AIR FIELDS AND AIR ACTIVITY NEAR TIMISOARA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000360007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 24, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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if In Sep-,-,ember 1951, Zsakepusta (R lb/T 91) airfield near Timisoara was not used.
Allegedly, the field was never equi;)ped with hangars or barracks. The sodded landing
field which had been destroyed at tae end of the war was not repa:i..red0 F,umnniane end
Germans referred to the field as Sauandrei airfieldol A large meadow on tazi northern
perimeter of the town which had been used by .the Germans as an au diary ,a:.-.field was
not used by the Rumanians after th+3 war0
2., After the arrival of the Soviets :i.n Timisoara in August 1947, there were rvsorsthat
a large airfield was to be constructed for the Soviets The field was alleed:Ly
completed in late 1950 About early 1951, fast aircraft with howling en;fin;s~,
allegedly jet planes, were obeervid flying in groups of up to 12 planes, ii{ wedg,-, and
echelon formations over Timisoara, It was not observed that jet planes .f leti,r at night
3 Timisoara-.Giarmata (R 16/U 02) airfield was located northeast of Timiscara. Its
southern border extended as far as about 1 km north of Giroda (R 16/U 01) tnd its
western edge was obrdered by the railroad line leading from Timisoara to Ga at,v.,,
The sodded landing field was not fenced in. Prior to November 19510 there vere no
runways or taxiways at the field. On the western. edge of the field there were some
temporary buildings and some large, buildings which had been erected by the 'iv an ens
after the wary, About October 1951; it was reared that the field as to he' occupied "t;
a Soviet Air Force unite At the seine time, the meadow adjacent east to the 1:arpdia: _
field was confiscatedo The road from Timisoara to the field which was irey*or
condition was to be improved0
+o Prior to November 1951,, a Rumanian flying school was located at Timiscara. ?irmat.a
(R 16/U. 02) airf ielda There were ii.bout 100 stud ent p:i.lots, Rumanians under' ') year. s
old, who wore civilian clothes while on dutyo hey were instructed by Ruin.,ti*ul
officers and mainly practiced flying on gliders and, occasionall.y. on cunsfn iona1
planes.-3
5,, In 1951, very fast aircraft with howling engines noises were observed fo the first
over Timisoara0 Similar planes with one jet engine each under the wings wi' observed
An March 1952, At the same time, individual four..-engine propeller aircraft, frith
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cigar-shaped fuselage, single-rudder assembly and wings fitted at the from
third of the fuselage were observed. At night, air activity was also _;ract:,ced by
aircraft apparently including jet planes. All the planes observed aloft were
apparently stationed in the immediate vicinity of Timisoara.2
I___IG len According to other reports, the former airfie.';d located 3 !a.
northwest of Timisoara had been released for cultivation.
Co,.W nt . The information that jet'planes were observed in the air space of
imisoera agrees with previous reports. It is believed that air activity wo.s
conducted by MG-15s of a .Soviet fighter regiment and by Il-28s of a Sovie- bomber
regiment which were stationed at Timisoara-South airfield.
-aith regard to location, size and occupation by Rumanian glider pilots. The rumor
that the field was taken over by the Soviets and intended to be improved in believed
credible. However, it is possible that the rumor refers to a previous reaort aeoordi-aq
to which 300 to 400 Soviet personnel are1 stationed at the field which is used for,
intermediate landings.
,n The information on Giarmata airfield agrees w- tl previous reports
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