WARSAW-BOERNEROWO AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010900180007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. n Ion v :i u.ly 1951 't ar s,.^t.y,--
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section of the, field rises slightly to s opens a;oout 10 meters
to the sou.th? I single-t: ack railroad spur which was still ? n Eor
co sf;ruction led to the field from the direct'lon of the sf_'bur'o
of ; lochy (R 53/P 33 ) (2) 1,,.n 13 concrete runway was about: 2,20,')
meters long, another Sh-T : runway was about 1,000 nester:., long. (3
The two runways formed a V.& taxiway leading from the sou.i'.hcrn end
of the 51;.,-NE runway to the vest was about 20 meters elide. 'aa for
excavation work v, as in pr?og ress at Fort Bcma in the o a,s t.ern port:i_cn.
of the field. Two ce,; ont mixers and about 12 lorries were observed.
2. In the eastern portion of ' the field, two 1 ar e han ars were
cast of the S :-NL ru.nr:ay, and one round two-story building mount, ne:
a glass.-covered superstructure z,-.s about 40 m.,,ter , lest of the
j-t~L runway. The bu.ildirnfgg was somewhat higher than the hi-:-.:agars.
Structures observed in the western Dort-, on of the field rci.uded I
large an-! 1 small hangar; 2 small hangars under e, nstruct:`on; 6
multi-story billets coated yr _th bright stucco ar;r.i. oceupled. by Po _i.s,
Ur Force and Arsy personnel; and 10 wood and stone barracks, of
which were occupied by Polish 41i.r Force soldiers; the two l'-her -,n
southernmost structures seemed to be used for instruction purpose',,s.
. Outside the southwestern section of the fence surrounding v.Iic field
and beyond the road lclad:in', along the edge of the field, source
observed. two groups each consisting ng of six three-story apartment
h -uses, about 60 x 2;i metters, with red tile roofs, t;t the time
of observ_1t "-on the houses, ww; hich were still ~.a t`_od t doors and
~-ain:lows, were being plastered and provided with iu^b'-ng, i. semi-
radio truck was or a low hill, .about C meters ,south to
south;:-lest of the field. ract_.o mast =, br:ut 0 meters high, with -a
lead- in to the radio truck .-?s loca'ed about 3 meters ~:'rom the
vehicle. The area in ~r} ich the radio truck was observed was used f!-.
the ti?aini.nn of Polish Air Force sol'd.ter s. The entrance to tee fl%oll
was near the buildings in the western portion of the C i_. l d and as
guarded by air force soldiers
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' `hr o jot fighters were parked near the two hangars in the east-,",;l
scc:tion of the f=ield, There was no flying at the time of observatio:
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To eiore is reriorc Is also be1*L(c: c to
be t,~ssor..ti1_ y correc . The present report agrees :?11 t;h i_nformtitio?
Contained in a report supplied
The statements made by a member of a ra uny 1)ri `a,de o:1
the location of the runway of 1'aarsaEa-Por)rno of?io -.1_rf-s o 1d j b.r t i 0,7n4
to be incorrect a: , The sketch attached to
pro-sent report pro a y represents the present layout of the fie-J- L
This information is bolievodd to be correct. The sp x track. _. '.l
probably join the new freight-traffic railroad circuit rient:icned
:n a previous report,
3) The length of the second runway seems to javn been under
estimated. In il.revious reports lilt, VJ- s 25X1
stated that the planned 'length as 1,.J } to t-9 meters..
(4) This round building i; believed to be the flight crntro .
rhich commands a full view of tho two runways.
C It is belirnvcd that the number of the. jet planes stationerd at the
field has greatly increased in the meantime.. The figure of about
40 single-engine 'et planes as mentioned in a previous report may
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be correct r, =thother %Jarsaw-Bernerov,7o c`3. ir.L is I:
is occupied by Poi-1511 a.r Force' units only or also by the Soviet
Air Fcrcey cannot be determined on the basis of available infornat' a
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2 J 1-.'ra *;, about I.,000 rietors lone (7 )
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I= ;Iant;ars under construction
> =Ian:,ar's completed
6 six multi story billots
10 -uo -don. barracks each about 30 x 15 raters
'Six th ro2-Story b_i.l_;.ots under construction
9 lax three- story bili.ets under construction
10 =found two storied building with glass-covered superstructure bc1iolf0d to be
a #Light control building
11. Ti7o lnnr,'7'e hangars
12 For':, ;3era
13 Rai:road spur track
14 :oodGn barracks
15 i d::i o truck with ast q 10 rotors hi ;h
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