PILSEN (BERY) MILITARY AIRFIELD

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• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Czechoslovakia
This materiel contains: Information affecting the Na- ^~
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.B.C. Secs. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation oP which in
any manner to an unauthorized''-person is prohibited
by law.
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.Pilsen (B~r~)~MilitarT Airfield.
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1~+ -0ctober 195+
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COUNTRY Czech?slovakia
SUBJECT Pilsen (Burg) Alilitary Airfield
DATE DISTR. ~ gapt 1954
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Site La~aut:
Bee Annex Z, this r ~r , ?
ilsen far ~
sketch of thg militarg air!`ield,
1. Ra~3, Pour m. tide, packed eurlace, led from Piiser~ to the airfield .
2? EN'PRA1~C~, guarded 2~ hours a day by one military guard dressed in
dark blue uniform, armed v~ith submachine But;r.
3. SILLET9, brick, three-story, gable raoP, dls~enaions unknotn.
~aroops ter? billeted there.
~? AGAIN ADI~IINI3`PRATIDN BIIILDINa, brick, three-at?x+~r. ~nr~firnl t?~mr .
On tOp ~l r?Yi w
aAHAaE3, brick. Passenger cars and trucks ~-ere parked there.
6 ? FF~D~T3E, brick, single-story. DPPicer at~d his Family 13ved there ,.
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'~ . RTtNNTAY, -made' o! coACrete "slabs ( 5 x 5 ~. ~ , ~ le~agth .26? m
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nati~~I d.rai~,g~ along ~ sides, i~ell :~ept
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Sy{~ ~ took . of l i J.~~m ~ap~~ iiii P.ra ~~4.. ?, ~lT~~
~ s ROAD, 4.5 ~; ~-ide, aoncrete . a.~
9 . itNlfl S'TATIDN, no iafarmatioxa .
1D. HANt~AR, description a'ad dimensiums unknown; hangar belonged to
a c ivil
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rline, (name unlc~o~a,J .
11 ? 2'WC1 NOCiDEN BARRACSS, also part. of the oivilian part. of the
airfield.
12. BLl'ILDIi~TTC#, sit~gle~story, xo?den, Purpose unkno~.
13. {~UAI~D STA'PION, Mith +ane military guard oA. duty 2~# h?urs a dayq
1~}. BUI ER C4NSTRUCTI410', brick, dimepsioms unkna~xn.
part of t~,e building x111 be, used as a stocky
par sa bachelor quarters or bill
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ar career airmen.
15. OFFICERS' 1~SS, wooden, single?story.
16. BILLETS-for career airmen, woodeb, siAglemstory.
17: BARRACK, wooden, ."U" shape, in very poor coAdltlon, contained
some offices.
18. BILLETS, xooden, "U" shape.
19. MOVIE TITER, xooden, caAteen was also located there.
20. BIr,LETS, brick, siflgle~tory~, troops stayed there.
21. HILI~xS, brick.
22. BILLETS,. brick.
23. BILLETS far officers, brick, single~etory.
2~. BARRACK, wooden, single-story. wards used to ass?tbl? there.
25. BILLETS and OFFICE BUII~INQ, xooden.
26. BARRACK, xooden. Sometimes used as offieers~ billets.
27'. BUILUIIIJt~, brick, bxo-story, eontalAed offlees sad control tower
on t
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roof . ,~ee Pt . 2~.
2$. CONTROL TGWER, roof and sides xere made of
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two transmitters ~of Czechoslovak origin
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unkgown9 aearek~light was located on toy of the tower. Oa top
of the roof neat to the control tower was a 7.g2~,. calibre
machine gux-. Na further information.
29. FIRE STATION wo
30. MESS HALL for troops, wooden.
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31. ~'TYJRAGEB S a; ii?c~det~ single~st?ry. Aircraft parts of unknoxn
type. ~ur:d quantity ~-ere stored there
32.. FIIBL 3TATI?~.
33. BAgGAR, brink, type of roof not recalled, dimensions unkaoxn.
3~. i~R~SHOPS, ~r?oden. Feel tanks ~rere inspected there f?r possible
leal~ge and repaired if necessary.
35. BAiiT~AR, aroc~rl8:~, bArrel shell roof. Ro further information.
3~ . ROAD, four an, tr'ic~e, p~.cked top .
37. RA~NAR, brick. Bo further information.
38. ~,~lR, xoodeaa; tMO Piper Combs, txo llradoe, oa!ze die-149 could be
aceonmcardst~ed there.
39. 'UR4JSR+~~4t1I~I) F~L 9'TORAQS; LPS- fuel xas stored there=
vapacit~r of st?rage umknoxw. fuel trucks being filled.
there.
~~. B'~1LDIR't~, brick, single-~tcry. Radi? station xas boated there.
Tra~sm~.tters LR-16 and LR-22 mere used !or an:aoue~oing inter-
ceptiau of tos~eign aircraft. Ito further- inf?rma~ti?n.~
X41. AREA several ekaavatione.
~F2 .
BORE SIa~IR,Q RAllif#B, about, 100 m. 1a1-g, 25 m. aids, 1 .m. deep in
ground, dire sides aqd floor, xith c4ticrete epaae;Mhere aircraft
v~~tis parked ~~en weapons xere tested. Barth fill, xas used as a
target . R'c tu~r~her it~for~natic:n.
a3. RADA
ree ;~~~.~~~: ~,~~, nun mrm Ma oMa e r ar a a io'a, one
offi?er, qne PFC, and cne Corp?rai. They mere not a?oompae,ied
by Czechoslovak pars?z~Ael.
aa. 4RA~RY AREA used for lauding and take-off. Area Mss about 1,000 m.
bang and 5a0 m. Mille.
