ASPERN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004800630015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 14, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION milbrre:1 ? L?4LY
REPORT NO
TOPIC 49w, vrt VI /if., cid
EVALUATION
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PLACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED.
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DATE PREPAREDJ-4ri 1 1950
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
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1. There was intensive flying at the Aspern (P 49/X 49) air-
field on 1 idarch 195O. Four planes ould take off at
short intervals and circle the field. It seemed thats
in this ways all parked planes were flown once. Twelve
rows, each with 12 or 13 twin-engine low-wing monoplanes
with double rudder assembly, were counted at the field.
Two semi high-wing monoplanes with radial engines single
rudder assembly and nose vtteel and 15 biplanes were also
seen. Thirty-eight twin-engine low-wine !ilonoPlaness inclunting
eight with two glazed tandem cockpits Baths were observed
flying. All th kilz.,nes which were clearly seen had an oval
window on both sides of the f sole e g closely aft of wines.
The following motor vehicle were secured:
Near the radio station on 1 Siegesplatz:
truck
truck
radio truck
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2. The field was occupied by the following aircraft on 3 March 1950:
Fifty to sixty low-wing monoplanes: Two in-line enginess
double rudder assembly
Twenty biplanes parked in two rows
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CONFIDENT1A1
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.This document is hereby regraded' 10
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1673 from the
Director of Central Inte'ron-ra :d the
Archivisl o: Ltn:tci Z
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Four twin-engthe aircraft: Single, high rudder
assembly, nose wheel,
There was intensive flying with.the.aircraft with
double rudder essembly9 Individual local flights
wereNmade.
3. One of these planes made a crash-landing in a small
woods about 800 meters from the airfiald At 11.00
a.m. The plane
was henvilv damaged but not burnt
One of the 3-man crew was cleat% one seriously
injured and the third unhurt. The latter prevented
civilians from rescuing the wounded person. About 10
to 15 minutes later the following motor vehicles arrived
at the scene:
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ambulance occupied by medical officers and
woman doctbrs.
truck lOaded with a crane-like superstructure,
truck occupied by some 'EM wearing flying suits0
jeep occupied by some officers weaAng flying
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passenger car occupied by an air force
lieutenant colonel.
fire truck.
4. a.. Flying Was stopped about noon and the flying per?.
sonnel were taken to Grossenzersdorf Lk 49/X 59) on
trucks
b. The following motor vehicles were seen in the air-
field area:
truck with boxlike superstructure
truck
jeep.
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c. A Soviet radio station tas in Aspern at 4 Siegesplatz,
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The high-wine monoplmnes with nose wheel raenti oned
in pare 1, are apparently A-20s.
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