VRAZHDEBNA AIRFIELD (RUNWAY; PLANES; INSTALLATIONS)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A044100550001-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 29, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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7FORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Sees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner. to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
C-0-N-F-I D-E-N-T I-A-L
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Vrazlhdebna Airfield DATE DISTR. 29 August 1958 25X1
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Location,,_ Size and Use
Vrazhdebna Airfield is located in the eastern outskirts of Sofia on
the south side of the Sofia-Dotevgrad hig ray. The airfield is
approximately one and one-half to two Id.l.orieters square and is bounded
by the Sofia-Botevgrad highway on the north, by a branch of the Iskur
River on the east9 arable lands on the south and the outskirts of Sofia
on the west. The field is divided by the runway into two sections, the
northern section is occupied by an Air Transport Ret rent and a plane
repair shop; the southern section is occupied by the 6ivil Air Transport
Organization TABSO.
Rumray and Planes
The runway of the airfield is concrete and was constructed in approxi.-
rately 1941, It is about 1,000 meters long, 100 to 120 meters wide,
and follows an approximately east to west direction. There are no
auxiliary runwayso All types of modern transport planes, including
the Soviet 'CAME) Transport, can land on the runway.
connecting the southern part of the airfield, which is occupied by
pie f eld es night a 1 ie ground north of ie
rurnray is sandy and covered with grass in the spring. This area provides
good conditions for landing small planes. There are concrete roads,
There are approximately 30. BARK - :. CRATE and Douglas transport planes
belonging to the Air Transport Regiment us an uri>mown number of
transport planes belonging to TABso
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Air Zra t Russet and Plane Repair Shop
The -strength of the Air Transport Regiment at Vrazhude'cma airfield is
150 to 200 ofi'ice rss. of trhom appr dmate1y 50 are pilots, 30 to 35
non-eoarrodssioned officers and acpprcadnately 200 enlisted men. The
plane repair shop consists of taro buildings and three hangars and is
managed by several Air Force officers though most of the employees
are civilians.
The iai li tsry and northern half of the airfield contains mar r buildings
and install ,tuns, some of which are described below:
a. Entrance to the northern section of the field is on the PTavel road'
the SoAa9Botcvgrad hid y a barrier which is guarded on one
side of the road by a building, 14 by 4 meters in size, contain the
office of the duty officer checL-i ng people entecr, ,and on the
other side of the road by a guardhouse, 8 by !t meters in size.'
Headquarters of the Air Transpca^t Regiment, foacTierly air and
terminal buildin9 of the civil air transport organization is a
one.stcrys brick building, 20 by 8 meters in sizes containing mesa
hall for pilots in the basement and regimental parachute service
in. the northern wing of the building,
c. Two hangars of Air Transport Regiment, each 25 by 10 meters in size.
d. Supplty Battalion of the regirient; building 12 by 8 meters in* size,
e.. Hospital; two story, brick building, 12 by 8 motors in size.
f. Warehouse for clothing and other . supplies; building 10 by 6 meters
.Air Force,
quarters for approximately 20 persons.
11edical Service;; two-stay building, 12 by 8 meters in size, contains
fasciliti.es for checking the health of pilots. Serves the entire
The parachute workshop repairs parachutes for the entire Air Force,
h. Office of the mess officer; building 4 by 14 meters. in size,
i. Guest quarters; one-story building, 10 by'6 meters in size, with
in size.
Workshop and uarehaouse; two-stc j, brick building, 12 by u meters
in size. Pete workshop and parachute storage are on the
second floor, spare part and cs rgen storage are on the. first floor.
k. Fuel depot; open area, 150 by 200 meters in size, surrounded by
barbed wire fence and guarded by a sentry; . contains uni pawn number
of gasoline drums.
1. Barracks and mess hall.for soldiers; tuo story, bride buildings 20
by 10 meters in size,
in. Classroorbs for pilots; two-story, brick building, 16 by 9 meters
in size., containing repair shops for switchboard instruments and
oxygen masks on second flocre
n. Office building; to=story, brick buildin,, 10 by t. rioters in size,
containing approoeimately six offices and too. classrooms.
o. A--aiuritioz and explosives depot, 10 by 6 metes in size, at the
eastern end of the field near the Iskur river
p. Headquarters of the Plane Repair Shop; building 8 *uy 6 meters in
size.
q. Three hangars of the Plane Repair Shop; . each 25 b