MISCELLANEOUS AIR INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003500110013-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 8, 2010
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: January 28, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains, infQrmatIQn affecting the Na
tlonal Defense of the United, $"t+es, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 7931indd794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or" R eVelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form It prohibited.
SECRET/CONTROL-U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Miscellaneous Air Information
REPORT
28 January 1954
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
REQUIREMENT
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
25X1
25X1
bovech Airfield
1. Between Lovech and Pleven there is an airplane repair factory. There were
11 "Messerschmidt" planes of German origin used for training.
B2z, =ishte Airfield
2. On 30 October 19538 14-15 YAK planes in a line at 25X1
Bozhurishte Airfield rom the airfield about 20 boys and -girls with one
aviator boarded the train for Bankya. an. Air Force 25X1
school for both men and women is operating in Bozhurishte. The group was
going to Bankya for the medicinal bath,. The officer told the group that their
courses would finish in Deraember, and, that the next series would begin in March.
Its courses would last nine and twelve months, and then they would have completed
half of their service.
Tyelish Airf eld
Bulgaria has "quite a number" of MIG-17 planes, and that there are 25X1
eight at Telish. the Russians have come for training the 25X1
personnel in the use of these planes, and that they are waiting for MIG-18
planes. Older pilots are not permitted to operate such planes, but only young
especially trained pilots are used.
Malevo Airfield
On a level field 100 meters (to the ri ht as one goes towards Greece) from the
Khaskovo railroad station 3-4 new buildings and four 25X1
airplanes. an airfield was being built there.
25 YEAR
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