42ND INDEPENDENT FLIGHT REGIMENT TECHNICAL BATTALION (OREMUZ) AT KECSKEMET (4655N/1945E) AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2009
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• Publication Date: October 4, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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1? The primary mission of the 42aad Qemus was to render logistical support to
the fighter regiment (62nd) stationed at Xec?aksmet Airfield; secondaz]y, it
rendered logistical support to Division Headquarters (66th). H9wevera
Division Headquarters was capable of supporting itself if it were relocated
within a city,
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the activities described below-.
20 Functionallyy the 42nd Gremuz was :rgsponaible for bad a ntQi4ncefl Anuuding
42nd Independent Flight Regiment Technical
Battalion (oremuz)a at Beeskemet 4655N/1945E)
Airfield (~?,~.~jvfci~,vV4 ~ i,tstQ e11,1r-
#1 o CLP Material Command.,
#2 o Comandery 42nd (r enuz - orgquisation9 has ono staff ce with driver
asaig tc .
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#5 - &QA Fighter Interceptor Rem
#6 - Deputy (Political) Commander]
#7 - Politick &b?Dea . ent,
#8 - Party &cretarvss i a (Communist) - is depwdent of battalion
commander, established party cells in the battaliom, kept track of
battalion Communist Party membership., issued Cc ,uuiqt Party membership
cards,
#9 - Political
questionable to
#10 - P is 1 e.
#11 - &ec t ve -QLdM'- responsible for the acc p i t `of routine
military affaire' as opposed to the coman4erla area i.)4.lity of seeing
that the missiom of the battalion was acc op i, is
#12 - C nbat ( Qratioaa DeDa ennt - responsible for the coordinative
functions of the follos i.ng sub-departuents:
#12a - - ninety to 100 men pr94 e4 iut rzyll base
security, : were responsible Por bpp*.W@aaq, n event of ground
attack,
#12 b E&& 22a_- part of internal acuity forces.
#12c - Mi&ica - responsible for aoasaii itipan ptorage for entire
airfield". chiding tenant units. i~ot t noun %h+athex or not they
pt TfunitiGn supplies.
were a responsible #or the FeT4xit~'
shou]Ato understood that reartr atoms on hand at flight
]4.ne for `four or five turnarounds.
#12d ni
i 1 Dot - maintained puppy of office and
M&M
sports equipment needed for training of enlisted personnel.
#12 FL=AgbtAw n m two or three fire t woks, probably
capable perating with both ter an4 cbeiLcal agents. This
department also responsible for forcigg f.sae regulations, and
inspecti6 s of band extinguishers . (One for each two aircraft and
base buildings-)
#12f - Claasi8'ied t Co ~i ,11,
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#12g - QjUditLed
#12h - C assi d orresnoce Typing .
#121 - Unclassified correspondence y I ggWpg.
#].2j - "Mobilizatii n je t" - additional t cke and cards were kept
here in ' othba]J.a" to be put into aerv4ce Jn event of national
emergency,
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#12k - Multi-Purpose Lecture Roan.
#121 Motor_ Pool - furnished transportation and maintenance of all
motor vehicles on and attached to base. Also furnished drivers.
#12m - otor Poo Pte, ; mR.
#12n Motor P?o1 Maintenance e.
#33 - Quarto ster 1eDot.
#1.4-
Clothing 3eryice Becli-an - maintained personal clothing files, records,
receipts, etc. Saw to it that everyone was issued the proper clothing
that they had coming. Broken down into the following sections:
#14a - ping ction
#14b - F v inr Clothin Ands son 1 Fauirment.
#11rc - Special Clothing Section - overalls, special work clothes for
mechanics and other ground crews.
#14d - ii to Per nn el Uniform Issue - also linen exchange.
#14e - h"oeRai Shop,
#14f - Tam Z-22.
#15 - Lggc Service,
#15 a- rage ems.
#15b - Mess ia;-1 fir Flying s zmel.
#15c - Tec Pers,~, onnel lie ,q.
