AIRFIELDS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010600180007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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214 January 1952
The airfield north of K'ralupy (N 51/ F 60) belonged to the 3Lero Club. There
was a hangar with billets for student pilots, The field was occupied by 5
sport planes and about 30 Clidors? In late September 1951, about 15 Arado-96s
and 20'%-?100s or :fE--109s were located there? (1)
A civilian airfield of the Aero Club was located north of Kleeant (0 51/1, 79)?
The field, about 1,000 meters square, had 3 old and 2 new hangars. a clubhouse
and. a guardhouse o In March 1951, about 30 sport planes of various types .-:ere
F arkked at the field0 In April 1951, the field was occupied by military aircraft,
and work continued on a concrete runway which was started in 1950, (2)
The airfield located south of Marianske Lazne (N 50/P 56)
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,. east of the road to
Kuttenp:Lan (N 50/P 55), southeast of Flaschenhuette, was utilized by civilian
and r, i.litary aircraft, There was no concrete runway,, A large hangar with a
,ower and a wind seek and some buildings were in the western section of the field:,
A brick cantonment was -+ .n the wooded area west of the field between the road
and railroad line. Soldiers said that the cantonment ,as occupied by 500 to
6()0 student pilots and 3.20 to 150 nen of an air force guard unit. In late
September 1951, the field was occupied by 1 2our--engine
p:.an?,. 2 biplanes, 1 Fieseler Storch, 1 twin-engina plane, 4; x -109s, and 2
s:.ng1e engine low-Lvding_ rionoplanes with in-line engines. There was intensive
t .yiri: over the field and town. From 8 to 12 01 . S were observed fly*i.n at
the sari time, ion-schoduled aircraft often
landed at the field; the planes transported Soviet officers Who iJer e ; pint, on
1e;ave to Marianske Lazne, (3 )
On 2 ..eve ;er 1951, no flyin?., was observed at the airfielc near Hradec Kralove
(o 51/G 71) between the Pouchov (0 51/G 71) T.usek (0 51/G 71) and the
Pnnuchov-Spravcice (0 51/0 71) hi hwayso The field covered an area of about
2.OCC rioters .frog. ea,-;t to wrest and about 1000 meters fror.! north to south,, The
L nding find was sodded, Grading was, being done in the western extension of t
r .eld bevor the f'ouchov-nj ravci.ce road., beyond this road., there was a strip
o_' wrc:oded terrain which was being cleared and graded,. In the southwestern corner
o.i' t: ,e .field, there were taro :four -story buildings and, north of t;llen, a tv;o-
or,y barracks which was constructed from lumber and brick.
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Three hangars with a concrete apron were in the southern section of the field0
An area, prohiabl,y a civilian and glider field,, bordered on the military air-
field to the northeast0 One hangar was located on the civilian airfield,
air force soldiers wearing blur uniforms with blue cuffs and
others who also wore blue uniforms which had golden-bordered pale blue
epaulets with one or two golden arrows on theiime (4)
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Comments
x`"up3* aixt.c Vic'; was previously used by a glider school. According to a previous
rE p ort9 the field covers an area o#' about 550 x 19100 meters 0 Since the
?: i eId is probably capable of expansion the repc:,r~ted occupation by a f i.ghtel.
sc uadron or a trainer unit is believed credible0 However, it is possible that
ti- e field was only temporarily occupied during an air exercise 0
Te ioformation on the construction of a runway at Klecany; airfield and the
ac. cupetion by ma.litory aircraft is received fo_^ the first time 0 Since the field
i.. considered capable of expansion, this information is believed credible
particularly as it apps ars that the increased air traffic on the Prague air-
i?J.e3ds9 marry of which cannot be enlarged,, must be eased,,
Ac cor,i "+_n< to .h 7r7 rep ort;, P"ar oLazne airfield appears to be occupied by a pilot
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