KISKUNLACHAZA AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005600820009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 2, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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ii~f'ox~nation, The length `of the,rurxiway mentid was rerported prev~iouslyo
In p~l:;vious reports the runway/ was described as extending from northwest
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~_C 3o fare Kiskunls,che~aa airfield was believed to be occupied
~ an Hungarian fighter regiment equipped with riiG-15sp The information that
Hungarit~n pilots have been retrained 3.n het Fighters there remains to be
co:7ff.rmode It is pogsibl? that the het fighter retraining unit believed to
be stAti?nad at Toekoo& its stationed at Kiskun].achaza and ~ Hung~ri.an
fighter regiment is stfct3oned at Toekoelfl
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CLASSIFICATION CONF'IDENTIALI
C0th4TRY ~ - REPORT
TOPIC Kiskunlachaza 4irfield
EVALUATION LACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (N 0. & TYPE)
2 December 1954
REMARKS
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
1. An airfield was located about 4 km east of Kiskunlachaza (47?11=N~19?OOtE) south of
the paved road from Kiskunlachaza to Bugyi (47?13~N/19?Og~E), The westernmost point
of the airfield was about 1.5 lQn distant from the Budapest-Kunszentmikloa (47?O1~AT~
19o07~E) railroad line. A branch road connected the entrance of the airfield which was
located at its northwestern side with the Kiskunlachaza-Bugyi road. The field extended
about 3,500 meters from southwest to northeast and 2,000 meters from northwest to
southeast. There had allegedly already been plans for the construction of an airfield
in that area during World War II, The construction of the field was started in 1948.
In the spring of 1954, construction work was still under way at the field and at the
barracks installations. A southwest-northeast runways 2500 to 2800 meters longs was
still under construction in the fall of 1953. From a worker at the field it was
learned that construction work on a second runway had been started in the spring of
1954. I~, was not be ieved that other concreted lanes were being constructed at the
field. he ground c remained firm after heavy rainfall.
Aircraft hangars located at the western edge of the field.
There were a total ing 3 to 4 hangars.
2, Take-offs and landings by monoplanes and biplanes at the field were repeatedly
observed from Kiskunlaehaza and Bugyi. Single-jet aircraft took off and landed at
the field for the first time in the fall of 1953. A11 jet aircraft were of the
same type and were referred to by the population as MiG_15s. The aircraft had
considerably swept back wings. Up to 8 1'SiG_15s were seen aloft at the same time; a
total of 10 to 12 MiG_15s was said to be stationed at the field. 25X1
3~ In the late fall of 1953, Hungarian soldiers with unidentified service color were
seen on the road connecting the field with the Kiskunlachaza-Bugyi road. These
soldiers did not wear service caps as worn by the AVH members who possibly were
guarding the field. It is believed that the soldiers were the flying personnel
stationed at the field. From a construction worker it was learned that Hungarian
pilots had been retrained in jet aircraft by Soviet instructors at the field. The
Soviet instructors allegedly were not quartered at the fields but arrived daily by
motor vehicles.
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2.
C= The present information generally agrees with previous
information. The length of the runway mentioned was reported previously,
In previous r ed as extending fraan northwest
to southeast. . The construction of a second
runway is reported for the first time,
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ICS mment_ 3o fare Kiskunlachaza airfield was believed to be occupied 25X1
by an Hungarian fighter regiment equipped with MiG_15s. The information that
Hungarian pilots have been retrained in Set fighters there remains to be
confirmed. It is possible that the Set fighter retraining unit believed to
be stationed at Toekoel is stationed at K H arian
fighter regiment is stationed at Toekoel. 25X1
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