115d - enlisted has.
#16 - B iul~ Maintenance - responsible for maintenance of base utilities,
buildings, and office equipment repair.
#16a - Bui dinj SURD Dem.
#16b - Re.
#16e eati Fug]. Storage (CgL3, and *.9d).
#17 - . Material 2gL=_=d, Cotimptr tiller Cameral,
#18 - 15.nance alk&gRU-tment.
#18a - a phi r Departanent,
#18b - hie A.ccountbarnt.
#18c - Accountant fir .
#18d - may Records_ Clerk_.
#19 - Base In - 30 beds, no facilities for major surgery.
#20 - Aircraft PM App_- Since 1954, supplied from Hungarian sources, some
isolated cases from Rumania. Before 19549 PEL supplies were furnished
by the USSR. Stored 78 and 87 octane gas for conventional aircraft
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(YAK 11), Tml jet kerosene for MIG-15s and ELG-17s. Whenever an
aircraft requiring a different fuel., I. e , $=109 was scheduled to
land here,, another base on which IL-10s were stationed,, had to be
called upon to fiend a truck with the required fuel. Such aircraft was
required to report to the base beforehand about its visit. T-1 type
jet fuel could also be used for oil transformers and circuit breakers.
Since it had one percent impurities and was originally a transformer
oil,, it was simply designated "T-111,,
#20a - Fiels zi Rubric Analysis dab - Headed by one chemical
engineer.
#21 - in? Subdeuartment - actually translated, the title "Mu Alosztaly"
could mean either "synthetic" (manmade) or "Eaigineers Subdepartment".
and handle
follows:
This departm
#21a - Ekvlosiye (Ordnance Di -Oo;- 1 e
#21b - entg ,rrtt - advisor on malfunctioning weapons.
#21c - 9 a same function as #26
#21d - Dogg - for storage of special tools and equipment used by
ordinance pubdepartment.
#22 - unicati n QLef - respon4ible for ground communications
telephone switchboaod) and communication between base ground defense
posts. Cooperated with di, $.on and regimental communications
section,, but just how thei' responsibilities were divided is not known.
#22a - ua?ica~tio
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#22b -
%ULns
3~Isi.aa.+a^e ~c i n.
#22c - S,taa c? gan. e
#22d - M-ghile ~nn7lcat ,mns II t a n~ (Flight line mobile units)
This section also sent out mobile aircraft controllers who could
unicate; 4th aircraft in fight. Those units were used during
traWn#., asions by sending tUb to points along the Czech
border, iior exanple9 where they tuned in on aircraft frequencies
and verified the pilots position, course,, etc
#22e - unicats~ s 'BM - for ground radio and telephone.
#22f m ZAILt"
#22g ?TQleohine Cep - it :.s not known whether operated by support
battalion or 66th Fighter Division.
#23 - an ni Wd, N a i n jA C mpaz y - Soviet designation "CSZP"
translation unknown . An independent unit., which mightth11 under
division jurisdiction instead of battalion;.
#23a - A= &y i h inn DeggrtLm9ni - Runways,, taxiways, perimeter lighting,
approach lights,, and obstruction lighting was their responsibility.
#23b - Bch i h P ono Three or four mobile units for lighting of
the base did store
ent was subdivided as
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runways during inclement weather. Sometimes used to blind
pilots in training flights in order to train them to fly by
instruments. Also used for emergency illumination., No air
defense function. Each unit had its own generator mounted
on trucks. Reflector about two meters in diameter. Unknown
whether or not radar controlled.
#23cg DF (Short an n e Stations the long range
station could be picked up by aircraft while flying just
about anywhere over Hungary. The short range stationcovered
airfield vicinity only. Although an independent unit, it was
responsible to division inspectors.
#23d - . &m - not known whether or not other fighter
regiments had EUZP units.
#24 - Airfield Maintenance - roads, grounds, and runway maintenance. Swept
runways, out grass, - manual work, no heavy equipment used.
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