ASPERN AIRFIELD AND GROSS ENZERSDORF MILITARY POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004400040003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 25, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC Aspern airfield and Gross Enze:,.derf
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Between 8 a.m,; and 2:30 p..rr_ n 24 April 1554, 11 canvas-covered 11G-15s were.
observed in aircraft revetments at Aspern (P 49/33 U x Q 1042) s:..field. No
aircraft were seen in the 6-7.s cereal areas usually occupied. 'thee sufficient
space for the aircraft in .tp,. revetments, Part of the rudder es: aribaias projec-
ted beyond the upper ad es o:' the aircraft revetments,
Ro _ activity was observed. There was a 5113 overcast
at an altitude of shout 2,5`i meters, northerly vind at 15 krfh end visil:ility
of if 3z,. Apparently an ins,ection was under way at the A L 1 ;15 P.m-,25X1
the ;siren on the flight cont'.al tuilding sounded five tines and, ?.t 1Ce30 a.m.,
6 ..hits ground s goals were : iven from there toward the nc th, At 10:.1,0 a.m., a
sera:., occupied by 3 officeproceeded from the flight control station toward
the aircraft revetments cxii& subsequently were inspected by the officers. During
the inspection, about 200 personnel fell in in front of the :_ig t control station
facing the field. Later on, the sedan with the officers iettrned fen t:n inspec-
tion of the troops. At 11%3( a.m., the inspection: was - ac.prrantly comple-
ted. The soldiers rarched Y ck in the direction of the quartering liuldings.l
2, Tr'uckL_
occupied
=ft t':~" ..OBTA1N~D
drove u r, o the flight control st.r.tion? The -^rirr:res were only
and 6 tank trucks
in the garages were observed. in the norttn
r v. hi l thorn i, ',:inns! 4}+nnkio
tank trucks and van-like truck At 10:45
a.m., all 20 rota' vehicles, the drivers cf which wore bloc -tordered t} ue epau-
lets, proceeded fror the nor,.ivestern corner of the field to the air sleeve from
whore they returned to their 7revious location at 11:20 a.m."Sie small cone- 25X1
shaped antenna t'ith disc on top on the eastern part of the roof of the flight
control station lied teen refnthed. A long-wire antenna consisting of five parallel
"ices fitted about vertically to the runway, a hut of the size of served with
PKV-45 D/F stations, and one signal truck were observed about 300 meters north of
the parmenent quartering building. 25X1
Ten trucks) were parked in the
ysrd of the foricer hone for r ad people at No 156 on Kasernen Strc~s e in Gross
Enz.erdorf military post.
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Corrert. So fer, one fighter reginent of the Fifty-Uinth Or O y was
carried at Jtsrern cirfield. Previously 25 to 30 i10.-15s had teen observed
et the field. Possibly a larger- porter of i.iG-15s then ref:orted :;ere ,:trkod
in bircraft revetment: vhich could not to observed by source. We present
report cnd treviou.s olservations of 1'iG-15s et Lad Voeslnu d rfield indicate