BOZHURISHTE AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000610002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 12, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION RESORT
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Bulgaria
Bozhurishte Airfield
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to The Bozhuri~hte.airfi_eld (N 42-45, E 23-12)a 4000 x 2,000 meters in size,
is loasated 30 kiloaletere west of Sofiayl near the Sofis-$ozhuriehte
railroad and road,. There are second-growth trees about the i'ie1d, through
~Thich a road Qonnepts with the main highwayo The field ie rasa-grown on
very hard,groun~9 and has no obstacleso The prevaiYing win is .southwest
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20 The following buildings are located at the airfields
a, A 3-story staff building, 40 x 135 meters in size, partly used as
que.rtars;
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bo A 3-story barracks for enlisted men, 40 x 122 meters in size; and
co Three concrete hangars, each 50 x 100 meters in sizso
&adio and weather staitiona are located at the western ed a of the airf3?ldo
Underground gasoline tanks are in the etaf`~` builc'Cing, bu~ there ~is no re,dara
A Bulgarian fighter squadron is stationed at Bozhurishte airfieldo The
equa~ron is compol3ed as followea
a, Commander and ete~ff, 65 men;
b, Aground company, 105-110 men, commanded by Lieutenant MELIKO~, about
26 years old;
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co The 1 Company, 32 men, with 9 YAK-9 planes;
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d, The 2 Company, 35 men, with 9 YAK-g planes; and
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?, The 3 Company, 30 men, with 9 YAK--9 planes.
The squadron has-two YAK-9s in reserve, and two LI-2s and four PO-2a
for t~ea$~ir~g. The unit is nex Qnd has suffered high accidental losses.
The auto park consists of .the following vehicles:
a. Five Sovist peraonxiel carriers;
b. Sixteen 3-ton trucks; and
co Five tank trucks.
BoZhurishte ar~d Lovech both have factorise producing spare parts for
planes.
2 5X1A 1. C o The Deutsche Heereskarte locates Bozhuriahte
a r e kt~oaters northwest of Sofiao
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