NEW POLISH MILITARY AIRFIELD AT MOSTY

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1980
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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SUBJECT New Polish Military Airfield at Mosty DATE DISTR. 1 DEC1~
(Speck)
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by the ammunition dump comprised about 300 hectares,
1. Construction of the new Polish military airfield at Mosty (Speck; N 53-35/
E 14-54) began in 1955; the field went into partial operation in 1958, but
as of August 1960, there were still?'constructioi} projects in pro~ress.
The airfield is located 7 km to the east of Goleniow (Gollnow), 500 meters
south of the Goleniow-Nowogard highway, and 80 meters north of the Mosty
railroad station.' (Compass directions are approximate.) The terrain
is flat, about 20-30 meters above sea level, and partially covered with
woods and vegetation.
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the art occup
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about one-third of the total area of the installation. The land surround-
ing the airfield is mainly meadowland.; the airfield. could be-imiarged
westward, for a distance of about 1.5 km, in. the direction of Marszewo
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At the end of World War II, the present airfield site was occupied by a
German unit and included a large ammunition dump; it was-used_by a
hog-breeding farm agency until mid-1958, when the entire area was taken
over by the Polish Air Force. Since that time, major restoration and
modernization work has taken place.
to Nowogard and Mae zewo d
The airfield is surrounded by a metal fence, on top of which are red
lights. Runways are outlined with blue-green lights, and other lanes
with white lights. Armed guards patrol the entire area. Electricity
is provided by the installation's own. power plant, with emergency lines
4. Wind directions at the airfield are generally from the north and. northwest
Take-offs, for the most part, proceed. from south to north; landings are
(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
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5. In February-March 19591 Isix or eight very large
metal storage tanks had been installed at the field. No-further information
on fuel supplies or storage was ascertained.
6. The airfield was occupied by a Hungarian Air Force unit of an undetermined
size.3 In mid-1960, Soviet military jets and pilots and Soviet transports
were observed at the field,and_an' ,yr_]. 0`a Soviet air force unit equipped
with trucks with photoelectric equipment The 50X1-HUM
following aircraft (about 70 in all) were observed at the field: MIG-15
jets; MIG-? jets, 2-seater trainers; unidentified helicopters; and unidenti-
fied jet bombers, not based at the field, which were observed visiting there
for five or six days.
7. Training exercises were held, night and day; formations generally were
composed of 10 or 12 planes. Heavy target practice was carried out in
conjunction with artillery firing from an unidentified ground unit.
8. Airfield Facilities
A - Airport area; new construction project - all buildings have been built
since 1955.
1 - Two runways, connected at northern end by semicircular connecting lane;
Concrete surface;
Length: 2500-2800 meters;
Width: about 40 meters;
Distance between runways: about 120 meters;
Direction: northwest southeast
2 - Semicircular connecting lane; concrete surface; about 40 meters
wide; length of outside of arc_ 180-190 meters.
3 - Straight connecting lane; concrete surface; about 120 meters long.
Other characteristics were not observed, since this was constructed
recently (in 1966).
4 - Center ring of connecting lanes (2); same characteristics as No. 2
above.
5 - Aircraft parking area. No hangars were observed. Aircraft was
parked in the open and covered with tarpaulins. Helicopters were
parked at the two ends of the runway area, in the grassy space
between the runways.
6 - Cont 'ol tower and wind sleeve. This is the only structure in the
uiaiiiity of the runways. The control tower is several meters higher
than the rest of the building, which is a 3-story masonry structure,
about 6 x 50 meters.
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7 - Radar. There are 16 semiautomatic radars and
radiogoniometers, with the following antennas, recognized
by source:
a. Radar for long-range recognition and intercept
b. Mobile radiogoniometer fav VHF
c. Others, not clearly defined, with following type of antenna:
Presumably this is a long-range search radar.
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Four small civilian houses which had been requisitioned.
9 - Three wooden barracks buildings, temporarily used as housing
for workers employed on the construction of the runways. At
the conclusion of the work, however, the buildings were not
dismantled but were left standing.
10 - Road. This is a newly constructed road, joining the main part
of the camp with the barracks area and the depot. It is
com4letely hidden from view because it runs through the woods.
11 - Barracks Area. Troops assigned to the field are housed in
this group of ten old wooden barracks pending completion of
the near caserne. When the new buildings are ready, the old
ones are to be completely demolished.
12 - New caserne. This is in the process of being completed and is
to replace the barracks area (No. 11). A good part of the
buildings are already occupied by the airfield administration
offices, services, and officials. The following buildings make
up the caserne:
a. Four large 4-story masonry buildings, 80 x 12 meters, one of
which is already being occupied as a dwelling by officials.
b. A building, similar to those in "a" above, occupied by the
Commandant and various offices.
c. An L-shaped masonry building, 25 x 25 x 5 meters, with a
small 5 x 5 meter tower, containing the central heating plant.
d. A masonry building, 6 x 6 x 8 meters high, containing a
transformer.
g. Vehicle park. An indefinite number of trucks, radio vehicles,
work vehicles, tank trucks, and fire engines were observed.
13 - Standard-gauge railroad line.
a - Branches off the Goleniow-Nowogard line about 400 meters east
of the Mosty railroad station and runs northwest on the south
side of the depot area. This line has been here for years.
b - Branches off the Goleniow-Nowogard line about 1 km west of the
Mosty railroad station, runs north to join line "a". This is
a new line.
