SZOMBATHELY AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008200210010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 9, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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ENCLOSURES (NO. TYPE)-, l sketch on di c;...~.
The airfield was located north of Szombathely (P 48/C 78) , east
of the road to Koeszeg (P 48/X 60) and west of the corrnurLlty of
Soepte (P 48/C 79). An old airfield, iu.Uch has not been used
since 1945 bordered on the field to the north, The field ab),LrG
1500 2 50Ct ht itlltin
, x,~ meers,as no concree r unwwwway ornsaaos
for night flying, The entire field installations . were almost
completely destroyed during the war. Installations illich. w.,,ere
newly erected up to the fall of 1950 nclu e d a flight control.
bui..lding, a viorkshop. a DF station and a gatrageu The following,
installations were also available., .A repaired hangar, quarters
for the airfield commander and, south of the field, a Soviet::
barracks installation and a Soviet fuel duirp,
Since :946, the field has been used as a commerc.ial airfield
a;,aszt vlet A:}rlines, 'r or to the fall of 1947, St," vlet c;a?.zrie
planes also landed t;.aere. Between the springy of 194 and Augta ,t
1;49, the field was used b:,! Omre Aerr;o Club which r a ..n?cained a
pi.ot school there, Three sentries of the }}un ;arian Stab-le
Security Police (AV II) were stationed at the f 1--ld1 .:.
The report.v~wh.ich :s believed. to be cr ecjible,"
cc:~a? Zrara-; previous informatI_on up to the sumrr er of i49 Uns ...
the fall of 1950 the field was apparently us ec= by lanes o '
Llaszovlet sirli_nes=, For layout sketch of a?.r:f ield, see .Annex.:
This sketch. is believed to be correct
1tlie, not 7nov any details on the quarters arid tlae'
iiutel. dump? The Russians prohab1: Lis e- he :c-!E_` _kJ F'or oc:ea; G_cna..
intermediate landings,
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