TOEKOEL AIRFIELD

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EVALUA i ION.
ccATE OF CONT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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PLA I - OBTAINED
ATE PREPARED 6 December 1954
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REMARKS
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:' . Toekoel (4719 N/1858 E,) airfield was considerably damaged during
llorld War II. I:rmed. ately after the end of th6 * itar, reconditioning 25X1
work was star -,ed and subsea lent, y the field wis again put in
operation. Betvieen 2549"'and 1953, the field was enlarged, to
approximately twice its previous size, towards the'northwest a
far as the Danube River.
The field was lot:ated about 5,000 meters north of the town of
Toekoel. It was abou` 4,000 i:zeters long and 1y500 meters wide'and
extended from the nor-i,Lwest -o the southeast. Thhie area, of the field
and its surroundings were level. The'field was bordered by fields,
vineyards, and individual faze houses to the north, by the western
branch of the Danube River tc the west, by cultivated fields to
the south as far as Toek;,el, and the Budapest: suburban railroad to
Rackeve (4709/1856 E) about 300 meters to the east. In 1953, the
branch line from the Tak;ony (4719 N/1904 E) station of the state
railroad was extended to the Csepel autocar factory toward the
west-northwest via the suburban railroad line, orlon.' the southern
edge of the fieii, almost as far as the western branch of the Danube
diver. There, the track turned to the nortn and led to the assembly
halls in the nor'.hwes+t:rn section cf the field. Thus, the airfield
had rj. rail conection with the suburban railroad and the state
railroad.
A concrete road abou. 6 meters wide branched ,off from he Szi. e~:zcentmiklos--
(4720 i7/t90:: E) Toekvei road along the out hwe-fern section of the field
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to the main entrance gate in the middle of the western border. Another
approach road to the field branched off from the Csepel-Toekoe.l road
which ran along the northeastern side of the field.
2. The landing field was about 3,500 meters long; and 1,000 meters wide.
The field was rolled and covered with crass in addition to the.
available concrete lanes. The sandy soil remained firm after heavy
rain. mere was a VW-ESE concrete runway 3,000 meters long and 150
meters wide. Prior to 1949, the runway had been about 800 meters long
and 80 meters wide. Soviet assembly halls were newly built in the
northwestern section of the field. A concrete apron was built to the
east and south of the assembly halls. The aprons were connected to the
runway at the south end. Another concrete apron about 30 meters wide
was west of the hangars located in the northeastern section of the
field. It was not knovm whether this apron was connected with the
runway. ado aircraft revetments or concrete dispersal areas were seen
at the field.
4.11 of the barracks buildings were located in the southwestern corner
of the field near the main entrance. They were built by?the Soviets;
some had not been completed until early 1954. These modern
barracks installations were surrounded bX a special wire fence.
Two of the newly built hangars in the northwestern section of the
field were allegedly being used as assembly halls for Soviet jet
aircraft. It was rumored in Toekoel that the individual sections of
these aircraft arrived by rail from the USSR. Repair work on aircraft
was also done in the old hangars in the northeastern section of the
field.
A fuel dump was presumably located in the northwestern section of the
field since railroad tank cars were occasionally observed there.
On the other hand it had been rumored that fuel was pumped through
a long-distance line from Csepel to the field. The line had allegedly
been built in 1950 and 1951.
A building about 30 x 20 meters and with an antenna on top was seen
in the western section of the field. The building allegedly also
housed the weather station.
,To night lighting facilities were observed although aircraft were
seen making night flights from the field.
A special fence was observed around the hangars in the northwestern
section of the field, the zeroing-in range for aircraft weapons about
200 x 40 meters large and located in the southwestern section of the
field, and the old hangars in the northeastern section of the field.
The latter installations were partially enclosed around the northern
and eastern ends by a concrete wall.
The airfield was guarded by Soviet soldiers and sentries of
the AVE.1
There was a direct telephone connection to the central air defense
headquarters and the 1,1inistry of Defense.2
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;. During the spring of '954, the following aircraft .;ere observed
at the field:
a. Trainer, sports,and fighter aircraft were parked in the north-
eastern han,;;ars., fhe total number was estimated at 30 to 40,
including 15 to 18 Yak-9s. The other aircraft were single-engine
aircraft and biplanes. All of the aircraft had a red Soviet star..