B - Airport area; old sector currently in the process of restoration
and modernization-4
1 - Southern entrance
la- lIorthern entrance
2.- Waiting room and reception room; masonry building, about 10 x 10 meters.
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3 - Former administration offices; masonry building about 40 x 10 meters.
4 - Bachelors' quarters; 2-story masonry building, about 40 x 10 meters.
5 - Family housing; 2-story masonry building, about 40 x 10 meters.
6 - Masonry 2-story building, with a bar and movie theater on the
ground floor, and duelling units for families on the second floor.
7 - Infant nursery and outpatient clinic; masonry building, about
40 x 10 meters.
8 - Metal fence.
9 - Three large sheds with cellars, about 65 x 30 meters 50X1-HUM
in size; the main walls an the flat roofs of the structures are very
thick and made of reinforced concrete. The roofs are covered with
tarred roofing paper. Each building has a loading platform.
10 - Pumping station. Powered by electricity. The water pipes are all
underground and extend throughout the depot area. There are outlets
here and there which are said to be currently used as fire hydrants.
In spring 1960, water pipes were extended to the airport area
(Section "A").
11 - Fodder storage depot (the former German ammunition dump). In mid-
1958 the depot included the following:
a. A number of reinforced concrete units, with flat roofs about
1.50 meters thick covered with' arred roofing paper, approximately
30 meters long by 20 meters wide by 6 to 7 meters high. 50X1-HUM
b. Cellars also constructed of concrete, about l0 meters
high. Some cellars are also about 20 50X1-HUM
meters in depth, but there were only one or two o ese at
the most. The cellars were entered from above by iron ladders
embedded in the walls.
c. Each of the cellars was connected to the area above it by a
manhole, about 3 meters in diameter, covered with an iron grating
1 meter high with a door that could be opened.
d. A concrete corridor, with a flat roof, about 3 meters wide,
connected the upper levels of the cellars. Distance between
the upper levels of the cellars was about 15 to 20 meters.
e. Along the corridors there were small sheds formerly as service
closets of various types.
In addition to the two main entrances, located at the far ends of the
structure, there were entrances, one on each side, to each of the upper
level units. The doors for these side entrances glided on metal tracks
and were made of cork plated with steel. They had no handles, but were
opened and secured with keys.
In the area two trailers with holes bored in the loading 50X1-HUM
platforms to permit a vertical arrangement of projectiles, jMr stationed.
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12 - Area with 140 bunkers, built at the time of the German occupttion. V
There are two types, as follows:
Type "A" - reinforced concrete, approximately 10 meters wide,
14+ meters long and 2.50 meters high; thq main walls are
0.50 meters thick, and the roof is vaulted and covered
with two or three meters of replaced earth. There are
mulberry trees growing eljaove and all around the bunker.
There is only one entrance, on the side facing the street;
this juts out about 1.50 meters from the main wall of the
structure and has the appearance of a corridor, with the
two side walls joined overhead by a concrete ceiling; the
w4le structure is camouflaged with replaced earth. The
door to this enhance has two panels, made of wood covered
with steel; there is no handle, and the door is opened
and closed with a key. There are ventilation a ertures
with electric ventilators, most of which were 50X1-HUM
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Type "B" - reinforced concrete, 10-12 meters wide, 17 meters long and
3.50 meters high (4.50 meters, including the raised roof)
the main wall is about 0.50 meters thick; the roof is flat
with a 1-meter layer of earth on top; there are bushes
growing on top of the bunker and mulberry trees, with
thick branches, all around, thus concealing it from view.
This type differs from the "A"-type bunker in that the
"B"-type bunker has a raised roof about 1.20 meters thick
and a concrete loading platform in front. The platform
is about 1.20 meters high, 5 meters long and about 1.50
meters wide.
The entrance to the ~B"-type bunker is similar to that
of the "A"-type one; it also juts out from the main wall
of the bunker. The doors, too, are similar, except that the
"B"-type bunker door operates on metal tracks and is closed
from the inside. Ventilators are the same in both types.
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Transformer sheds 50X1-HUM
There are four or five transformer sheds located within the depot area.
At the time the area was occupied by the farm. , agency (i.e., prior to
late 1958), they were all out of commission. They have since been
modernized and put into efficient operation. The following sketch
shows the layout of a transformer shed:
Key to sketch:
a - Entrance, with ladders of 5 or 6 rungs embedded in concrete
b - Landing, with entrance to corridor; dimensions - about 4 meters square
c - Corridors, semicircular, about 1.50 meters wide and 2 meters high
d - Space for transformer, about 3 meters wide
e - Transformers, capacity, number and type not known they 50X1-HUM
were very old, German, and almost totally inefficient.
C' - Civilian housing area comprising 9 or 10 masonry buildings. Each building
has two dwelling units, with gardens. When the area was requisitioned by
the airfield command, the civilian families were evicted. 50X1-HUM
In early 19 , an
Air Force major who was assigned to the logistics office lived in one 50X1-HUM
of the dwellings.
The streets running throughout the depot are all asphalted, with the exception
of the central one which is camouflaged with stone slabs. The streets are
about 3.50 to 4 meters wide.
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Comment:
2.I I There appears to be some confusion between Marszewo
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size of Novogard. and more apt to have a central power plant than
the village of Marszewo, which only appears mn the most detailed map
(Marsdorf) and Maszewo (Massow), both located in Novogard Voivodship.
Maszewo is a larger town, however, a*d seems to be more nearly the
The exact date of the occupation by the Hungarian unit is not given.
the descriptions of the older sector, including the
agency to the airfield command. 50X1-H U M
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