WIENER NEUSTADT AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700040007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTENT_ 21 and 22.Apri.l 1953
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60 MiG..l5s., including 13 in front of the iaangaare on the eastern edge
of the pyrotechnic plant, on which mainte lance or overhauling work
as in progress, 22 on the dispersal area near the flight control
station,, 2/+ in or next to the revetrients near P.adener Strasse, and I in
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These 5L'..iG--15s had red or 'g blue stripes s xu 10 cm
wide along the utpe edge of the rudder a+.asenbly:
9 tari.rx-jet planes near the flight control station, including 7 with blue
stripes on the ur.per edge of the rudder aaosembly; 6 single engine planes,
3 biplaa*:nes and alcut 10 T' -2s near the l? rge temporary building at the
northear.tcrn end of the pyrotechnic plant:,
At 11 a ,,r ., 2 1UG-l5t3 sinultaneously 1andod at the field. "here was a
0/10 overcast, a nor-"W easterly wind of about 1.0 mr./h and good visibility.
No gore air activity w s observed. There i?ras intensive activity at the
field arr.d near the aircraft., which were perked in or near the revetments.
any trucks, van--like trucks, tank trucks and >rall lbskovich van--like
trucks end trucks with nounted sea .rcblights were observed at the field.
2. The AA gun emplacem nts along Wiener Neus'.adt-9ad Fise :au road and near
1 adener Strassr wer B occupied by guns. About 15 trucks were parked in
the vicinity. i".nke?s apparently underground quarters had. been built near
the .,' A gun: enplaceents. Chimneys and roo9's projected: beyond the ground
and billeting equipment was seen nearby. Lange finders were observed
near the AA gun enplrce-tints between the church and the Woel?ersdorfer
t:rias se railroad stop. They ' ,sere connectec'; with telephone lines to the
other AA gun er^A.l-acenents. T)- ere were aalsc, underground bunkers. No
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1. Between 8,:3O an. and 3.p.rn. on 21 April 1953,
"iener Neustadt (0 4,8/x 34) airfield was occupied by the following
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changes were observed on the radio instal.latioas near V-ich brick buildings
were recently erected,
3P A sentry wearing black-bordered blue epaulets Eras posted at the Artillerie
Kaserne wii::l.ch was occupied by soldiers wearing black-bordered blue epaulets
and a few soldiers wearing red.-bordered. black ap a.ulets o About 10 motor
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barracks yard
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The T?1aclr.ra_chteaa :Ka,serne was guar e by so : era
who were black-bordered blue epaulets. It was apparently slightly occupied.
Three motor ver:icles were parked in the barrac';s yard. A sizeable ax:iount
of coal was piled ub and more coal was being inloaded froan- two trucks,
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wearing red-bordered black epaulets were posted at the cantonment west
of Wiener Neustadt were almost no activit was observed,, ;six,. motor vehicles
w+-?re parked in the yard and
the garages. The villas west of the pyrotechnic plant were occupied by
soldiers wearing black:--bordered blue epaulets? Billets, technical installaticns
and workshops were apparently located in the area of the pyrotechnic plant,
the former !oellersdorferr Plant, Besides the aforementioned 1`iG--l5 with
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in front of the two small hangars at Theresier2eid airfield.
4. Between 8:30 a..m, and 2 p,r, on 22 April, the 'ollo ring aircraft i?rere
observed at the field:
63 11G-15s including 424 fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks, parked rows
of four. staggered to the rear, with noses pointing to the Louth, the left
wing at the western oo,st revetments at Badener t;trarse; 9 at the eastern
edge of the pyrotechnic plant; and 30 on the d i.sperssJ. area near the flight
control station;
9 twin-jet cle nes on the dispersal area near the flight control station;
6 single-engine planes;
3 hinl.anes near the flight control station or can the eastern, edge of the
pyrotechnic plant;
About 10 Pe-2s in?.the depression in front of the pyrotechnic plant.
There was a 2/10 overcast at an altitude of about, 1,900 meters, a1imost
no wind, and light haze. Between 9:54 and 9:57 a,n~ the 2, F'iG--15s parked
in rows took off from north to south, developing large pies of dust.
At 10:17 a,m,, a sizable ruriber of aircraft cv ssed. the field from 'north
to south. The planes flew behind the clouds. Ab: the sarae tire, an.
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fifth plane showed Door formation discipline.
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Another "s'iG-l5 landed at 10:23 ar: o At :1.0?30
a.m0 a forration of NiG-15s flying in echelon formation to the ri ;ht at
an.altitude of about 400 meters crossed the field from north to south, The
No more landings were made until 2 pen. After air activity was discontinued
the aircraft were towed by trucks to the eastern edge of the pyrotech*ic
plant =.;4r aircraft revetments were also located.
The depression
in front of the pyrotechnic plant can only observed from the hills
near Wiener Neustadt {. This explains why no information on the presence
of Pe--2s in Wiener Neustadt has been received since 12 March. The
construction of semi underground quarters near the AA gun amplacenents '
was also observed from East Gen any. Formation flying observed on 22 April
was probably connected with maneuvers since a total of 24 PUG-15s took off
but only one unit, probably a squadron, landed at the field until 2 par.
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