SOVIET AIR ORDER OF BATTLE IN RUMANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001000670003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 20, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
DATE OF INFO.
SECR ' ,
SECURITY INFORMATION
Rumania
Soviet Air Order o ? Battle in Rtun is
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents.
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
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(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
The aircraft stye Gh was J
30 April 1953
From the end of World War II until 13 March 1952a the following
airfields having been occupied by SAF units during the dates indioateds
1. Ploesti/Targsorul Nou Airfield ~4455N~25~2E 5 f ont 19J to S~r~ x+F i f lQ
or, ey were type 7 or 9o the existence of this unit
since the and of World War II.
L an emergency Ian is airfield
in 19468 observed the 30 YAK fi for the SAF
vacated this e., in the Spring of .1947
know that a RuiAF Fighter Raiment has been harm ?irioe 1~2d~~a
Craiova Airfield +19N?2353 from 1945 to S rin of 1 nit designation,
subordinat During 1945
and 1946, appro ma a ~7 type piston fighters on this airfield.
chase I flew meat in Craiova which ~reeold to there on many occasions during'thie p~ariod with a Heinkel 111 to pur-
l. t a 1946 and
1949 ^stopped at Craiova on several or Erasov restaurants. oss~cou~ntrr flights and recal Between
the SAP had vacated this field either io the Spring or Fail., of 1947,
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Brasov Airfield 1541N-25,~7E7 from 194 to late S~rina of 1947.
the SAF had approximately 40 IL-2
1Stormovik and 20- YAK-7 piston fighters here. One ro
the -Snr n
the aircraft' take off within 1 hours
and that they headed westward.
Bucharest/Pipera Airfield , '429N--2607, from 1945 to Spring q
1951. saw approimate].y 40 YAK-9 a. aft-on this airfield
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At the time
the SAP: vacated' this airfield in the Spring of 1951 and
moved to Otopeni Airf`'ie_ld, on which expansion had just been cam-,
pieted. The ved to i era
in 'June 1951.
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Bucharest/Otopeni Airfield /Z'434N-2605E7,from 1945 to March 1952.
While stationed in the Bucharest area Tn 1948, the
SAP had 40 YAK-9 piston fighters on this field $ was common know-
ledge that the SAF has utilized this field since the end of World
Otopeni had received aparox
matey 40 .. or MIG-15 jet fighters in the Si rinc of i Q 25X1
YAK-9 had beery .moved her,a from Bucharest/Pipera',Airfield.
,.Buzau Airfield 08N-2648E
13N-2658E7, from May 1951 to March 1952.
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o serve Buzau Airfield from, its periphery and also
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60. YAK- ston fighters and , d 'YAKw11
p e ors eng ne , ra nexus . the SAF h a d so . 1 aooldeknts
at this field It May 1951
the SAP 'unit move ,o sea r e ecause this eld had fewer
obstrtiotions than Buzau. Rumanian Air Cadet School No. 1, had to be
moved from Zilistea to Teouci Airfield 7551N-272 ;E, , and the Aviation
Instruction Center from Tecuo~ to Buzau Airfield. 25X1
cons tanta/1amaia Airfield , M.18N-2836E7, from 1945
March 1952.
engine light bombers whi.oh were later delivered to Bulgaria
b the SAP. 25X1
seen
.six or eight _ , three Boston and two YAK-9 aircraft on this 'air-
field..
Dur ng 9 and ' l9? observed ap-
prox. ma, a -y p son fighters and also 20 FE2 twin, inline
'C'ioro aria Airfield, located neat the village of' Ciorogarla.,, 426N-
2553E , fifteen kilometers due-east of r
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occupy orogar a.. r e, on w c a concrete
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