WIENER NEUSTADT AIRFIELD AND MILITARY POST

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

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CO,,NTRY Austria - REPORT
)ATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
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-DATE PREPARED-. 19 July 1954
REMARKS-
Information
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1, Between 1430 end 1600 end Letween 2100 and 2200 on 18 June 1954, 32 1110-.15s,
2 biplanes and 3 Yak-lls were parked at Wiener Neustadt airfield. There was
a 2/10 overcast, southwesterly wind of 5 km/h and good visibility. Atout
1430, all the -G-15s except for four were canvas-covered. Shortly afterwards
also the remaining four FIG.-15s were covered with tarpaulins.
After 2000, the noise of
ng p s on engines was heard from the field. Beginning at 2100 there was
air activity by 3 Yak-lls which were parked in line with the signboard indi-
cating the boundary of the town. One motile flight control station (bus),
1 tank truck, i signa.l truck, 3 van-like trucks, and 1 jeep were parked west of
the take-off point, In clear weather, the following take-offs and landings
were observed beinti Tiede in north-south direction,
2107 2103
2130 2122
2145 2148
The aircraft taxied to a point in line with the mobile flight control station
from which the starting signal was given by r.?eens of a small searchlight,
which directed its beam in the direction of the take-off strip until the air-
craft became airborne. The aircraft flew through the gap in the southern row
of searchlights which as well as the northern row of searchlights permanently
radiated a red light. The aircraft then flew es far as Katzeldorf where they
turned to the north vie. east and landed after 18 to 20 minutes. While crossing
over the northern row of searchlights, a small white searchlight fitted under
the fuselage of the aircraft flashed up directing its teem to thee-grarnmd. r?
The lending strip w s not illuminated as usual during air activity with MG-15s.
After landing, the aircraft were towed to the take-off point by trucks.
The antenna rest with cone-shaped tracings previously observed in the depressiLn
netr the pyrotechnics plant was reroved. The small cone-shaped antenna with
disc on top just west of 1oel3e rsdorfer Strasse and the Kniferest-type and
Fishnet-type radar sets near the Tritol factory Theresienfeld had also been
removed ,2 -
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3. Fetween 0730 and 1200 on 19 June, Wiener Neustadt airfield was
occupied as on the preceding day. There was no flying.
with e driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets proceeded toward
the field.
5. Truck I with a driver wearing black-'ordered blue epaulets
entered the yard of the Nachrichten Kaserne in Wiener Neustadt.
Eight 37-mm AA guns were seen in the cantonment west of Viener
i4eustadt.3 The 22 trucks seen in the sheds included 6 which were
jecked up. Truck 0 parked in front of the camp. Motor
vehicles observed entering and leaving the field included trucks
with driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets,
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the latter
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pee with drivers wearing black-bordered blue epaulets, ven-like trucks
with driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets and
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pith driver wearing black-bordered blue
25X1
6o Between 140C and 1530, the following trucks, apparently of the
driving school, entered the former officers aspirants school in
Bad Fischaui
ell cf them occupied by personnel wearing black-bordered
blue and red-bordered black epaulets .
ell of then occupied by personnel wearing block-bordered
blue epaulets
both of them occupied by personnel vet ring red-bordered
black epaulets.
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Commenter Two fighter regiments and the superior division
headquar ersar believed to be stationed, at Wiener Neustadt strfield,,
Aircraft was repeatedly observed in Wiener Neastadty
gas repeatedly been observed previously
L Commento An EAA battalion of the air force is believed to be
stationed in the cantonment west of Wiener Neustadt..
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E::Corurent, A ground unit of the tir force with en attached driving 25X1
school is stationed in Bed Fischau0
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