(SANITIZED)SARMELLEK AIRFIELD(SANITIZED)

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P r ;'.v : st 1956, ;arme2 ekk airfield ? leas oibeupied by a fl ;ht-o
which was subordinate to the 25th F't:x Div
The following. belonged to the divisional,
dill ~a tAc1.1'$cZ.3%'90
Divisif nil ao aclers
Deputy[
so-or1.ed flight- leader :
C-ortia Liug officer of
headquarte
Pout Offi s
0i ,l Chief:
Major
BAa. Voeroes r`t`l
I:ajor D61a Koi. ?o:isi
..ajor Janos Jugovits
Captain Ist Schmidt
Captain Janos Der
Iaajor Gyimasi? ; .
'Else @ot.rmuieres squ vn of the Div Kq consisted if 4 cr
unknown type and 2 luit42s as courier planer
1 'ho follotri were also subordinate to the Div Hqs
1 fighter regiment in Taszar
, fightar regimnt in T zar
air taashn a1 battalion in SarieUU is
air ttchni. bation in TaszaxF
The fighter division was directly suturdi.na to the and of tho
Hungarian Air Force in D-, pest which was located at 5.7 &Wton ut : a
in I3udap--t;t whih in turn t Bubo imaVa to the OLLEP (Iiq of Air
I? and 1 Dsf'a c) 9 commanding officer of brhiola kraut Gensi-? _?.? Iajo.-
Ja to IIazai stationed in t ho Fels enze.ntrale Crock centaml) ir.
Budapest. The follawi.n;-, of fi s of the IIq of the Air For weyz
Ic~t~ s
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Sarmellek Airfield
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head:-uarters :
in Taszar
regiment
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which was subordinate to the 25th Ftr Div
The following belonged -to the divisional
Divisional cozmandesrs
Deputys
so-galled flight leader:
C?n,anding officer of
headquars:
Polit Officer:
-aignal Chief:
Major Bela Voeroe?aarti
I:ajor Bela Kozaaroni
.,=ajor Janos Jugovits
Captain Istvan Schmidt
Captain J ano s Derge
Major Gyiresi
The coz nderes squa.].ron of the Div Iiq consisted 4 aircraft of an
unknown type and 2 Yal.a12s as courier planes Q
The following were also subordinate to the Div Hqa
1 fighter regiment in Taszar
1 fighter regiment in Taezar
1 air technical battalion in Saxelli
1 air technical battalion in Taszar
The fighter division was directly subordinate to the +and of the.
Hungarian Air Force in B;:,depest which was located at 5.7 &.laton ut.:a
in Budapest which in turn was subordinate to the OLLEP (Iiq of Air
Fare & and AirDefense) 9 commanding officer of which was General I-iajor
Jenoe liazai stationed in the Felsenzontrale (rock central) in
Budapest. The followin:; officers of the IIq of the Air Force were
known:
Contending officers Colonel Nador (fnu).
-Deputy: Lieutenant Colonel :izi j j (rau)
Air Force Bain I n inears Major Janos Kaufmann
Deputys Major Janos Viceek
Air Force Armament ::~neere jor Bebesi (feu)
Organization of the fighter ro`inents in Saellek:
CG: fI I :TIA L
t 1956, jarnellek airfield was occupied by a fighter
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Regimental headquarters:
Commanding officer: Captain Ferenc Dal
Deputy: Captain Ferene Horvath
Captain at.Hgs Captain Laszlo Kassai-
Deputy: Captain Ernoe Kiss
observation is ost Officer
Engineering Officer
1 Technician
1 Armament technician
6 Pilots
1 Aircraft chief mechanic
4 Aircraft mechanics
4 Aircraft auxiliary mechanics
1 Armorer artificer
3 Armorer artificer assistants
1 Radio mechanic
3 Radio mechanic assistants,
Three companies', each of which was organized as foilowe:
Company Commander
Deputy, at the same time PoUt Officer
One Searchlight Company:
Strength and equipment unknown.
The fighter regiment was equipped with. the following. aircraft:
8 MiG-15 BIZ
28 MiG-15s
3 114IG-15s
.2 Yak-lls
2 Yako18s
The MG-15 BIS differs from the MiG-15 by being equipped with a VHF
radio set, a larger diving brake and that it can carry two 300-liter
slip tanks instead of two 250?l1ter auxiliary fuel tanks,
The MiG-17 is 1 meter longer .than the MiG-15, is equipped with diving
brakes which are three times as large as the brakes of the A1iG-150
the w_ng surface is 2 square meters larger and it can carry two 450-
liter slip tanks, In addition', the MiG-17 is equipped with a VHF-radio
set anda search radar seta'3 23-cm caliber Soviet NR-type aircraft
cannons, a target camera and 1?searchlight.
