HAVLICKUV BROD AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000100120012-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 28, 2013
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: August 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF INFORMATIO~4
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENT' TO
REPORT NO.
1. The Havliokuv prod Militar Airfield
from Havliak-av prod, was 1~ 3~an. north~~3~n~i~~~ ~'aaylumeandh~~
pital situated on a hill 100 m. high. This inatitutiori oompriaed
17 red brink three-story buildings with red file roofs,
River flowed 500 m. north of the Airfield nol. A, Ft. ~,eand~ina
Lipnioe 93~..1~25~. 10~ ~. west'were t ruins (20 M ~0 m. hi h
of a aaa le standing on s hill 620 m. above sea 1eve1~ g )
2. The Airfield was 1,004 m. From s~,at to west
5~000 ~
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north to south. 8eaauae of its locati
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the pr~j
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to a forest, there was no possibility of enlarging the Airfie~;d.
The hi11s surrounding the airbase ware approximately l0 ton. d~.atant.
For about 30 days each winter the Airfield was o1os~,d when than anew
piled 10 - 12 am. deep. Day-long spring fogs and tJ~~e extremely low
clouds shrouding the surrounding hills sometimes kept aircraft
grounded; this was eapeaially true from November tc~ February, when
these clouds caused ice to form on the wings of ai7;craft. Ooaasion-
ally local summer thunderstorms also made flying ia?tiadvieable.
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The Airfield had no taxi strip; airplanes taxied on grass. Although
there v~~,s no perimeter track or other elaborate facilities;, the 5C0 m.
high grassy hill top was quite level and serviceable. Dra:Lnage was
natural...
this Airfield could aceom~date 5o Siebel~ty;ae aircraft.
6. ~~ no new construction or improvements in progress here? nor any
Ninety?five per cent octane fuel was carried in two trucks to refuel
aircraft; one truck used a hand pump, the other had powersdriven;
pumps. ail was supplied the planes from oil drums carried on. a two-
wheeled cart pulled by a tractor; a hand pump was on top off' each
drum, Water hydrants were located at various spots around the Air-
field; water ca~ae from Havlickuv $rod. ~ Nero aircraft engines came
from PragtxewLetnany Airfield and were exchanged for inoperative
engines; they were shipped by rail and carried from the tralm depot
to the Airfield by trucks. Although electric power. camp from
Havlickuv Brod, a Cernxan generator was used in emergencies#~
The three to five oars and Five to eight tr'uaks were used f'or trans
port~t~,caxa ;and ~wdre parked at the sass a ~nol. A, Pt. 6..~'~ repair
faaill~ies were boated in a garage nol. B, Pt. ~'.
9. Sinoe there was no hospital on the Airfield, personnel wen~~ to the
one 'near'b~ ~ ar ,~1 whioh was staffed by oi~uillans. The s,i,d Qta?tion
,~no1. A,~P dad one dootor and five oorps~nen who were assigned
~o the housekeepi~.g regiment. The oorpst~sn attended a two months
first aid oouree; the dootor was an aooredited phy.sioia,n. The First
aid station had az~ s~abulanoe a signed to it whioh' was 1~ouQed in a
nearby garage,,nol. B, Pt. 2 The driver of this vehiole was
50X1 kept oi9,, alert status when fly ng took plane.
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Comment x editor ~ e note: see also "Photo . Fte~oon. ,Hegt . 50X1
a av iokuv Brod Airf ield~
Enolosures;
A. Pinpoint Lovatiori of Havliokuv Brod Military Airfield, Overlay
I~SC+S 4~~+16, Sheet U-1?, 3oa1e 1:1p0, 0~0
50X1 B. ~~Sketah of Havllolsuv Brod Military Airfield
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