HRADEC KRALOVE AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 13, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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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. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY - Czechoslovakia REPORT
SUBJECT Hradec Kralove Airfield
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Permanent Airfields (stale letiste)
(1)
First-class airfields (l:etiste pr
capable of handling all types of
all weather conditions. Runways
longer than 1$00 meterao
vni tridy) 'were
aircraft under
were concrete and
(2)
3econd~e1ass`airfieids`(letiste druhe tridy) were
capable of handling only certain types of aircraft
_2_
(3) Third class airfields (letiste treti tridy) were
only for light aircraft. Length of the runway was?.
Hradec Kralove Airfield
General Information
under limited weather conditions. Runways were
covered?with grass, perforated steel planks, or eon
, crete0 Length of the runway was u.ually between
1200 and 1800 meters. At Hradec Kralove Airfield
minimum weather conditions were determined as follows:
(a) For average trained crews: 300 meter ceiling
and 2000 meter visibilitya
(b) For excellently trained crews: 100 meter ceil-
ing and 1DD0 meter visibilitya
300 to 1200 meters.
be Temporary airfields (prechodne nebo docasne letiste).
(1)
Auxiliary airfields (polni letiete) were used only
during periods of tactical training. The runway
area could be improved by any means at the disposal
of the airfield battalion0 The length of the run-
way area had to satisfactorily accommodate the 'type
of aircraft used by the operating regiment. The run-
. was either grass covered or covered with perfor-`
aced steel planksa There were no permanent build-
ings on these fields.' '
(2) Emergency landing fields had no prepared runway
area nor technical facilitjee.. ' '.' ' . ' "
Location and Dimension .
Hradec Kralove Airfield (N 50-15, E15-51) was a dual-purpose
airfield (d iversni 1e t i e } ; it was a military airfield which
also handled civilian traffic. It was classified as a sec-
ond-class military airfield. The airfield was located 3.5
c-o N F I D E N T I A L
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kilometers north of the town of Nradeo Xralove It was
rectangular aad me~zsu~~ed abort 000X2044 meters
on page an o ~erla
sea ee $ aoo~
py d a `~ Numbers in parentheses below the to num~
ere oni/vG7r.bay 0
(1) Railroad Line .. double traeked0
(2) Railroad Stop - at Slezske Predmeati, a suburb of Hradeb
Kralove
Village of Pouchov (N 54-14~ S 15.51)0
Skalick Creek - ran through a culvert (dotted line)
under the east end of the grass runwayo
. measuring 2K4 meters0
Inclosure 1 ig a memory sketch of Hradec Kralove Airfield
Numbers in parentheses below refer to numbers on the sketchy
(1) Bus Stop Waiting Room .. a wooden, one story building
village UI Poucnovo
(15) Village of VekoB o
(16) Starting Platform o concrete
(17) Planned Runways $ee paragraph 4Q
(5) Field Road no longer in use
. (6) Road from Pouchov to Rusek ;(N 5O15, B 1552) ; no
longer in use across the landing areao
(7) ' Viiage. of Rua~ekr.
(8) Civ111an nger belonged to the civilian airfield which
. . occupied the northeast corner of the military airfield
(see paragraph 13)G
(9) Roads n? longer in use o
(lo) Spravcice Farm Settlement,
(11) "Fani1Iie~ Farm Settlement abolished; only one building
and the glasshouse were stfll standing,
(12) Airfield Building Area0
(13) Fence -. two meter high chicken wire mounted on concrete
posts With barbed wire on tops
(14) Road connecting the main gate of the airfield and the
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(2) Main Gate an Iron, four- meter ~ wide gate for vehicles
with a narrow door for pedestrians r Both military and
civilian guards were stationed at a guard post adjacent
to tho' entrance. Civilian patrols used dogs at night,
(3) Ci.assroo- Building - a threeaatory9 brick building
measuring 50X5Q meters
(4) Park1 Lo; f(?b vehicles of the transportation com
an
p
y
(autorncbiini rota) az' he 21st Airfield Service Battalion0
'eh cie Lubr1c:at1on Racks with a' gag station,
(10) Stude; ' 3111ets same as bu11d1ng9 Point (3) 0
(11 dater P~~trs a circular-shaped 9 brink building with a
W.i hou a threestory9 brick building measu i c. '
ineter : 0 W1ndcws ere ? bared o quartermaster 8 tppU~..
