WIENER NEUSTADT AIRFIELD AND MILITARY POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200330004-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 17, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Wiener Neustadt Airfield and Military Post
EVALUATION LACE OBTAINED-
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 17 February 1955
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PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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1. Between 0800 and 1500 on 24 January 1955, 42 MiG-15s and 3 Yak-11s,all
of which were canvas-covered, were parked at Wiener Neustadt airfield.
The "depression" could not be reconnoitered. There was no air activity.
There was a 10/10 overcast at an altitude of about 1,500 meters which
decreased to 3/10 after 1130, southeasterly wind of about 3 km/h, ground
fog with visibility of about 750 meters in the morning and, later, to as
Schneeberg. 1 The flight control station was ded by a sentry wearing
black-bordered blue epaulets. Sedan ar jeep
and truck were seen in traffic. Apparently a MiG-15 with
dismantled wings was parked at the aircraft repair shop northeast of the
flight control station. No personnel was seen near the aircraft. Two wings
and 3 large crates were seen at some distance. F---]2
2. A sentry wearing black-bordered blue epaulets was seen at the eastern
garage and lean-to roofs. Six trucks, 3 Moskovich-type van-like trucks,
1trailer of a mobile flight control station, and 3 Stalin tractors were
parked under the lean-to roofs. Three trucks and 2 tank trucks were par*ed
in the open. Brick pillars, which had been constructed during the summer of
1954 about 100 meters south of the installation, were fitted with lean-to
roofs. Construction and leteling equipment was stored there. The southern
AA gun emplacement was unoccupied and no personnel was seen in the AA bunker
area. About 20 motor vehicles were parked about 100 meters northwest of the
southern AA gun emplacement. A cable leading to this parking area branched
off the telephone line from Artillerie Kaserne along the road to Fischau,
One lieutenant colonel wearing black-bordered blue epaulets and 2 -25X1
majors wearing blue-bordered blue epaulets entered or left the western flight
control station. Van-like t]UNC and truck were 25X1
seen in traffic there. The storage sheds in the area of the pyrotechnics
plant were guarded by entry wearing black-bordered blue epaulets. No
personnel or vehicular traffic was seen at the installation.
3. The gates of the hangar at Theresienfeld were closed. Nine gray crates and a
truck with hoisting gear were seen in front of the hangar. Two trucks and 3
van-like trucks were seen in the parking lot. There was no vehicular traffic.
4. The Artillerie Kaserne in Wiener Neustadt was guarded by a sentry wearing
black-bordered blue epaulets. Motor vehicles seen in the yard of the barracks
installation included 5 trucks under lean-to roofs and 3 trucks and I van-like
truck in the open. 25X1
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Personnel proceeded to or from the flight control station. Trucks
entered or left the barracks
installation. All radio installations, except for the radio installation
consisting or various height and a radio truck, had been removed. The
Artillerie Kaserne appeared to be the headquarters of Wiener Neustadt
airfield. All telephone cables seen at the field come from the kaserne.
Personnel wearing black-bordered blue epaulets were repeatedly seen
laying cables in the area of the barrabke installation. Small fences were
recently erects in the area of the kaserne. The purpose of the fences is
unknown. he Nachrichten Kaserne was guarded by a sentry wearing
black-bordered blue epaulets. Three trucks, 1 tank truck and 1 ee were
parked under lean-to roof. in the barribke yard. Trucks
with drivers and occupied by personne wear ng ac - or are
blue epaulets left the installation. The cantonment west of Wiener Neustadt
was guarded by a sentry wearing red-bordered black epaulets. Sixteen 37-mm
AA guns and 22 tanks were seen in the cantonment. Van-like trucks
with drovers wearing red-bordered black epaulets
with artillery insign a entered the installation.
1. Comment. Wiener Neustadt airfield is still occupied by two Soviet
fighter regiments. More MiG-15s were possibly parked in the depression in
front of the pyrotechnics plant.
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in this barracks installation.
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