KRAKOW-RAKOWICE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800340001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 4, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATIO14 CONFIDENTIAL
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COUNTRY rV.LCULL%L REPORT
TOPIC
Krakow-Rakowice Airfield
EVALUATION LACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
PREPARED 4A"-S
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1. Between 17 June and 2 August 1953 the 25X1:+
southern edge of Krakow-Rakowioe (5005 N/1958 E) airfield along
the Krakow-Bienczyce road was not fenced in. About 5 or 6 aircraft with their noses pointing to 1kp road were parked 400 to 500 meters
from the road. The aircraft]" considerably swept-back wings,
a round hole in the nose, no propeller and no device such as
auxiliary fuel tanks, fitted at the wings. 25X1
the aircraft "Samoloty Odrzutowe" "repule~ieit sires 4t
propulsion air raft was the fastesty r Staircra25X1
tine in Poland a Polish pilot had fled to 7X1
the West in such an aircraft and ~ the father of the pilot had been 25X1
arrested.1 The aircraft were not arranged in a row but were parked
without any pattern on the terrain. 25X1
at about 1700, no air activity was observed, but some persons,
presumably air force soldiers, were seen near the parked planes.
2. No buildings were seen at the field, except for 3 large hangars
with vaulted roofs in the southern section. No runway bras noticed.
the field was occupied by tbiiabl h' Air 25X1
Force. No nationality markings were seen. 2
3. Individual aircraft flying at a high speed and producing a whizg
noise were repeatedly seen aloft. Formations of these aircraft were
never ohserved. It could not be determined if the planes belonged
to Krakow-Rakowice airfield.
1.1 CComment. According to previous information, two Polish 25X1
fighter regiments are stationed at Krakow-Rakowice airfield. Prior
to 1952, mostly Yak-23s were seen at the field and in the airspace
there. It is possible that the fighter regiments have meanwhile been 25X1
re-e uipped with MiG-15s.
2. Comment. The airfield is protided with a runway 2,000 meters long.
The hangars at the southern edge of the field were reported previously.
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