CESKE BUDEJOVICE MILITARY AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: May 4, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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S E. I i 3 u N' REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUB3ECT 6eske Budejovice Military Airfield
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE DISTR. 4.IKay 154
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I. IDENTIFICATION DATA:
Reference is made to Enclosure 1, this report Overlay on GSGS 4416,
Scale 1:1009Q0O,` Sheet V-9, 6eske Budejovice,
identified:
1. 6eske Budejovice.
2. Highway, asphalt, eight meters wide; led from deske Budejovice
south and west.
Forest, 15 to 20 m. high. coniferous trees, on north and west
side of the airfield.
4. Airfield,
II. SITE LAYOUT (Partial)
Reference is'"made to Ene`l g sure . 2, this - report, Memory Sketch of
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the Military Airfield in
eske Budejovice, on which
identified:
1. Barrack, wooden, 35 x 12.x 3.5 in., tar-paper low-pitched gable
roo,f, old, in poor condition.
u$ually stood empty, and only during e 3e rera meo an c
a`ourse were students billeted there.
2.., Guard Shack, wooden; one. civilian guard an duty guarding
entrance 'and. equipment of certain civilian c6ns4ruction firms
which performed some work. on the airfield.
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sto'age for guard'shacks Point 2, Encl. 2, .wooden, contents
mseawA abae tr_ Pe%i.int 2. Encl. 2. open on pide8 '
hangars at,iine (DObrany).Airfield, see Po-,1a , ?
g,
Apron.,,concrete in. froof han.ark, 160 m, longs,
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Rar. ?ar. old, brick, half-round roof., 60-x 30 x 15m..
Hangar, new. 80 x 35.x 15 m.,'same type and constructions
38 R0-151
*ield Road which led from highway, Point.33, to taxi strip,
?iat 11.; three meters wide, dirt.
Canteen for. civilian con ruction firm, wooden.
10. Runway, concrete. blocks, about.1,800 -.2#000 M.long,.60 M.
wide, well kept, drainage along lengths of the runway was
similar to that at Line airfield; refer to Point 4, C-_2151.
11. Taxi Strip, made of concrete blocks, about 200 M. long,,
30 m'.. wide.
12'. Shack, wooden, 8.x 6 x 3.5 m.9 alert crew waited there for
further. 'flying instructions.
13., r ck similar type and construction as barrack, Point 1;
14. Taxi Strip,.concrete blocks, 25 M. wide, same length as
runway, Point 10.
15. Dog-T'rainingCCourse ' Area, 70 x 20 m. area, -.grounded by
mesh wire fence;, airfield4s watch dogs were trained there.
16. Building, wooden, 80 x 15 x 3.5 m., contained various offices
ofG.the 2nd Air ' D iv .
17, ur-~~,-tea and storage, brick, 100 x"20 x 5 m. contents unknown
,.,Hangar, similar type and construction as hangar.Point 7.
20. Apron,. concrete, blocks, "L"-Shape, 25 m. wide..
Taxi Strip,. concrete blocks, 15 m. wide, connected taxi strip
Point 14 with hangars, Points 19 and, 21. '
23. Billets,
2 there.
24. Billets,
25. Barrack,
21. Hangar, same type and constructional details as hangarPoint 7,-
22. Entrance with guard house where three military guards equipped.
with. machine guns guarded the entrance 24 hours aday. Guards,
wore regular Czechoslovak air-'orce uniforms
wooc1en 80 x 15 x 4.5-m.;- some troops were billeted
similar to billets, Point 23's
wooden,"L"=shape,
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26, Fig; "Fsrm,- where .25 pigs were raised annually for meat for
troops' messes .
28. Building, "U"-.shape, wooden,,
27,e Billets,. similar to billets, Point 23.,
29. Building; containing kitchen and mesehall with L,. LR, and
CH-diets, (for types of diets refer ~to Point* 72, 'RC-2151. )Q
Building was Wooden, "T"-shape, single story, dimensions
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32. Fence, mesh with barbed wire on top, 2.20 m. high,., surrounded
airfield's buildings,.
33. Highway, same as Point 2, Encl. 1, this report.
34. Building, similar type and constructional details as building,
Point 25.
Building, wooden, "L"-shape,
31.
hall had a "CH" diet which was ors y_ or arartees.
30. ?4esshall, brick, single -story,
35. Buildin , similar type and constructional details as 'building,
Point 26.
36. Building, wooden, single---story, 25 x 12 x 3.5 m,; troops were 50X1
billeted there,
37. Food Storage, brick,, single-=story,
38. Gymnasium, wooden,, single-story, dimensions and type of roof,
39. Billets, wooden, called "Svobodarna", dimensions and further,
40. Aid Station, wooden, single-:story.
41. Barrack, wooden, ;jingle story.
42. Stockade of 2nd Air Div., brick, r jingle ?=story.
43. Entrance, guarded 24 hours a day by military guards armed with
machine guns.
