KRUMOVO AIRFIELD AND NEARBY FUEL DEPOTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 29, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENUY
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Ic.runovo Airfield and ITearby
Fu.el Depots
DATE OF
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29 August 1958
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Location and Size
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Krumovo airfield, which is eight to ten kilometers southeast of Plovdiv
and six: to seven kilometers north-northwest of Asenavgad, is one 02
the best natural airfields in Bulgaria. There are no fences around the
field which is bounded by the Chgya river on the east, an irrig,Uan
canal on the south, arable land on the north, and the Plovdiv-Lsenovgad
railroad on the vest, although some of the buildings of the field are
on the opposite side or vest side of the railroad tracks. The field
covers an area of 1,500 to 2,000 square meters.
Runway
The surface of the runua7 is sand covered Trith a special kind of Grass
which keeps the runway firm. The drainaL;e of the rummy is good and
a2ter the heaviest rains the runway can still be used. The usual
direction of the runway is north-northwest to southmsoutheast. There
are no electric lights on the runway and it is illudnated during
night flights by special oil lamps. Source claims that any kind of
jet, even the FARmER,, can land at Krumove airfield, although he never
sax a jet at the field.
Planes
In June 1953 there were 60 to 70 planes of the Attack Boi-aber Rer;Lraents
stationed at the airfield? These were BEAST' s,COACH's, ind'FLORA' 3 The
BEAST planes were received from the Soviet Air Force after 1,orld Var ii,
the COACH planes arrived from the USSR in 1951 and the early model 1. LORA
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there are no nore than ten FLOE4'5 at anUMOVD airfield, All the planes
ere parked in the open in two triangular areas southwest of the rummy.
Attack Bcanber 11...ents
Two Attack Bather Regimental and their Supply Battalion, all subordinate
to the Attack Bomber Division at novdiv Airfield, are stationed at
Lrumovo. The combined strength of the two reginents is apprcorinate3.y
300 officers, 6o to 80 noodecomnissioned officers and about '200 enlisted
nice. Only 30 of the officers are pilots. The buildings occupied by
the reginentzt at the field-are located on both sides of the Plovdivoy
?Asencagad railroad tilich crosses the western end of the field.
Installations
The buildings cal the werbei.n side of the tracks are:
a. GuarcUlouse on the gravel road entering tho airfield Iron the Plovdiv.*
Ase,novgrad highwqr; faar by four meters in size.
b. Three wooden buildings containing the offices of the Supply
Dattdion; each eight by four rioters in size.
c. Building containing moss hail, club and quarters for pilots; two.-
story, brick buildings, ten by six meters in size, vit4ii ubite valls
and red tile roof.
de Warehouse for spare parts a oneeustcry brick building, six by ten
:meters in sizes with red tile roof.
e. Wooden building used as a photography laboratory.
f. 'Wooden building containing a repair shop for switchboard instruments.
go Juildinc containing office of mess officer.
h. Hospital; one=erbcry, brick building.
5.. Wooden building contng food supplies.
j. Roofed storage area for 'wood and coal.
64 The buildincs on the eastern side of the railroad tracks are:
0.0 Guardhouse containing the office of the officer an duty; one-story,
brick building, four by six meters in size, 'with Irliite lralls and
red tile roof.
b. Building containing classroom for pilots; twonistory, brick building,
five by ten meters in size, Ifith yellow IlaUS and red tile roof.
Headquarters building; tairog,story, brick building, twelve by six
meters in sizes with ttite valise
d. Building containing soldiers! mess hall and kitchen; one-stov
temporary buildings twelve by six meters in size.
Vlarchouso for clothing =I shoes*, onecastory, brick building, eight
by five meters in size, with yelow walls and red tile roof.
f. To soldiers barrad:s; temporary construction, temlve by six
meters in size.
ge Wooden building for parachute storage; tenpornry building, thelve
by si neters in size.
h. Wooden building vith unknoun contents; building, four by eight
meters in size.
