MISCELLANEOUS BULGARIAN AIRFIELDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000490009-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 24, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting t'-le Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Coda; as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Its ccntents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is proldbited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. 'OFFICFAIS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY $ulgaria
SUBJECT 'liicellaneous Bulgarian Airfields
DATE OF INFO.
REPORT
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HE SOURCE ?EykLUATIONS IN Tlil$_,REFORT. ARE..DEF1NITIVE.
THE APP RAIS4L OF ~O~JTpNT IS,
TEl {T~TIVE.
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Bozhurishte Airfield
1. Bozhurishte airfield is a military field located approximately 100 meters west
of the Bozhurishte (N 42-452 E 23-11) railway station, on the Sofia - Bankya
(N 42-l2, E 23-08) railroad. The field has wire fences on the eastern side,
across the eastern half of the north and south sides, and is open on the west.
The field has one runway which runs east-west. Red lights placed at the sides
of the field are used for night landings.
2. Bozhurishte airfield is used only for military airplanes; during 1951, fighters
and twin-engine bombers, as well as approximately 20 Soviet-made jet planes
parked near the edge of the field. The hangars tre located at the west of the
field and three large, grey, 2- or 3-story barracks buildings used by an
unidentified Air Force unit, are situated to the north.l
A warehouse and an unknown number of antiaircraft guns and ammunition dumps
are located approximately 300 meters north of the barracks buildings.
Vrazhdebna Airfield
3? Vrazhdebna airfield is a civilian and military field located 100-500 meters east
of the Levski quarter (the easternmost section of Sofia) arru approximate) si c
kilometers from the center of Sofia, between the Sofia-Firdop highway and the
Sofia-Plovdiv railroad, approximately 100 meters south of the highway and about
200 meters north of the railroad, just east of the I skur River.
II.. The southern half of the field is used as a civilian field and the northern half
as a military field. A large 3-story white airport building and an east-west
runway are located on the civilian half of the fielde Seven or eight hangars:,
barracks buildings, and two east-west runways are situated on the military
portion of the field. prior to July 1952, fighters,
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bombers, and jet planes were observed on 'this field.
Marino Pole Airfield
5? Marino Pole airfield is located 6-7 kilometers southeast of Karlovo, approximately
two kilometers south of the Karlovo Kalofer (N L.2-37, E 24-59) railroad line and
a short distance east of the Karlovo - Plovdiv railroad line. An unidentified
stream, general direction of flow south, forms the southern boundary of the field,
which is 29000 meters in length. The airfield has a runway running east-west, five
or six white 3-story barracks buildings on the north of the field Z hangars, and
gasoline and ammunition depots on the east,, very close to the Iskur River.
An Air Force unit is stationed at Marino Pole airfield.2
Miscellaneous Information
6. Plovdiv airfield is located approximately two kilometers southeast of Plovdiv.
7. In 1951 aid early 1952, saw large groups of twin-engine bombers
flying over Plovdiv, usually in a "circular" formation. Jet planes,. flying
singly or in groups of three, were seen over Sofia "sometimes."
~CommentsS
Milko Khristov Iliev, is a private with a parachute unit,,
2. Penyu Penev living on
Petrokhan Street in Sofia, was with the Air Force unit,
enev had been condemned
to three years in prison in early 1953 for telling military secrets to his
girl friendp who was a DS (Durzhavna Sigurnost; State Security) agent.
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