44. Guard Shack at the airfield's entrance, brick, single-story..
housed career air-.,force personnel.'
48. Garages, open at sides.
49. Building, single-story; some troops billeted there,
47. Garages, brick,
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46. Building, wooden, single,-story, barber shop located there.
45. Canteen called !'Arms"
single- story
50. Builol.ng, brick, single- story, contained various classrooms,
One room contained disassembled aircraft engine' which was dis-
played for demonstration and study purposes.
51. Billets, wooden, single* -story.
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.53. Billets, similar to billets;` Point . 51'*
52..:Billets, similar to billets: Point 51.
III. A IRP INFORMATION:
l.. Basic Airfield Information:
Name of airfield wasw deske.Budejovice.
lrfield had n
c. Country: Czechoslovakia?
d. Coordinates: N 48-57,.E 14-26
2. Location:
a. Airfield was about four kilometers southeast from center of
Ceske Budejovice and less than 500 m. north of Plana
N 48-56, E 14-257 (approximate).
b. Airfield was about one kilometer west of highway, Point 2.
`Encl. 1, this report.
Dimensions:
a,-- Airfield measured about four kilometers east to west and
1.5 km. north to south; extensibility was possible to west.
b. Airfield was "L"-shaped.
4. Sketches:
a. Enclosure 1, Overlay on USGS 4416, Sheet V-g, 6eske
Budejovice, Scale 1:100,000.
b. Enclosure 2, Memory Sketch.of Military Airfield in Ceske
Budejovice.
Runways and Surface:
a. Runway - Refer to Point 10, Encl. 2, this report.
b. Aprons - Refer to Points $ and 20 Encl. 2.
Taxi strips - Refer to Points 11, 14, and 18. There were
no perimeter tracks on, the airfield,...
o. The airfield had a moderately rising terrain from highway,
Point 33, to taxi strip, Point 11, Arid then a moderate slope
to the middle of the.runway, and. again rising to the west.
Also rising terrain on north of highway, Point 33--
d. Drainage - Refer to Point 10, Encl. 2.
e. Altitude: about 400 m. above sea level.
Aircraft Dispersal Points:
a: Hardstands
There were no revetments"on the airfield.
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Construction and Improvement:
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c. Trees - Refer to Point 3, Encl. 1, this report.
d. There were no chimneys in the vicihity of the, airfield.
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winter months 'aid' did not
improvements in progress
seven kilometers
south and west from the
b. 'Power lines led along the highway.. Point 2, Encl. 1. this
Obstructions:
a. Hills were about
airfield.
observe any new-construezions
airfield.
Technical Facilities:
a-. & b.
a. Weal
but'.
d.
c+int 9,
El nriptaitv was installed in all buildings; however, source
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on signaling devices or
landing aids.
f. Aircraft capacit~:
2nd Air Div. in desks Budejovice .. a n .. .
aircraft than the 3rd Air Div. in. Line because the 2nd Air
Div. was formed Awrlipr_ For cumber and type of aircraft
in Line refer t
same type of.aircra ,
as at Line airfield.
S. No -information on repair facilities,,
10. supply:
a. na: irrf!,+;i:ati~~~rx~;Yfue1;
b. Water hydrants were located throughout the airfield.
c . no information on weapons, ammunitions and
equipment.
11. Buildings:
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a. Hangars - Refer to Points 7, 9, 19, and 2y1t. q 0 50X1
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of
no
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more hangars
but could offer no information as to their exact location
and description.
b. Workshop - Refer to Point 17, Encl. 2.
a.
d. Billets - Refer to Points 23, 24, 27, 314, 35, 36, 39, 111,
49, 51, 52 53.
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n radio and telephone.
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Administration Building - Refer to Point 16.
g. Aid station - Refer to Point 40.
h. Storage places - Refer to Point 17.
12. Transportation facilities - Highway, Point 2, Encl. 1, led
along the airfield.
on the airfield.',.
13. Administration and Personnel.
Military authority was in charge of the airfield,
did not remember names of any responsible individuals.
b. Personnel strength - Source estimated 1,500 officers and
enlisted men.
c.' Uniforms - regblar Czechoslovak Air Force without any,special
insignia for troop identification.
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d.
flying activity.
e.. He attended
a jet-aircraft mechanic course on the airfield.
14. Meteorological Factors - All-year-round flying was possible.
15. Defense Installation and ?Practice3:
a. This airfield.had similar antiaircraft gun positions as
Line airfield (Refer to Point 2 however,
did not remember their location of gun poa ons.
d. Air-raid shelters -
e. Camouflage - all the buildings were painted green.
b. Warning devices -
16. Aircraft - Refer to paragraph III-9-f, this report.
1. Overlay on GSGS 4416, Scale 1:100,000, Sheet V-9, deske
Budejovice
2. Memory..Sketch of military Airfield in o'eske Budejovice
17. Miscellaneous -
Enclosures
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Excl. # 2 Memory .Sketch of Military Airfield in Ceske Budejovice
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