PIPARA AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500810219-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 219
• Content Type: REPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
5X1 SUBJECT Pipera Airfield
DATE DISTR/.~. 1954
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. Pipers. Airfield is 4 km northeast of Bucharest, ea..i: of i'ipera village, on th..~
Bucharest -Gone tan?a railroad line.
2. It is planned to lengthen the field to the north, which can bi. June uithL.l:t
difficulty as there are only cultivated fields and,a fcw pi-a:;anti.s houaei ' in the
gray. The eastern border of the field is the second rate road Bucharest-.t,;fanegti-
psaaroa, which will be raised to a first-class highway as far as the ficl'+. The
vast cage of the field is the Bucharest-Tunari T.Jad and an arr. of the Crivine
crack.
3. The field is 2,000 by 100 m. In the direction of Pantotir~o60village atothctsouth-
eest corner of the field Is an.obetaale, consisting
of the factory there.
4. The ground has no, drainage canals, but is very hard and water runs off it easily.
It can be uated by:all types of planes all year round.
The buildings are used by both Soviets and Rumanians. Occupied by tht Soviets
are= a one-story building, 20 by dO i.;, quarters for flying personnel; a une-story
building, 20 by 65 m, quartore; a one-story building 20 by 45 m,. bath; a three-
story oormand building, 40 by 80 tr; several bomb-damaged buildings and two concrete
hangars, 65 by 100 m. The Rumanians haves a one-story command building, 25 by
30 m; a one-story buildin8...5 by 20 m, radio weather and directional station; a
one-story office building 40 by 100 m; a one-story quarters, 10 by 50 m; a one-
story building 40 by 80 m, assembly room and oaa;.no, a one-story building, 40 by.?
60 m, general repair shop for the Rwrsnian air force in the Bucharest area and
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originating o81co through the Aaslatsat Director of the OtJtice of Collection and Dluemination, CIA.
This report to for the use within t h e Uen or me ens overwaaU without the conourrenoe. of the
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attic fc z tri"ke; three ao"Pete hunPNltu, e-uch 12d by 40 t:.; it culterc L.. ll=cti. ;;c t',
40 byl80 m; an underground ginullnc :storage with :;1x L:tnk::. iceul11t7t: by the
Rumanian National Airplane Repa.lr Shoo are: an :t.;:;e:nbly bullUin1;; :t r:la~ic'-
shop for woodworking, 45 by 70 In; a one-stury mechanical rupalr ?hvr, '7U by bu
m; a one-story matoricl depot, 60 by 100 la.
6. There is no Indication of a radar station. In the f:,li of 1)53 curt;.Lructiun
was begun on four new buildings, whose purpu:;c i:: uncertain.
7. The. runway is 2,000 m long, and it runs from suu1.h to north. Ttw:r.. 1:; Ito cuncretc
except an apron in front of the hringars at the east ;- lde of the f lulu , 60 by 500 it.
There is no regular night lighting;; when a night landini' 1:: nece:;:.ary, rt:flcctors
are brought out.
8. There to a railroad spur from the Buohart?ct-Cun::tanti-i line, with an unlu:u;ing ramp.
The fuel dump conuiLtu of underground tank:;, around wnich half-g;ruwn tre'::, wcrc.
planted, which have now nearly hidden it. It hua it caluecity of `)t10 Luna- Th':r,:
are ;lu undcrgruund pipet Anna, but they t rv to be: built.
10. At t:;^ field there. .i:; currently c Soviet ll;htt:r :?rtu;etlrurl
LI-2s. There iu xluo a Humraninn flying; ::choul of )U Lu 3;:
vari"tua typua, four Li-?.a and three old c;trrm.tn
45, 6om
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w1Lh 32-.A Yttx ttnd four
tr:tllting plane:; of
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