KARLOVY VARY (KARLSBAD) AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006500590009-0
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 9
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPARED 16 March 1955
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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
Czechoslovakia
Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) Airfield
Three or four hangars and other buildings were located at the
southeastern edge of the field. These buildings were in existence
during the last war. No new buildings had apparently been constructed
at the field. No aircraft were seen parked at the field nor was any
activity observed. a
2. Until 1953, light air activity was observed over Karlovy Vary.
From 1953 to about October 1954, air activity intensified. It was
not determined whether the aircraft involved in air activity were
stationed at the field southeast of Karlovy Vary but there were
indications that they took off and landed there. Beginning in 1953,
there was air activity daily, even during unfavorable weather. No
night flying was observed. The aircraft, allegedly, practiced flying
usually at altitudes between 1,500 and 2,000 meters. Occasionally,
aircraft were also seen flying at very low altitudes over the town
of Karlovy Vary.3 Frequently, formations of 2, 3 and up to 6 aircraft
were seen aloft. More than 3 aircraft flew in echelon formation. All
formations maintained intervals of more than. one aircraft length and
one wing span between the individual aircraft. There were never more
than 6 aircraft aloft at the same time. All aircraft seen were single-
engine monoplanes. It was determined by the noise of the engines that
they were not jet aircraft.
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1. j (Comment. Previous information on Karlovy Vary airfield
indicated an extention to the north. The take-off and landing
strips extended from southeast (from the concrete apron at the
hangars) to northwest and from southwest to northeast. Each
strip was 1,000 meters in length.
Comment. It is not believed that the clearing of the woods
near the airfield is any indication of increased importance of
the field.
Comment. The observation of air activity even during
unfavorable weather (during rain) does not necessarily indicate that
the Me-109s of the SNB (State Security Police - Air) conducted bad-
weather flights. The hilly terrain in the Karlsbad area dnd the
facilities for take-offs and landings at the field prevent bad-weather
flights. It is believed that air activity was probably conducted
during unfavorable weather but only when the ceiling was not below
an altitude of 1,000 meters.
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