PREROV AIRFFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006800130002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 14, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
TOPIC Prerov Airfield
EVALUATI O N
DATE OF CONTENT
REPORT
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 14 April 1955
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transformer
17 25 E) toward
west of Lovesice,
e. I The aircraft
no boundary was observed.aroun
The concrete strips were surr
ioh the farmers did cultivation
ield was about 2,5 km long and 1,
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2. The road formerly leading from Bochor,_ toward the northwest, approxi-
mately to the eastern corner of the field and from there to the north-
east, was no longer in existence. The ditch from the northeastern
corner of the wood toward the northeast to Prerov was almost entirely
leveled. The plants which had formerly grown along the ditch which
had formerly extended from Quellengrund toward the northeast and, at
the e eastnortheast had also been filled and
lev o asphalt approach roads which were in very
CtASSIPICATION CONFIDENTIAIJ
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
17 26 E) road had been cut some years before. A flight obstacle in
Cherry: trees which were formerly along the Prerov- oc ori,(49 25 N
bordered to the south by a wood of deciduous tree
the vicinity of the field was the h
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edge
gulat
th be
ed at
road, along the eastern edge of the wood
road, with a branch road to the northern
buildings and the installations at the field.
The trees along these roads were cut. No spur track was available.
3. The airfield was a military installation on which improvement work
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was still being done in May 1954. Two ha rthern
section of the field which had been demol s. fermans
in 1945 were reconstructed in 1949. At the s construct-
ion work was done on new installations on the nor dge of
the wood south of the field. In May 1954, large heaps of sand
and piles of bricks were still observed on the edge of the wood
where intensive construction activity was under way. Local
residents stated that underground installations were under
construction. 2
4. The airfield administration was quartered in buildings in the
northern section of the field. Vymslov estate was run by the
military administration. Prior to 1953, only hay and straw were
stored in the sheds of the estate.
5. No particular runways were observed at the field, but a concrete
area cone oncrete slabs, each about 5 x-6
meters ldings on the northern edge
of the e edge of the wood to the
south. concrete area extended
straight' gars in the northern section
toward the southeast to the dispersal area at the eastern corner
of the field. This concrete lane did not extend to the north-
east. At the edge of the concrete area it was determined that
the concrete cover was about 25 cm thick. The joints between
the slabs were filled with concrete. A drainage system had been
constructed at the field after `WIN11. The soil was sandy clay
up to a depth of 1 meter and sandy below that depth. The field
was serviceable even after heavy rains because it dried quickly.
No taxiways or revetments were seen. 3
6. Two hangars, each about 250 meters long, 25 to 30 meters wide, and
20 meters high, were located in the northern section of the field.
Each hangar had 3 large sliding doors facing the field. The
western part of the hangars housed small rooms, workshops, in
which soldiers were seen working on lathes. Some wooden barracks
were located between the road and the hangars. One barracks
housed the office of an administrative officer while another
barracks housed soldiers. 4 Two brick buildings were located
in the so ion of the field and slightly east of
this sect ,. .;; ight which was repeatedly in operation
at night a ocated near these buildings. It could
be seen f A new one-story building could be
seen throu long the southern edge of the wood.
Construction work along the edge of the wood still continued in
May 1954. 6
7. A fence existed only on the right and left side of the road which
extended to the buildings in the northern section of the field.
This road was blocked by a barrier. Another barrier was seen
across the road to Bochor at the eastern corner of the wool.
Sentries were posted at the two barriers.
8. An AA battery with 8 guns, camouflaged by tarpaulins and nets,
was observed in an emplacement, 100 meters square, about 50
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meters south of tri&ngualtion point 298 "Svedske Sancc". Concrete
shelter trenches were also locat
for the operating personnel wer
a new narrow road was built fro
AA gun emplacement. Local rest
pieces were 80-mm guns. 7
9. In 1952, the first jet aircraft, allegedly
conducted air activity at the field. On o
single-jet aircraft with swept-back wings
elevator and rudder assemblies were counte
aircraft practiced flying almost every day
afternoon in favor her. They had black num
fuselages. No att s paid to their nationality markings.
Approximately one h'! month, the sound of engines was
heard in Lovesice.i sidents stated that the sound was
produced by a larg which would take off before dawn.
Gliders were repea rued aloft but their take-off
was not seen. No n was available concerning parachute
jumps over the field.
10. Sometime around August 1953, some civilians and an officer started
surveying work in a garden north of the church of Lovesice. The
officer repeated several times that a lenth of 28 meters was
required. Thereupon, 2 wooden masts about 20 meters high and
28 meters apart were placed on the ground. The masts were braced
by guy wires. Four white wires, about 5 mm in diameter, were
strung between the masts. Iron hooks were suspended from the wires.
Subsequently, workers brought several large crates and unpacked
2 wire nettings in a nearby shed. Conversion work was done in the
interior of a neighboring house where 2 large windows were built
on the first floor. A line with white insulatvvs extended under
these windows. A cable was laid in a ouse
to the square in the middl that
similar stations would be N /
1703 E) near Prostejov and ar
Olomouc. 9
In April 1954, a cable was sus near Lovesice
across the adjacent field to a newly built transformer house.
Workers said that the cable could carry 24,000 Volts. Upon
completion of work, SNB personnel wearing civilian clothes
allegedly moved into the house and were exchanged every 14 days.
Comment. The information on the location of Prerov airfield
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was previously confirmed.
Comment. This information was received previously.
Comment. These statements contradict all previous reports,
according to which there was a NE-SW runway, 200 meters long,
which could be extended to 2,500 meters. A taxiway extended
northwest to the hagars and southeast to the dispersal areas.
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Comment. This information is correct.
Comment. This information which is received for the first
time is believed to be possible.
Comment. This information has been confirmed previously.
Comment. Triangulation point 298 is located 5 km east of
the airfield. The AA gun emplacement is reported for the first
time.
Comment. This information was confirmed. It is believed
that the airfield is occupied by a Czech fighter regiment
equipped with MiG-15s.
Comment. The description does not indicate radpr but it is
presumed that an antenna was erected.
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