"KOSICE FIELD, CZECHOSLOVAKIA"

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100090078-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 78
• Publication Date: January 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Kosice Field
PLACE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE (oF INFO.) Oct 1953
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSF
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IS, SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED, ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORI[ED PERSON IS
PROWINITtO MY LAW. YHF P REPORT
REPORT NO. illiji=
DATE DISTR// Jan 1954
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1. There is'a new military airfield near the village of Barcza in the Kosice
district. It is southwest of Kosice, on the Kosice-Barcza-9sebes road. The
field is surrounded by open meadows, with small,groups of trees on three
sides. It is known locally as the "new" airfield, since there is an older
one south of Kosice, which was a training field for the Hungarian Air Academy
down to 1944, ,
2. The ground is very hard loam, partly covered with grass. A considerable amount
of crushed rook has been rolled into the surface to improve drainage. The pre-
vailing wind is from the northwest. There are no obstacles, The field, is
3,500 by 1,600 in. The runway is of rolled crushed rock, There is a 45 m broad
concrete tarmac In front of the hangars. A narrow gauge line connects the field
with the Barcza railroad station. It is said that this line is to be made into
normal gauge. The airfield is marked on all four sides with red eleetrio lights,
and night flying is possible.
3. There are three concrete hangars, each 35 by 80 m, with a capacity of 30 fighters;
a repair shop, 25 by 50 m, equipped with modern machinery; two quarters barracks,
each 15 by 50 m, three-storied; a three-story staff building, holding a radio
station; a fuel depot,
4. A good deal of construction work is now going on, including new quarters building
and a magazine. There are six underground gasoline tanks at the northeast corner
of the field, each about 3 by 3 by 6 in. The normal storage is 60 tons, but a
good deal of gasoline in drums stands in the open. Fuel comes from Kosice south
railroad station in tank cars,
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At the field are normally stationed the airfield command; one fighter
company; an attack company; a company of ground personnel; a mechanical
company; and a parachute company. The parachutists number 210 to 220.
The ground company is over 100. The mechanical company numbers 105 to
110.
6. Planes include 10 YAK fighters, 6 Stormoviks and two transports for the
.parachutists. The auto park of the field consists of three passenger cars,
five tank, trucks and eight trucks.
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