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

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Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400890009-9 1~-1IG`i'It3N C~ }itifI RL, COUIyTRY a achaslovakia PIC 1o Kumr EVALUATION DATE OF CON DATE OBTAIN REFERENCES- Radar station Nairthwest of 'Pravue-RuzvnE -PACE OETArNE DATE PAGES 3 ENCL No. & TYPE) 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 e 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 d tk cleared area was graded. PREPARED Airfi# id 25X1 .~ 25X1 5 November 195 25X1. This is UNEVALUATED Information 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 d on stri t l p e e Work was comp 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 ('.I._ASSIFICATION CoNFID iTIAI Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400890009-9 REPORT Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400890009-9 CONFtL NNTIA: Prior to 10 June 1954, the following observations were made with regard to a radar station assigned to the Prar