MALBORK AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000100150008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2013
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Poland
SUB7ECT Malbork Airfield
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DATE OF INFORMATION
'PHIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. M.albork (Marienbux^g) Airfield C5402N-1g07E~s elevation a?~4 m. ,
is six to sit kllorneters eal~t of Ma1'bork and 2C~ km. nortl:awest
of Elblag ~S~lON m 1923E Enclosure A, Pinpoint Location of
Malbork Airfield _~a The f~.eld is one kilometer south of . tl~e RR
tracks ~En~losux?e B, point #2 , 1'~ kmp south of the hi~l~wa~'
eEne1?sure B9 point #1,~ and two kilometers south. of the Nogat
River'. '
sbf t ancT usually muddy. Drainage was pooro There was a slmall
2, The airfield was square, }gut the dimensions. It
could be extended eastward. a perimeter tracks or
revetments ?n the airfield. The field9s surface was 1~vel--, but
drainage ditch on the nortMi >side of the field, 'but 50X1
the location. There were ~0-meter-high hills from o ~ m, west
of the~f field, and. in line with the runway. There were no other
obstruct~.ons. leetric power lines oa the .field,
but do not know the sour(;e o the electric power.Water-was brought
from Malbork to the field in large trucks. onst:~?uction 50X1
.out,
apt for the usual minor reps rs, sing carried
3, The field had an aircraft capacity of lOQ MIG 15 BIS and YAK-23fls.
50X1 there Vrere from 16 to 20 MIG 15 HIS sand 25 YAK-
~;3~ype six~era~ ors the field. A11 hangars had repair and storage
facilities, At night, when aircraft were ,not in use, they we~?e
tower into the hangars.
DATE DIS?'R. 31 July 195
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SECRET~SECURITY INFORA~[ATION
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Flying operations were carried out the year round, Meteorcyloglcal
factors did not affect flying operations. Flying adtivity at the
field varied, Pilots averaged. six flights a day, both .day and
night flights. An average flight lasted approximately 1$ rain,
There were training schools for night and weather flying and some
advanced training for new pilots.
5. There was a military hospital in Malbork9 but its
locatioxz, A truck served as a mobile aid stet rfield.
The only tr^.ansportation fs.cilities to and from the field ware trucks,
which were used by the pilots. There were no antiaircraft gun poss-
. bons on tine field, There were no air raid shelters., nor was the
field camouflaged,
6o Malbork Airfield was administered by the Polish Air Force. Two
regiments9 the-26th ,and the ~+1st, were st
of personnel.
ationed at the field.
gth Fighter Div, (Hq. in t+~wn of Malbork)
CO and Airfield Commander : Col. (fnu) KOLPAKOW (Soviet)
Chief of Staff : Lt, Col. (fnu) FABER (Pole)
Division Political Officer : Captq (fnu) KUBUS (Pole)
26th Fighter Refit, (Hq. on Malbork Airfield)
c? a Mai . ( fn~a) (~OLBICxI I; soviet )
~lst Fighter Refit. (Hc~,. on Malbork Airfield)
CO
:
Ma,~.
(fn~a) LAZAR (Pore)
Deputy CO
.Chief of Staff
:
a
,
Lt. Felix N'ADOWSKI
Crd~pt. He~ry~ CZERNOW:[CZ
Instructor Pilot
Political Deputy CO
Regt. Politids,l Officer
a
a
a
Lt , Col .
Lt. (fnu
WO (~'nu)
( f'nu
) KOW
PIET
) IWANOW
ALSKI
RZYK
( Sov
iet )
Opers,tions Offi!~er
=
Lt. (fnu
) NOW
ICKI
Personnel Officer
a
2nd L'~ .
fnu
WADLEWS
KI
Engineering Officer
a
,
2nd Lt. fnu
PRZY80R
OWSKI
Gunnery Off ic+er
Arr~ament Officer
a
a
Lt. Miah
Lt. (fnu
al SK
) WIE
OWRONSK:[
CKOWSKI
Communicat~.otas Officser
:
2nd Lt.
(~'nu)
KIELOK
Navigation Officer
1st Squadron
:
2nd Lt.
Tadeu
sz FTLI]?
OWICZ
CO
:
Lt, Zdzi
slaw S
KRZYDLO
WSKI
Chief of Staff
:
2nd Lt,
Henry
k WRONA
Political Officer
2nd Squadron
:
WO Wlady
slaw C
HYLA
CO
Chief of Stz~,ff
:
Lt. Kazi
Lt. (fnu
mierz
) SZYM
LAWNICZA
CZYK
K
Political Off leer
3rd Squadron
:
WO (fnu)
C+OSPO
DARCZY.~~
CO
:
2nd Lt, Roman LACHCIK
Political Officer
:
WO (fnu) WLECIAL
ENCLOSURES:
A, Pinpoi~at Location of Malbork Airfield. (Ovex~~,e.y of fISQ~S ~+~16,
Scale 1:100,000, Sheet K-13, Marienburgp~
BQ Memory Sketch of Malbork Airfield
C. Memory Sketch of Landing T.
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