PROSTEJOV I AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000100140002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Czechoslovakia
Prostejov 1 An.f,Idic,
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DATE DISTR. 31 Aug. 53
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1. Prostejov I Airfield 4;11,2?7N-1708E2 was 2i km. SE of the town of
Prostejov Z74928N-170 It was a rectangular field 1,200 x
900m. in size with a grass surface and natural drainage. Its
altitude was 225 m. above sea level. There were two runways
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Encl. Bo Lts. 14 and'15.7 and three aprons [End. B, Pts. 7#
, and 19_/. There were no hardstands or revetments. Obstruc-
tions included two chimneys of a sugar factory in the village of
Bedihost Z74927N-17].0y three kilometers east of the airfield
(the chimneys were 30 o$40 m. high) and a radio antenna 150 m.
high in the Village of Dobrochov, 7* km. south of the airfield.
The radio antenna had red obstruction lights on it. There were
no other Obstructions, except for snail hills which surrounded
the airfield and were 10 to 20 m. above it in elevation.
Judging from the proximity of this airfield to the Prostejov
Stiohovice II Airfield
Prostejov i. Airriela Was
prooaoly closea arter wie_ncevi,ralno wnioh normally occurredthere
in the spring and fall.
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ing weather occurred in January and February; tnere were low-
hanging clouds and a prevailing icing condition, much snow on the
airfield, or extreme muddiness.
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3. This. airfield had facilities for about 50 conventional fighter
4ircraft. There was ho radar whatsoever at this airfield. Tale-
phone control was located in the caserne area [Encl. A0 Pt.12,.
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catlerne area. . The control tower Encl. A Pt. 137 contained
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weather station ['Encl. B, Pt. a ned meteorological infor-
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mation from Prague-Ruzyne Airport. Prostejov supplied
electricity for the airfield, 50X1
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green rockets and lights (Aldis lamp) were usea for Signaling.
Repair facilities for the base technical equipment ere contained
in a single building 27E01. B, Pt. 9_7. there were 50X1
no AA defences at the field, and there was no camouIlage, except
that all the hangars were painted gte'ea 50X1
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4. Aside from a new hangar /-Encl. B0 Pt. 3 7% which was built in
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50:00 Water hydrants were s ua p a var ou p aces
airport, and the City of Prostejov supplied the
water. The hospital L Encl. C, Pt.ly was a three-story, gray-
brick building of which I do not know he dimensions. It was
under civilian authority bit was used only by this airfield, as
Prostejov Stichovice airfield personnel Used the hospital in
Prostejov. An ambulance, !filch was always parked in front of the
control tower ['Encl. B, Pt. 13J, was used as a first-aid station.
There were many cars and trucks in the garage in the caserne
area L-Encl. A0 Pt. 12. The trucks were used to bring aircraft
parts from the railroad depot in Prostejov to the airfield. The
students at the airfield used bicycles for transportation.
5. This was a military airfield. Each military airfield had two
military squadrons assigned to it. ,These consisted of a house-
keeping Organization (Letecka zakladna) and the tactical or school
organization. The size of the housekeeping organization varied
according to the size and importance of the airfield. There had
been an advanced training course for student fighter pilots at
Prostejov I Airfield since 1935. This school was called the.
Advanced-Pilot School (Pokrakovacia skola pilotna) Prostejov land
was very similar to the Advanced Pilot School Prostejov II at
Prostejov Stichovice Airfield . The ground training 50:00
at these two schools was identical., DUX tne Prostejov I students
trained in single-engine aircraft (there were 15 or 20 Aradd's
at the school), while the Prostejov II students used twin-engine
Siebel aircraft, of which there were 10 or 15 at the echool.
All of the students at both these schools came from the Primary
Flying School at Olomouc. p where they trained in C-1?6 50X1
aircraft, and they all graduated together at Prostejov Stichovice
50:00 II. the headquarters for the administra-
tion or tneoe two.scnools wax at Prostejov I. Originally this
school oomplex graduated sergeant pilots, while, 50:00
the flying academy in Hradec Kralove graduated only officer
50:00 pilots. the ProstejoV schools had been-graduating
50:00 officer pilots, the flying school at Prostejov Air-
50:00 field had two classes of students, 50 in the beginneris, class
and 30 in the advanced class. ,
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the advanced phase of the Navigation School (Navigacia
skola) j was organized at Prostejov I. Students of
navigation received'their only actual flight training there.
each student had an average of 15
hours flying time. The Navigation School had 15 to 20 Fischer
Storch. and 10 Siebel aircraft assigned to it at that time. In
his school moved to Havlickuv Brocl. The students at both
ghter pilot school and the navigation-school lived and
attended classes in the caserne area rEncl. c7.
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7.
Personalities of the Navigation School:
a. LUSTIG, Joseph, Captain, Slovaks born about 1912, 180 cm, tall,
over 100 kg. in weights thin blond hair, served as operations
officer of the Navigation School, He was non-Communist although
he had flownwith the Soviets during World War II. After
the war he returned to Czechoslovakia and completed flight
training as a pilot. He was well liked by the students.
b. ZEMANEK0 Ota, deputy operations officer - Captain, Czech,
born about 19120 average heights thin hair, frequently contra-
dicted his own orders to the students, indecisive, vacillated
between Communism And Western ideals. He was liked by the
500 students. e was serving as the
equivalent or an operations orricer?at Svazarm (formerly
Doslet) Headquarters in Prague.
ENCLOSURES:
A. Overlay of GSGS 44160 Scale 1:100,000 Sheet U-110 Prostejov.
Location of Prostejov Airfield and other prominent landmarks.
B. . Sketch of Prostejov Airfield.
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C. Sketch of Caserne Area.
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