Annunition and weapons depot; onemstory, brick building, twenty
eight meters in size, ctelith white trails and red tile roof.
jo Tzloodea lyuacting containing battery shop, four by eight tieters in size.
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70 The fuel depot on the field is located on the west side of the Plovdiv.
Aseaovcrad railroad tracks in an area surrounded by a tal, L0 centi.0
meters thick. The fuel is stored in barrels in the Ippon.
8. There are two other large fuel depots near KTUMOVO airfield which are
described as follows:
a. Between the Plovelivoasenovgrael railroad end approxinabe3.y
11500 meters northwest of the Asenovorad railroad station, there
is a fuel depot uhicil contains seven to eicht reservoirs, each
having a capacity of 100 to 150 tons and installed in concrete
casinos thich are painted yellow, and 300 to 400 barrels, each
having a capacity of 150 to 200 liters, Although this depot does
not belong to the Air Force, it is often visited by tmcis from
Krumovo and Graf Imatiov airfields which load 2acolinc azd oil
from the depot.
b. Between the PlovdivasLeved.orad railroad and highwqr, 1,000 to 1,500
meters north of the Filipovo railroad station, tllore is a fuel
depot vihich contains six to seven reservoirs each ilavinL: a capacity
of 100 to 150 tons. Each reservoir is surrounded by an corthen
embankient and a special railroad branch conp.octx the PlovdivLevskiad railroad with the depot. Des-Lacs the reservoirs there
are numbers of barrels stored in the open. This depot does uot
belong to the Air Force.
Another fuel depot, thich is subordinate to the Air ..,orce, is believed
to be two kilometers southeast of Kramovo airfleld oil the boTZ.:s of the
Oliva river but Source can provide no further infor:iation &Just it.
1. Comment: Deactivation of the two IT@Dents mre bocun in
Ay 9 and scheduled. to be completed by 15 L',optc2bor 1258.
Comment:
he planned reduction of
the Bulgarian Armed Forces would not take place because of the
Middle East situation,
attachment to this report is a
sketch .of Krumovo Airfield with an attached legend.
Distributio7 of Attachment:
Air - Loan
Army - Loan
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LEGEND TO SKETCH
1. Plovdiv-Asenovgrad Highway
2. Gravel road leading to the airfield
3. Plovdiv-Asenovgrad Railroad
4. Railroad Guard House
). Krumovo Airfield Railroad stop
6. The Chaya River
79 The irrigation canal
3. Guardhouse
90 Cuardhouse and office of the "officer on duty"; one-story brick building
with white-washed walls and red tiled roof
10. Classrooms for pilots; two-story brick building with yellow mills and
red tile roof
11. HQ -Main building of the airfield; two-story brick building with
white-;washed walls
12. Soldier's dining room and kitchen; one-story temp()rary building
13. Clothing and shoe storage; one-story brick building with yellow wulls
and red tile roof
1L. TWO soldier's dormitories, temporary woo6en buildings
15. Parachute storage, temporary wooden bui:ding
16. 'Wooden building (contents not known)
17. Parking lote for planes
18. Ammo and arms storage; one-story brick u. n,?.,),,)(i with mite-washed walls
and red tile roof
19. Wooden building - battery c:b..arc, shop
20. Wooden buildings; offices o 'i.e Sunply Battalion
21. Pilot's dining room club - d hotel - two story brick building with
white-washed walls and rr.) tile roof
22. Spare parts storage; (01 1D1,110-Inv with red tile roof
230 Photo laboratory
24. Repair shop for switchl.. :.Acou,-(pnts
25. Office of Food Supply c.172,
26. Hos-Dital. one-story brick building
27. Food storaoe in wooden building
28. Roofed storage for flrewocd c61.(; Goal
29. Open air storage for gas and irromidc b an:u cm thich wall. Gas
and oil kept in barrels.
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