AIRFIELDS IN AUSTRIA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010900170008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC~..._ Air 'iP18 in A-~ini;ii t
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C-MIDENTIAU REPORT
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The follov;-in..- inforr)atio.:t was received on :'oviat-occapied airfields in
AuF tri -s.
Ra mer :eustadt
(0 la b/ x 3!s )
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Date of
Observation
7 January 1952
11 Jars un2?;'
Occupation: 36 sirs.;l teen ;:Lne jet
aircraft, 21, fi"hters&
and 2 Pe--2e About. 10 two
jet planes were seen flying for
about 10 ninutes. There was 1'.? 25X1
overcast. One plane' had 25X1
e uxil:i.a 2 -' fuc .. tank
under each %rin.n,. `Phr, radio installa-
loner- :oustadt- d
tion south of the
`'ischau road was not An oporaa.ion
.'uri ,r, the i'1i.;ht0 'Ac on n,-.- riotor velf-I?clu
sere observed at, Ip . -eviously,25X1
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After 5:30 p,171,, .n 1ne jot 'i titers
tool. off at intervals of 2 to a m-'Lnut6s
ancz t'._en circled over t he field, The
rov: of red and white spotli'hts north
of iencr- Ieustadt - ':ad Fischau was
switched on d:Lr nr f l;`,'irz,~ n 6hort1f F,..
fore the pianos touched the -;rouncl.
two :''f?. 'Low anti two white
soarch7i;hts flashed up for a short
ti: e0 The searchli?ht on a truck, which
usw]lly 1ijhted the landin{; strip, was
not in operation, fl-in,; ,:ras observed
up to 7 and the noise of aircraft
er:,iroa was heard until about 10 p.m,,
There was zn overcast of about 3!10
an(! ';ood vis ?.bility
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Location Date of
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Bad Voeslau J0 Janus ;i 1952
(0 .i3/X 36)
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A sentry wearing black- 25X1
bordered red epaulets waS posted
in front of ices1a4u Castle, Fo~vir
officers and 6 who also wore
black-bordered red epaulets were
o ser- ed. II 25X1
Ooe zendorf 8 January
(P b.9/x 5)
0-enervation and x.va::,untion T
wccupationa 16 Pe-2s and 2 bi-
planes, There was no flyi.rc
There was a 3/10 over (,s ve.
Occupation: 13 . Pe-2s j,2 TU-2s, 25X1
and 3 sirg1e-?ngine p;;;.anes. There
was no flying. There ;as a 3/10
ovrarcast._
Zwoelfaxing 9 January tlcc pat cx~ . 42 P s. There was no
(P ).,,9/X 148) flying at a 3/10 overcast. Tank 25X1
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were being refilled f rTtxi
a raih-o.d tank c._x ca'. the spur 25X1
track near Pel enc:orf (P ~a9/ . 4S3 } .
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wca-_ In k= ox? s wt th black borderad
blue epaulets wore obE.crved in the
ton,: do MA runs were seen in the
Aspen 31 Deceviber 1951
(P )9/X 4A
Strasshof 3 Januayf
(P 19/3 50)
Liesing 2 January
(0 !r9/L 33)
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barracks area. 0 25X1
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Occupation: 76 Pe-2s mid 16 single-
engine planes. There was no lying.
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Phn aka, iam J-0/10 o"- reast. I
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Occupation: 24 sin 1e-en i.ne jGt25X1
planes, b6 Pe-2a and 99 ;s;i ngIe--engine
conventional aircraft? There was no
hying at a 10/1() overcast. F
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.rotor vehicles ob.., srve c. in front of
cup ed inot a11ations
the Sovie 'I
II a r, t -e hrew ';Y., the factory
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b, i:,ar:;v? , ai- t hu .3_c? n s t :-'f
nei 2 t ex=.r atzns rase
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Location Date of
Observation
observation and valuation
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I ,n air
force sentry with a steel holnet and
write gloves was posted. in front of
budding 24 . chlossgasse@ Three co-
lonels: 6 lieutenants colonels and 8
majors, all wearing blue service color
and ;olden epaulets were observed around
t, free lieutenant colonels xid 3 majors
who wore blue service color and silver
opaulet: werd also observed around noon.
van 3f ke tricks 25X1
were parked in .thp5X1
yard o, the for inter , an..ator:i ura in Xalkes-
bta:e ; (0 h9/`X 36). * c 25X1
Comment. Voeslau Castle is probably occupied by a Soviet Arun unit
or a . oviet Army headquarters.
no esyon .i_ cnaxtgcas in the organization of the Fifty 11in-hh Air Arr!rr0 The
staff of the Fa..fty- inth Air A r is believed to be quarter at 21 Schloss-
gasse in Liesing,>
omment0, This report on Soviet-occupied airfields in Austria shows
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