The following speed differences are known:
Take..off ' speed MiG-15s
R IT1iG-178
Landing speed MiGm4Ss
a MG-17t
Cruising speed MG-15:
MiG-17:
1 d m mi speed. MiG-15:
MIG-17:
170 to 175 km/h
220 to 250
210 to 230 "
250 to 350
900 to 950
900.to 950
1',000 to 1,050
1,300 to 1050
Maximum speed can only be reached by use of after burner,
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Sarmellek airfield was located directly west of the Keszthely
"agykanisza road, directly north of Zalavar and was bordered on the
west by the ;Lalavar - Szentgyoergyvar road. Toward the north of the
airfield the landingfield changed into arable land without any
visible borders; a small forest was located at the northeastern` portion
of the landing field. In north-sotuhern direction, the airfielc; area
had a length of about 39400 meters and a width of about 19500 meters
in the east-western direction with no flight obstacles. The landing
field measured 29500 meters in north-southern direction and 900 meters
in eat-western direction and had a grass-covered ground which was
soaked by rainfc:ll due to lack of any drainage. A concrete runway with
a concrete cover of 30 camp a length of about 29400 m and a width of
60 m ran from north to south and fromed the longitudinal axi3 for the
airfield. A taxiway, about 150 meters wide,),extended out of and
parallel to the runway with which it was connected by 5 concreted cross
lanes. Billets including 3 buildings, one of which south of the entrance,
were located at the eastern side of the airfields north of the entrance
and on the Kesathely - Kiskonarom road. A 6-teeter long'and 25 - meter
wide hangar, in the northern portion of which a repair shop.for minor
repairs had been installed, was located north of the airfield. A railroad
track branching off from Ssrtnellek railroad station,) the west*dide of
which was a subterranean fuel depot with 5 tanks holding 18200, 4509
100 and 50 cubic meters. respectively, led to the northern portion of
the airfield. The fuel depot was filled by :::eans of railroad tank cars
while aircraft were refueled by means. of tank trucks, about 20 of which
were available including Capel-type trucks with 2,GC4 liter capacity
and ZISotype trucks with a 4,000 liter capacity. The airfield had run.
and taxiway lighting; but no boundary lighting. A searchlight was installed
at the-northern and southern ends of the runways however. Radio and
radar equipment, both in operation since 1954, located in the flight
control,building at the eastern edte and the middle of the taxiway. There
were wire connections to the OLLEP in Budapest as well as to the Ftr .
Div in Taszar. The signal center of the airfield with telephone exchange
and telecommunication equipment was located in the-flight control building.
Ths airfield was surrounded on all sides by a barbed wire fence. Twenty-
four hour guard was maintained at the entrance to the airfield. at the
fuel depots motor veli$19 bangers east of the-fli-ht control building,
spare parts depots at the run- and taxiways, at the parking areas south
of the flight control builder and at the alert unit north of the runway.
During air-activity in bad weather, the alert unit was assisted by 3
additional searchlights mounted on trucks. Two batteries each with six
37-am Bans, made available by the Inf Div from heszthelys were employed
for AAA protection obly during the sumtaer. With the exception of
caraoufla;e nets for each aircraft in case of emergency, no camouflage
measures could be observed.
One Figher division with 1 fighter re;iment stationed at :alocsa airfield
was stationed at Keeakemet airfield; 1 fighter school was located at
Kmadaras airfield; 1 fighter school in Kiskunlachaza; 1 GA division in
Tapolca, one unit of which was stationed in Boergoend and 1 unit in
S sekesfeher ar-Sosto.
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were obviously called companies'. The above- mentioned personnel,, pilots
and'tec:nicians, presumably belonged to a flight and not to a aqua,.iMn.
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2, the GA division has
been dissolved and aircraft sc*appedo The three regiments of the Ftr
Div i.eoskemet are believed to be stationed in Kocakecneta Kalo?aa and
Kiskunlaehazao For sketch of airfields see Annexe
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Legend:
1 Houses of Zalavar
2 Motor vehicle hr agar
3 - Target range for test fire of aircraft treapon$
4- HurMajv length 21400 ma, width 60 ma concrete cover 30 to 35
5 Concrete. connecting areas between run- and taxiwaya
6 .. Taxi.eys length 28400 m? width 15 ma, concrete cover 30 to 35. am
7 - Concreted areas for the clearing of aircraft
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9 Revetments
10 - Bridge crooning the Sarmeliek: - Kiskorrarom road
11 Parting and dUpersal areas
12 - Path
13 Billets for nruarried officers
14 a Bath
15 Motor vehicle hangar
16 Two?ator7 flight control building with tower, size 30 x.20 m
17 ?~ "oncrete road
18 Infirmary
19 - Uon and building
2C - Old'mesahall
21 New messhall
22 Technical depot, 40 x 15 meters
23 Battery and air filling station
24 ` Loading ramp
25' Personnel billetsg two-storied9 each 50 x 20 meters
26 Craftsman building (shoemaker and dressmaker)
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27 - Transformer house
28 - Feeder t$ra. k
29 Fuel depot
30 Old oom?tary
31 Headquarters building
32 Repair beaey 60 x 25 meters
33 Billets for personnel of the alert unit
34 - Yilter plant
35 Billets for urna?ied officers
36 Parkin area for alert unit
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