1. PREROV AIRFIELD 2. VALASSKE MEZIRICI MILITARY POST

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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~rerov Airfield I-
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2, ' McZirici Military Post
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1, Between I June and 30 August 1952, large scale construction work was being
done by Moravostav Construction Firm at an airfield about 3 km southwest of
Prerov (P 50/0 03), About 100 mere of a PTP unit and 70 to 80 works- rs of the
construction firm were employed, The airfield was just'northwest and north of
Bovhor (P 50/0 03) and Vicelin (P 50/B 33), The field measured about Y km from east.
t west and about 2 km from north to syuth0 No artificial border was observed
around th.e field, Most of the buildin - s were located in a woods of deciduous trees
of about 15 meters high. Anesphalt road;, about 6 meters wide, extended to the field
from Prerov and another road from Veskir (P 50/0 03) railroad station. The roads at
the field were covered with concrete and were 4 to 8 meters wide. The
a ilagos of Bor.-bor and Vicel.in were occupied by civilians, Of the old buildings at
the airfield only two hangars and some small low wooden buildings remain in the
northeastern corner of the field. The ether buildings observed at the field had been
newly constru, ted by the Czechs. In August 1952,, excavation work was observed in
the southern section of the field in the woods w,?st of Vicelina The high trees
around the building had net been out for camouflage purposes,
2n The landing field was level F, sandy and covered with grass. After a long rain,
the soil in the woods was marshy and 'srncoth. A SW--NF runway, about 2 km longs,
40 meters wide and covered with a concrete top layer was at the fielder A
concrete taxiway abut 15 meters wide 'ranched off toward the north to the old
hax-t-ors and extended south of, and .par;ille1 to, the runway. South of the taxiway
in the northern corner of the woods we:>e three underground fuel t,_.c;.3. s ,, The
westernmost tav'4 - was aoompleted but hfad not ben fill ed with fuel as of August
1952? The tanks-- allegedly,, were up bo 10 meters underground. Each ' . ank had
a wall. thickness of about 1.5 meters and contained 5 fuel containers. each 6
meters long and 2.5 meters in diameter, Another fuel dump which was filled and gua-~ded
was located in the northwestern: sectiaa of the field, There, 10 vent pipes projected
beyond walls of earth.71
3,, About 15 single-seat jet aircraft with swept-back wings, thought to be MiG4Ss
according to workers, were parked In the old hangars at the field. The aircraft
were daily towed out of the hangars and then parked along the arron in front of
the hangi ,, Also some were towed to the point where the taxiway branches off
from the runway. Aircraft flying individually and in groups of two were daily
observed aloft. No aircraft were parked in the new hangars souuth of the southwestern
section of the runway Which was st:1l under construction.
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The air force personnel observed at the field included EMs, NCOS and
officers up to the rank of major.
No AA gun emplacement was observed at the field,, A Czech stated that an
AA gun emplacement of 4 guns was located on triangulation point 298 p
referred to as `ohwedc nscbanze (Sredske Santa) about 4 km east of the
field, southeast of Prerov, Informant also said that this empla.(sear:ent was
peatedly occupied by gunso
Between December 1951 and January 19527 now temporary buildings were. being
erected in a billeting area northeast of ` ,ia..sz'V,:~ Mezirici tP 50/0 34),,, The
barracks buildings were occupied by an infantry unit and an air fore unit.;
Officers up to colonel were observed among the air force personnel
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been reported several times? ccording to other 25X1 A
reports, the runaway has a length o _v meter s? or layout sketch of
airfield, see Annex,,
25X1 A 2, L--CM-W& occupation by et aircraft probably MiG-15s, was previously -;r believed to be probable-
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25X1 A 3, 1 rye.., , The occupation of the barracks Install. io east of Valaske
as previously reported-
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I hangars with flat roofs, erected during TvJW lT
2 Concrete runway, about 2 km long and 40 meters wide
3 Low brjck building, 6 x 8 meters, with glass superstructure
4 Low wooden building, 20 x 3C meters, garage for trucks of
wnstruction firm
5 Low brick building with attached wings of wood, 20 x 25 meters, Ja uh
quarters and PX for civilian workers and soldiers of PTT unit
6 Brick building with flat roof, 8 x 30 meters, used for the storage of
material of construction firm
;Y Low brick building,. 8 x 40 reters# construction bureau
8 Wooden shed, 4 r-eters square, lodge
9 Low wooden building, 8 x 50 meters,, used for the. storage of constru tion
material
0 low worclen building,, 8 x 30 meters, housing forge and lockf-sn.ithas shop
of construction firm
'Low wooden building,. 8 x 40 meters, carpenters shop of eonstruction
firm
12 Old forester's house
13 v wooden building, 8 x 40 meters, quarters for p. sonnet of FTP unit
14 Low "vick building, 8 x 60 meter^,, with quarters and kitchen of VTJ/ unit
15 Lone 'brick building,, 8.x 60 meters, under construction, quarters for JAI
16 Prick building, 8 x 60 meters, completed, quarters for air force personnel
17 Three con rreto fuel bunkers, under construction
18 New brick hangar, about 40 x 60 meters,, with lar'e gate and flat roof
19 'ter brick buildings 6 x 60 raters, billets for air force rerschr;el;
source observed an instruction rook with tables and blackboard
21) Brick buildings sunder construction, motion picture theater and clubrooms
2 Brick building, 8 x 4.C n:cter s, dispensary
22 Briclk building, 4 x 6 asters, fuel dump
23 Probable underground fuel dhnp
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Low brick building with kitchen,, messhal18 offi. ?-e and stores for air
force personnel
Brick transformer station under construction; source observed the laying
of underground .cables?
2.6 Brick boiler house for central seating, about 20 x 3G meters, under
construction
27 Low brick bu.ildingg 20 x (O meters, with grated-up windows,, technical
storehouse of air force personnel
28 a, Low wooden building, 4 x 6 meters9 guardroom
b0 Berl ck buildings 5 x 10 meters,, under consta uction& guardroom
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