WIENER NEUSTADT AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600510004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION__ see below PLACE OBTAINED..
DATE OF CONTENT. 12 to 16 A it 1953
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1. Aircraft observed at Wiener Neustadt (0 48/X 34) airfield 25X1
n 12 April 1953 included 20 MIG,.15s parka between the
it control station and Woellersdorfer Strasse; 24 :iG-15s parked
on the eastern edge of the installation; 12 141G-15s, 8 twin-jet planes,
2 single-engine low-wing monoplanes and 3 biplanes parked in the
northwestern corner of the field. There was air activity throughout
the day, involving also MiG-15s parked on the eastern edge of the field,
These planes were refueled.from beige colored tank cars of a type not
observed before. Weather was fair. Two radio trucks with rod antennas,
a trailer, 8 trucks and some jeeps were observed at the take-off point.
Individual flights and 20 to 30-minute forr'ation flights were r:.4ade,
The planes involved taxied by their own power to the take-off point
at the northern end of the field. Take-offs and landings by groups of
two rlanes, three wing spans apart, were also observed, Ten 1iiG-15s took
off in groups of two at intervals of about 20 seconds, once it was
observed that a group of eight 14iG-15s took off in groups of four, the
individual groups taki off simultaneously in two row: behind each other.
a twin jet plane took off. Its take-off ran was
no longer than that of the MiG--l5s while itss eed the air was lower.
The two planes landed again All the i:iG-15s 25X1
observed were fitted with auxiliary ue tanks.
2. Source learned from local sidents that flying was practiced at the
field n 13 April n Weather was overcast but
visib"Ity was good oar activity was observed 25X1
local residents, flying was conducted by ?NIG-,
s n 14 Anr !_ her was overcast but visibility
good, no air activity at
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on 15 April included 44 MiG-15s, 8 twin jet , single-engine
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planes, 2 biplanes and 2 single-engine high-wing m.onorlanes. Seven
MiQ-15s practiced flying; weather was 8/10 overcast with moderate visibility.
The liiG-15s took off individually, in groups of two and four. The groups
of four planes flew in right stagger forriation. After landing, the planes
were towed by trucks to the aircraft dispersal area, This procedure may
have been chosen because the soil was wet from the rain.
the following physical characteristics on the twin-jet
p.ianest Except for the rear portion, the fuselage was drop-shape; the
rear was. in the form of a cigar and had a plexiglass upper section. The
nose also consisted of plexiglass, The wings had a rectangular figuration
and were fitted with drop-shape devices at their tips. The wings had no
dihedral; their upper edges were set closely below the upper edge of the
fuselage. The aircraft was fitted with a single rudder assembly projecting'
upward toward the rear and marked with a red Soviet star under a red number.
The elevator assembly was
set in the lower third of the rudder a.ssem .Ly, was swept and had a
slight dihedrals The cabin consisted of plexigla.ss and began near the end
o' the plexiglass section of the nose. The plane had dual nose wheels
.fitted on cowled landing gear struts. The main landing gear was mounted
below the jet engines, which were suspended from the wings and fitted in,
the first inward third of the wings. The section of the engine projecting
beyond the leading edge of the wings was double as lung as that projecting
beyond the trailing edge.
4. Aircraft observed at the airfield on 16 April included 12 M1G-15s parked
in front of the flight control station; 12 iriG ;15s parked at the ea,tern
edge of the installation; 2 single-engine planes fitted with radial engine
and 9 twin-jet planes parked near the flight control station. There was
no flying. Weather was overcast? No details could be observed on the
tin--jet planes, Six trucks, 2 van-like trucks, 4 tarok trucks and 1 bus
were observed near the 11G.-15s parked at the eastern edge of the installation.
Improvement work appeared to be going on at the fielc.,, Trucks hauled
roken stone and round timber to the field driver with 25X1
red-bordered black epaulets, was identified? A Stalin, tractor toying 25X1
a roller was operating in the vicinity of the garage.. at the, eastern edge
of the field,, There was no change in the status of the AAA emplacements.
No AAA emplacements were observed near the church at the southwestern
edge of the field. The antenna mast and the PKV--45 Di' station were still
observed about 2-1ci northwest of the church in Therer:lenfeld,, There was
no change in the status of the antenna mast on fade e S trasse and the
antenna system in the park west of Felixdorf. Six trucks, 3 field kitchens,
? trailer and I van-like bserved near the garages on the east
side of the field. Sedan river with blacl:-bordered blue 25X1
epaulets was seen proceeding from the flight control station.
6. A Li-2 and 3 Pe-2s were parked at Theresienfeld airfield , The hangar of
the installation was guarded by a sentry who wore b1z.ck-bordered blue
epaulets.
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7, The Artillerie Kaserne quartered a Soviet air force unit. A new telephone
line extended from the Kaserne to the barracks camp west of Wiener Neustadt,
There was no change in the status of the two radio installations located
in the northeastern and northwestern corner of the barracks installation,
cks driver with black-bordered blue epaulets. and ^ 25X1
driver with red-bordered black epaulets were seen near the
Artillerie Kaserne. The Nachrichten Kasernne which appeared to be occupied
below capacity was guarded by a Soviet air force soldier, Thirteen trucks
were seen In the barracks yard. Truck driver with black- 25X1
bordered blue epaulets entered the installation. , evf~n trucks and 4.
trucks mounting AA machine guns were parked in the barracks carip west of 25X1
Wiener Neusta.dt. Truck driver with red--bordered black
epaulets was seen proceeding from the airfield to the barracks installation..
Trucks driver with red-bordered black epaulets and 1 ::1
driver with black-bordered blue epaulets, 25X1
both drivers wearing black-bordered blue epaulets and sedan
driver with black-bordered blue epaulets, were observed
on the Wiener Neustadt-Bad Fischau highway.
E::Ce ient. Wiener Neustadt its still occupied by two fighter regiments.
Air activity observed at the installation indicates that the training of
the two regiments which moved to the field in October 1952 has prog weed
as far as formation flying at squadron level. It is definitely believed
from the description-given of the two twin-jet planes and some sketches
which were not disseminated that these planes were I1-28s. There is a
possibility that they belong to a bomber unit stationed in Hungary and
that this bomber unit occasionally holds joined exercises with fighter
units.
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