1. KUMR (MIMON) MILITARY AIRFIELD 2. RADAR STATION NORTHWEST OF PRAGUE-RUZYNE AIRFIELD

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trees were cut along the boundaries an The The landing field had a grass cover which was repeatedly rolled.
Since the soil was sandy,, rain was quickly absorbed. There was also
a drainage facility which coneiatedof concrete tubes, each about
50 cm in diameter.
An E-W runway, which was observed through the entrance gate from the
Mimon-Dokay (Hirschberg 5034 N/1439 E) road,, was 2 to 2.5 km long
and about 100 meters wide and extended down the middle of the field.
It had concrete cover which did not consist of individual concrete slabs.
Since work was still being done on the runway, it was observed that the
subsoil consisted of 3 layers of stone., each layer covered with sand,,
and a top layer of concrete about 20 cmte thick. ,At boothli desnoof the
runway about 50 meters from the edges,, g triangular
facilities,, each about 3 meters long and 30 cm high, which radiated
the light across the runway and upward. A N-S taxiway or concrete
apron about 100 meters wide extended north and south, of the runway.
nit h re being dug along
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1, o The airfield. near Kumr (5037 N/1443 E) was a military installation which
exte from the eastern perinmeter of Kumr to the east and covered
a of and leveled area of about 3 x 4 km. The field was bordered
by a brook to the south and by woods to the east and north. More 25X1
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Each section was about 500 meters long. c es w
the taxiway.
Construction work was being done on lanes,, about 20 meters wide,,
which branched off from the runway toward the northeast and soutkjast,
s 300 to 400 meters long. The nor there
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lane was rolled and it was apparently to be covered with a concrete top
layer, The lanes wore probably connecting strips to the runway.
4. Construction work was also under way on 3 hangars along the western
side of the taxiway. Two hangars were located along the southern
strip and 1 along the northern strip, The steel frame was being
erected on the foundation about 15 meters wide. The length of the
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CONFtL NNTIA:
Prior to 10 June 1954, the following observations were made with
regard to a radar station assigned to the Prar