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ar d ammunltlc.n were store there,
d
Staff B'Ai;tif ; a three story, brick building measuring
100X20 meters ith a fourth floor In the. middle part of
th. , t 1d ink o It hued the commanding drfic&r of the
Service Battalion, the commanding officer of
the .L h r School for Air Offl:ers, a telecommunication
5w1t? . b=(af d9 a V" radio station and a mess hail for
Stu.+7! t e3 Heal, " a 1oGaostory~ brick building measures
irig OX :5 m st :ts the EM club was also located there0
diagneper of five meters and a height of three meters0
Th ai f I hd
it
er ~.a owns water supply0
(12) Adm1nistrati?n Building a two-story brick building
measuring 20X10 meters0 It housed the offices of the
Military Construction Admliietration (vojenska stavebni
sprava)9 the PX and a barber shop
(13) Power Station a brick building measuring 6X4X6 meters o
It housed a transformer and a generator for emergency
use0
(14) Swinnn.g Pool open air; it measured 25X50 meters and
h
(16) warehouses wooden9 measuring 15X10 and 30X10 meters
V`r~~l~~' '_? +i,:.r?t ~Y+~?^,7 9 Mri`26 AIl~i1din1~ ]isle uv1 t3 3CX 3 rn ter~4
ad a depta~. Vf 3 Q 5 meters 0
(15) Garage 4 wooden9 measuring 70X10X5 meters0
re8pectlveiy0 Construction material was stored here.,
(17) warehouse a one-story, wood building measuring 70X20
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meters; aieo uaec ae tranelent bil fts~ The ejrfis1d fr
four ward patc'oi dogr were quarter?d in this building,
Point (:17)~
(18) Woodenh for s torin a ors ir'~ rr, m
1OX2CU0 metersa It measured
(i9) Warehouse *? a acne as Point (17), It oontained lumber
and f *rniture for ottioee and olae~ 'oonis,o
(20) auine an area dotted with destroyed buildin ed In
August 1954, preparations were made to reuonetruo
build inge, t these
(21) Warshoue+ee thrice one i ; ` ,ok buildi'n a
rneaeuri
$
n6X10 metiersAnununition; fld deoottainetjr material
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(a:34uaed lime) were etorad ' here
(22) Cheni1cal Ware1 ouee - a brick building meaeur1n 6XlOX4'
meters; it Was used for storage of sau plee of aonlbat
. chemical material;Q Part of the building was used as a
gas c hainber A fenced~in area. of 4X4 nneters in front of
?thls ? buliding was used as a testing area for the reaction
of the $011 against iperit and N~iperit,
(23) Wooden U~ shaped Building - onebst? high; it measured
70X20 meters It contained a mess h 11 for
civilian
employes, s and NCOs, tailor and shoe shopss and a
and a
small rnQ
F
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is aaoKi a small one start', brick warehouse9 also
used fo
t
r s
or
ng gymnastic - i It measured I O
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5
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(25) Stone Monument this ten-meter high monument was erected
In 1950 to honor the friendship between fliers and miners
(26) School Buildings w housed four classrooms each0 The
each measured 10X40 meters and were onestor hi
~' g'h o
(27) Training Field in winter an ice skating rink me
tm
aearing 120X100 meters,
(28) Billets brick buildings measuring Joxio meters eacha
A one story building housed. BMs of the Airfield Service
Battalion and the Instruction Regiment 0
(28a) Radio Station. transmitter and receiver BF
stations
(29) Dispensary and Dental Clinic both had modern
equipment.,
(30) Stable a for hay and straw used to fill m
atressesa
(31) Wooden Building measuring 70X20. meters with
and three large halls used as temporary bi a classroom
11etBo
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(32) Wooden Building -one story, measuring 30X100 meters
Laundry facilities and bath houses were located in this
bui1ding0 Part of it was used for temporary billets,
(33).. Wooden Building ' one~storyd It was used by the 100
members of the CAF band
(31) Brick Building ? twoystory~ measuring 20120 meteran It
was the only brick building of the former Familie
Farm left standing and was used as a warehouse, a salee.
room for vegetables, a stable for horses and a shelter
for sheep.
(35)
Glasshouses - for vegetables and flowers which. were
used in the messhalls or sold to the officersc familiesQ
(36) Warehouse ' a wooden, one story building measuring
5X10 meters> It stored various material such as air-.
craf t9 vehicle and machinery parts0
(3'7)?.Main Warehouse - for air technical material0 This one-
atory9 brick building measures 40X100 meters and had a
second floor in the middle part of he bt11ding~ There
were loading ramps with hoists along one wall and an
underground storage for rubber materials lacquer and oil
(38) Repair Saaops for vehicles Each measured 10X20 meters0
There was also a paint slop located here A small room
was used f ors testing engines n
(.39) Engine Test Stand - this iron construction measured
3X3Xtt meters and had outgoing cables to a special room
in the adjacent buildingo Engines to be tested were
placed in an engine mounts A fuel tank was attached
to this and The propellers were a special type with
cut tips to increase the airi resistance and thus simu-
late flying conditions, The engine was started and
checked during three phases idle, normal or c.eing,
and maximumo There was a control room with instruments
for controlling the engines This teat Was called an
engine brake test (motorava brzda) ; the engine was
slowed down by special devices, such as the cut tips
on the propeller or the application of brakes, in order
to simulate conditions of au engine in a moving aircrafto
This test run lasted at least one houro Specialists,
mostly civilians form the shops of the Airfield Service
Battalion, were present, Anatber test required. the use.
of magnetic fields (magnetiaka brzds) to slow down the
engine a
(40) Firing Range used since 1945 fox munition storage.
This tunnelp shaped range was 50 meters long with a five
meter high earth wall at the efdg The two buildings to
the north and south, each measuring 515 meters, were for
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ammunition torage