Baei? Airfield Information:
1.. R'ame o! airfield: ~'ilsen
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2. Alternate name: Bory
3. Ccuntrya Czeahosi?vakia
a. Ooordinates: ,~ a9-a3, B 13-~
5. Loeati?t~a
a .. Airfield Mss about 2~ kn. froze center of ~'ilaea.
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b . Directiar: a'ad distaAee ot` prcaatiAent la>~tda4arks: Ro informat;ion .
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6. ~imemeic:~s:
a. extensibility
pvs~sible tvxard Pcrest
area,- see sketch.
b. Appraxi~ate shape: rectangalar.
Sketches: one
sketch mf tl~e airfield.
Runways and Smrface;
a . Rtlnxsys : Refer to Pis . 7 and ~4 under Site~I~a~?~ t .,
b. Aprons: ~aai-strips, Perimeter. tracks: I~?Ae.
e . . Airfield surface: Levee],,. cell-kept .
d. Drainage: 8ataral?
e. Altitude: Unknoxa.
Airc~ratt Dispersal Paiute:
a . Hard a fond s s ]Jione .
b. Rewetmet:ts: Rmae.
1?. Cotastt^~teticn axd I~provement:
a. Airfield e~trface: li~4t~e.
b . Rt:nway~: Acne .
c . Buildings: Refer tc~ P t . l~F
d. Technical de~icee: Rc~ infarmati4n.
e. other, Refer tv Pt. ~l.
ll. ~betructimns:
a. Hills: ~~ae it: the vicinity of the airfiel$.
b. PQwer lines: A.lmng road, Pt. 1.
o. ~reee: 15-2d ~. high., ceniferoue trees near inetaliatinne
on the airfield .
d. Chimne s? e v r ~ti ahimne e
belon itig to 3kada ,Pleat .
l2. Technical 'Facilities:
a. Radim: refer t? P#. 28 and ~~.
b. 'Telephone, telegraph, weather station; ~~f? inf?rmstiQn.
c. Signaling devices and ether landing aide: Portable xhite and
bloc raAway lights tvr eight landing. ~v farther 1Atorme,tic:a.
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a~or repairs were done in hangars and in Pt. 3~. Tovarni
Factory service .teem u~ed..to come to check and repair new a3.r-
craft during the ore=year g~ara~atee in case aamethi~a ~raa wrcrn
with the aircraft. due to faulty maa~ufacture.
menu ~ were a ui ~ g
q Aped with the following aircraft: Fmur Aradeas
(C-2)9 two C5-i99's (training t'ighter~), and #2 5;199~~a (former
~er~a.~ designation Me-109). In addition to the abo~i~-mentic~~ed
regiments, the airfield housed the headquarters ?f the 51st SNB~
Air Po13ce Regixe~t,which was equipped with 15 5-199's (Me-109),
fc-ttr Arados (C-2), two Piper Cubs, and two CS-199~s.
e. Repair facilitiese A4inor repairs were performed in the open.
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Fighter .Refits. of the g er Div B?th of these re- i~-
sand 1$th ~r 19th. --
d. Aircraft capacitye The P37.sen (Borg) Airfield hnv?~pc~ ~-t,~ i1i~:r~
ec an ca arr ne at the airfield. no further information. r
13. Fuel, water, a~amunitions No information.
14. Buildingas
a. Hangars; Refer to Pts. 14, 33, 35, 37, 38.
b . W~arkshops s F~efer to Pt . 3~ ,
c. Control towero Refer t? Pta. ~ and 2$.
e. Adminiatratiosa Buildings Refer to Pts. ~, 17, 25,
f. Hospitals None.
g. Aid Stations ~a? i'nt?rmation.
. 8311etas Ret'er to Pta. 3, 16, 18, 20, 2l, 2~, 23, 25, 26.
h. Storages Refer to Pta. 31 and 39.
15. Tranapartat~.osa Faoilitiea s Refer to Pta . 1 and 8.
16. ~4ie~oellataeouas
a. The 1$th Fighter Lin. at P31aen ~Sors*) Airfield was ac~nmanded by
Ma,~ar Vasa i~pYALs pilot
b.
the 51st SNB-Air P?liae Refit. was the anl~ air
fmrne ;9NB unit in the Cs.eehaml4vak Air Force. ~rigiAaily this
unit was independerst sad direatlg subcardinate to the ~inietry of
national Letemae. The 51st Re
F1 ter Div . in 1 ~# or 1 0
with regimental-headquarters at Pilsen (Borg) Airfield,.
be squadrons of the 51st R~egt. were stationed at Ceske Bude~onice,
Hlatc~ny ~9-2~, E 13-~8 , Marianske Lazne, ~9-5$, E 12-~~7, and
Preaon ~9-t~0, E 21-1,~," The total peracannel atretagth of t~'ia
re is~en almost r regime~ats
e 51st Refit. was deactivated, The In September 1953
were traszsferred to Peraonne offic r
c. After the deact3,vati?xa of the 51st SNB Air Police Refit., the
local units of the Csechosl?nak Air Farce were charged with air
security of their respective sectors.
Eacloeurea A~anex I Pilsen Military Airfield
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