ASPERN AIRFIELD AND MILITARY POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004300410005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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wi.rtr air ac:.ivity, a group of 20 to 30 menu :ho wore flying suits, was seen near
the c;o .a::d bue parked at the eastern edge of the airfield, about 31-00 meters north-
Cast of the ' T_nl fe--F=ust and "Fish.-Net" radar sets. Tndiviiu ai soH.era of this
group rent to t-:o MG-15s and others coming from the aircraft Joined the group, .A
total ,.)f nine truck,, nine tar-.k-truclar.. and six van--like trucks were seen near
? he iks.r11r.g s?it:::For the .aG-15s4 7.
At least five c.a ates ea^h about the size of a moving va.a were seen near 10 canva:3-
-cove ~6c?. ?iG-- .5:.. parked on the westeri, border of" the f'i:>eld' The fuselage of a
NiG 1 a va.TM teen by tine 3 de of one of these cr:.tese2 `I'rxg banding east of the
airfield In l..rs'a with r?untaay had been fitted with one arna11 reg..: lamp each on
the two gables and one "v ire red lamp 1.6 the rdtddle of the roof. These lamps were
'$r;, t)Y-o-r.t1on '+h-n flyin, was practiced in tae Field. Motor vehiclef, i.
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1 tween 8 acm. ~.nd 2 p._c,, on 12 April 1954, source observed 29 MG..15s and three
yak--11e at Aspern ai.rfi vUo Weather wi. s 3,110 overcast with the cloud base at about
2,000) ~tcrs, After noon weather be(x.me dull and a closed ceiling fo:nned at an
altit de of abut t 1,000 neeters, There was a moderate northwesterly wind; visit .ity
was igooci, .M1G?.i s which had been parked at the eastern sdge of the airfield took
off i.:ad vidtu:.l r and in groups of two from the southeast to the north-west. The 1a.nd
dings ae:x e' m ate in' the same direction, A1mcw t all of the planes touched ground to
or tIL:'ee t i.me ; Uefore they completed (,heir landing run. Landings and take-offs we3re
made at the following tJ_-Li6s:--
I I esa.gr-tstion Time of Takes-off Time of Landing
of A_'%::-raft
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vanlife truck
jeep
signal truck
tank truck
tank truck, all drivors with black-bordered blue epaulets.,
tank truck
were identified at the garage of the _ ?ieid,
3. The 20 x 50 meters meadow in front o the single-story temyo ary buildings was
ploughed up nac1\J Voiled, The pF;rs er.t building apparently only c:uariered. Sovie
civ'Llians. While flying was conducted at the field, fuel was continuously hautcl-
fron Tank Dump Nest to the park:.ng sate for aircraft on the east rr Bodge of the
installation, The Knife-Rester and "Fish-t let'' radar sets did not mcvo during
flight activit?i, About 40 motors east of these seta, was a signal tick fitted
with a wire antenna. extending parallel to the runway and a wooden hut with Win-
25X1 ohosie connection, About 100 meters northwest of the radar sets
a van-like truck fitted with a small pyramidal antenna with disk, An x 37 VIM
AA guns were seen at the AA emplacement,
An Building No 26 at Siegesplatz in Aepertl had apparently been returned to its ci.'
vilian owners, Building No 7 on Gros.: nzersdrrforstrasse, to 22 on '";achgasse,'
and No 19 on :Lobaugasse were apparently unoccupied. Cartonrent East quartered
soldiers who wore black-bordereCl blue Ea paulets,
5. The Konrad Kaserne in Gross r.,nzersdor-f was occupied to capacity. Pasa.enger
traffic was li ht, no motor vehicle- traffic was observed. Motor iohieles parked
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van-like truck
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Comment,, Aspern airfield is believed to be still occupied by
exit and its superior division headquarters.
2. Comment,: , it is believed that MIG-15s had been shipped in these crates.
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