landed from southeast
to northwest. The giG-15s were agein towed away as described previous,
Up to 1330,, to further take-offs were made at the field.
Between about 0900 and 1230, 10 YiG??15s were parked on the dispersal area
north of the flight control betiding. Only 6 of them were involved in
air activity. Repair vok woo being done on the easternmost aircraft. This
plans remained there the aircraft were towed from this dispersal area
to the northeastern edgw of the taxiway.
Truck was parked in front of the building southeast of the
Essling stopping place. Two tank trucks w oft being refilled in the fuel
dump at the western edge of the field.
Comment. Aspern airfield is still occupied by a :cSoviet fighter
regiment equipped with MiG-15s.
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