AIRFIELD IN AUSTRIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 1, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

EVALUATION see below PLACE OBTAINED__..._, J
DATE OF CONTENT. 27 feptember to 10 October 1952
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1 . Wiener Neustadt (G 48JX 3IG)n On 27 and 30 September 1952, aircraft parked at
Wiener A-eustadt airfield in front of the flight control building and east of it
along the road to Baden, included 15 N G-~15 and 9 or 10 aircraft, probably
IL,28s,, The depression in front of the pyrotechnic plant could not be ob-
served, Between 2 and 6 p,,m? on 27 September, flying was rracticed by MG-15s
during a 7/10 overcast0 On 30 September, the airfield was observed between &
and 6 porn, There was a 5/10 overcast, and no flying. Prom local residents it
was learned, however, that flying: by jet and conventional. aircraft, had been
practiced before 3 .m, On 6 and 9 October between I. and u pein,,, only one
25X1 MiG,,-15 and one IL-28 landed at the field. Both
aircraft taxied -co the flight control building where the other aircraft were
parks drl
20 According; to the statements of local r. silents, the former t4ilitaerakademie
in :iener Neustadt was still occupied by Lussians, ,bout 30 trucks were
observed in the cantonment west of towns Four of these trucks were loaded
with an AA machine gun and five trucks were towing .,A guns with flash hiders..
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canopy and two "e-2s with a lonr canopy were parked on Theresienfeld at the
northeastern border of the field. There was no flying during clear weather,
a 6/10 overcast and a light wind. kaintcriance work was done on several
IL-26 s?2
There were only two trucks left in the garages of the former Nachrichten-
Kaserne, There sedans and two trucks with field kitchens were I.-Marked in the
court yard.,., Five Az ;1 gun: with flash h- dens and 21 trucks,, five ' of them
25X1 with mounted AA machine guns were observe? in the cantonment west of the
town, Truck d tank truck driver wearing black-bordered
blue epaulets were seen at the motor vehicle repair shor, at the eastern
25X1 border of the airfield Truck 0 wa.s observed at Theresienfeld,
25X1 motor vehicle II in front of dachrichten3kaserne,, and motor vehicle
25X1 I uin the court of Artilleriekaserne, The drivers of the two last
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bordered blue epaulets9 driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets,
/O with artillery Insignia on the side and driver wearing red-bordered
black epaulets,
3.`, Between 8:15 a.m. and 2 p,,ri0 on 3 Octobers, 10 aircraft, probably ILA? s, were
narked at the fli -ht control building at th:: airfiold,o One Pe-2 with a short
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mentioned vehicles wore black-bordered blue epaulets,
5,, 3ern (P Ii9 X b!9. Between 8:30 a.m,, and 3 P.m,,,, on 6 Octobers 28 Pe-2s
and P8 G-1 s were parked at Aspern airffield0 Local residents had seen
twin-engine jet aircraft at the field several days ago,3 Flying with
MiGa15s started after 11:30 a.m,, There was clear weather, a west wind and
a visibility of about 10 km? The MiG-15s took off in elements of two for
flifthts of five to 10 minutes, I fter the landing they were towed by trucks
or weapons _--king area, L
All jet zgm ere were equ rpe with
wj-nC p a w c apparently were larger than the ones previously
observed] The flying was accomplished in a very disciplined and exact
manner
69 Motor vehicles observed included 13 trucks and one radio truck with two
rod antennas near the former Tanklager Oat9 and two van-like trucks near
the road from As ern to Gross Lnzersdorf (P !9/X 59),, Fire truck
25X1 trucks both loaded with billeting equipment., and
25X1 truck the driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets were
parke-1 near the garages at the flight control built i.n ;, Six tank trucks were
25X1 parked at Tanklager West. Jeep the driver wearing black-bordered
25X1 blue epaulets and sedans were arked in front of the
Komnandantura at Aspern military Post:: Truck the driver wearing
red-bordered black epaulets was seen in front of the officers billets
About !a0 EM with black-bordered blue epaulets were standing in front of No 1
Siegesplatz, The lone wire antenna which was observed there on 15 .'eptember
had been dismantled again,,
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7a Gross Enzersdorf was observed between 1:30 and 3 pnm0 on 6 October? Truck
loaded with ration boxes., driver wearing black-bordered blue
e+au e s and truck , driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets
were parked in front of former Konradkaserne,
84 Deutsch Mat=ram (P k9,/S 5O), The airfield was not occupied. Thirty two
;p linter proof revetments were apparently completed. They were of the same
ty ,e as the ones at Wiener Neustadt and Voe:sinu airfields, J. temporary
wooden building near the aircraft repair shop in Deutsch .:a,ram was occupied,
The motor vehicle park was apparently vacant., and only individual Russians
were seen in town,
9o The camp at the edge of the wood at 5trasahof appeared to be unoccupied,
Guards wearing black-bordered blue epaulets were posted there,, The largest
building in the camp had broken windows., and the fence was damaged. Truck
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curection or Deutsch :oagram aid drove to this building. Both drivers wore
black-bordered blue epaulets,,5
10q, Goetzendorf (P 49/X 47),.Between 8 and 11 a.m. on 9 October., aircraft observed
at oetzendor airfield included i2 Pe-2s9 2 Boston A-?0s and 3 Aira Cobra
F -63A s,, There was 3/10 overcast at a cloud base of 29500 meters. No flying
was observed,
llp Two fuel trucks., one radio truck and two grading machines were Parked near
the temporary buildings of the flight control station., Truck
driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets., drove to the flight control
building. Twenty-six trucks., 8 van-like trucks and 6 tank trucks were
parked in the yard and the Tara ,es of the komendatura there, Trucks observed
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12P Margarethen/Moos was observed between I. and 2 p.m. on 9 Octobero
Four AA guns with a caliber of about 80 mm and with mua^le brakes,,
four AA guns with flash hiders and 12 motor vehicles were observed
in the yard. About 80 men were engaged in athletics; some of them wore
uniforms with red-bordered black epaulets,,
11, Bad Voeslau (0 48/x 36),z Between 8:30 and 11 aim? on 7 Octoberv 18 Pe-2s
and 1 Li-2 were seen at Bad Voeslau airfield, There was no flying at 11/l0
overcast and a visibility of about 10 km, The two lines of five splinterproof
revetments along the road to Wiener Neustadt were completed., Five additional
ones were under construction at the southwestern border of the field?? The
revetments were of the same type as the ones seen at Wiener Ieustadt,. The
radio installations were unchanged.,
lxi., The komendatura was observed between 11 a.m., and 3:30 ama on 7 October,
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truck were parked n the yard guard wearing black-bordered blue
epaulets was posted at Schloss Voesluud No movements were determined at
Schloss Gainfarna No sentry was posted at the billets at Theresienhof;
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Comment, Except for a landing with II-28 typo aircraft,, no flying
ac vittiy has been rerorted since the arrival of the IL 28s., It has not
yet been determined whether these IL 28s were to replace conventional
aircraft of the bomber or reconnaissance unit of the Fifty-ninth t.ir Fumy
or whether they were for retrainiriF, purposes,
IIComment,, The presence of twin entAne Jet aircraft at the field
requires confirmation.
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MiG-15s fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks? larger than
observed9 were also reported from Last Germany,, It can be assumed
that the fighter aircraft of the Fifty-,ninth Air Army are also being
equipped with these tanks which have a capacity of about 70 gallons,
their previous base at Deutsch ..gram airfield, 9
Comment, It is assumed, that the two fighter regiment: which during
e past months9 were stationed in Aspern and Parndorf are to return to
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egquippe with splinterproof revetments,
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