The aircraft were usually parked in the hangars. They were also
seen, but very rarely, in groups of 5 in front of the hangars,
b. Single-jet aircraft were parked near the installations in the
northwestern. section of the field. These aircraft which were
seen from a far distance or in the air had a considerable sweep
back and a very high and swept-back rudder assembly.. They were
seen aloft almost daily, repeatedly took off in elements of two,
and usually made only two local fli?hts. About 30 aircraft
of this type were stationed at the field.
c. Twin-jet aircraft were also seen flying over the field. They
were :aid-wing monoplanes wii:h swept-back wings, had rounded
wing tips and, as far as remembered, double rudder assemblies.
No nationality markings were seen on the aircraft of which about
20 were stationed at the field. and 4
the twin.-jet
aircraft arrived by rail, were assembled at the field, and subsequently
were distributed to the Soviet. Air Force units in Hungary. This
information was allegedly obtained from Soviet sooldi ers stationed at
the field.
4. Between 1000 and 1330 on 6 ugust 1954, the following observations
were made from the road and the railroad embankment eaol, of the
airfield:
A concrete runway about 2,000 meters long and 80 to 90 meters wide*
extended in 77-SE direction on the landing field. Concrete aprons
were located in front of the northeastern hangar and southwest of
the runway in the southeastern section of the field. A concrete lone
connecting the aprons via the southeastern section of the runway
could not be observed. Devices apparently lighting facilities fitted
on supports about 4C cm.hih were seen on both sides of the runway.
North of and about 5C meters from the runway there were presumably
aircraft revetments consisting of earth walls which ..:ere 3 to t1
meters high.
A hangar was located just next to the northeastern e,itrance of the
field. A low building each was attached on the two .'.or,-:itudinal
sides. These two buildings presumably housed repair shops since m.n
wearing overalls and carrying t:,ols were seeii there. Another hangar
was located between the entrance and the runway. There were no
aircraft parked in the hangar. The only thing that was seen there
was a crane. There was an addition or annex ".o the hangar which
contained offices and ,eras located at the northeastern longitudinal
side of the hangar. In between the latter hangar and the
northeastern entrance to the field was a high concrete structure
without windows which seemed to be a recently completed air-raid bw-,ker.
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Several buildings of an unknown utilization were located along
the southwestern edge of the field, in the southwestern and
southeastern corners. An installation about 100 meters long and
similar to a target range was seen in the southeastern section
of the field. 1
5. .1 bus occupied by Hungarian Air Force troops who wore light-blue
epaulets and wings representing 2 crossed propellers entered the
field while the sentry posted at the entrance and also wearing
light blue service color with air--force insignia saluted. .'bout
200 men were seen at the field. From a distance of about 1,200
meters 39 twin-jet aircraft were observed at the field, including
36 parked on the concrete apron in the southeastern section and 3
along the western edge. The aircraft were mid-wing monoplane,; with
a jet engine in the middle of each wing. The engines projected
considerably beyond the leading, and trailing edges of the wings.
They were definitely identified as twin ngine jets and the
nacelles were not confused with auxiliary fuel tanks fitted under
the sings. The ?inns were slightly swept back and rounded at their
tips. The cigar-shaped fuselage faired into a pronounced rudder
a sembl.y. The elevator assembly was approximately in line with
the upper edge of the fuselage. There was no nose wheelybut a tail
wheel was seen. A tortoise-shaped cabin extended from the leading
edges of the :sings to the trailing edges.
There was air activity when the weather was cloudless, sunny,
and calm. 3 and 4 '
Coamerlt .
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the runway is 2,500 meters long.
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it is noteworthy that a telephone line cormectec the field with
the central air-defense headquarters. It could possibly be that
a Hungarian fighter unit assigned air-defense missions is stationed
at the field.
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Cor.~ment. It was previously assumed that Toekoel airfield was
occupied by a bomber regiment of the Fifty-Ninth Air Army.
According to previous reports, a re-training; detail for Hungarian
pilots on LUG-15s is also located at the field. 25X1
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aircraft with a slight sweep-back. It is possible that a Hungarian
fighter unit is additionally stationed at the field.
4. ]Comment. Informati:;n on the appearance of twin-jet aircraft has
repeatedly been received. Twin-jets aircraft have been observed in the
USSR, East Prussia,and Hungary, which cannot be compared to any previous
known descriptions of Soviet twin-jet aircraft. Some of the reports
independently state that the twin-jet aircraft had a slight sweep-iack.
Previous reports and the pres.ant information support the assumption that
the Ua3R has twin-jot, aircraft with swept-back wings which are
presumably used as night fighters and bad-weather fighters. For sketch
of -twin-jet aircraft see Annex.
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