PRESOV MILITARY-CIVILIAN AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 18, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia REPORT NO.
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SUBJECT Preeov Military-Civilian Airfield DATE DISTR.
18 Nciveira
NO. OF PAGES 7
DATE OF INFO.
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE,
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Presov Militar
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACQUIRED
iv-L.Aan Airfield
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Reference is made to page 2, overlay on GSGS 4416, Scale 1:1000000,
Sheet V-I5, Presov, on which source identified:
1. Presov, about 20-30 thousand inhabitants; industrial city.
2. Road, four meters wide, asphalt, good condition ditches on
sides, led from Presov northeast to Bardejov (N,49-170 E 21-17).
3. Niz Sebes (N 49-01, E 21-17), small village, frequented by
Presov troops.
4. Presov airfield area; measured 3,000 x 2,000 m.
5. Direction of new runway.
6. Road, packed surface, three meters wide, led only for about
one kilometer towards the airfield area, then discontinued.
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Reference is made to page 5, memory sketch of Presov Military-Civilian
Airfield, on which source identified:
1. Presov. (Same ab potnt 1, page 2.)
2. Road. (Same as point 2, pe 2.)
3. Niz SAs. (Same as point 3, page 2.)
4 Road, built in summer of 1953, five meters wide, macadam-
cobblestone, led from road, point 1, south to new caserne
area, points 5 and 6.
5. New barracks, brick, U-shaped, built in 1953, not yet occupied
when source was there. Source entered them several times_
? Outer perimeter of building measur;117:11
75 m., width 15 m., single story, straight roof, rooms on both
sides with corridor in the middle; one room could accommodate
three beds.
6. New barracks, more than six in number, completed; there were
several others under construction. The barracks were single-
story, brick, with straight roofs. Those completed were not
yet occupied when source was there. Each barrack measured
30-40 x 20 x 5 m.
7. Runway, about 1,500 to 2,000 in. long, 60 to 80 m. wide, made of
concrete blocks (6 x 6 m.), thickness unknown to source; west
end of runway still under construction in July 1953. Source
did not see any runway lights or any type of drainage. Extension
' was possible to the east; terrain on west side was
hilly and swampy. Source never heard when this runway was to
be put into operation.
Grass,landing strip, level terrain, well kept. Source saw
IL-11, 0-5, 0-106, ARADA, 0-104 and AERO-5 aircraft land and
take off in either direction.
9. Hangar, built in 1953, brick construction with steel rein-
forcement, 70-100 x 40 x 7 m., corrugated sheet-iron shed-type
roof, concrete floor, sliding sectional doors along the entire
wall which took only about two minutes to open manually. This
hangar was still being completed when source was there. He did
not see any aircraft parked inside.
10. Airfield road, three meters wide, branched from road, point 2,
toward the direction of the hangar, point 5; packed surface.
11. Guard post, brick construction, 4 x 4 x 4 in., gable roof. One
military guard was inside, armed with .a sub-machine gun of 9 mm
caliber. He checked civilian vehicles that were connected with
the construction project and also checked military personnel and
vehicles entering and leaving the base.
12. Road, continuation of road, point 10.
13. Hangar, old, reinforced concrete, 60 x 45 x 15 m., shed-type
roof; six-meter high corrugated sheet-iron sectional doors
along the entire west and east sides. From about two meters
below thereof to the door was a glass section for lighting.
The inside of the hangar was divided into two sections by a
mesh-wire partition. The east part of the hangar was occupied
by AERO-Club SVAZARM, and the west side waa military. The part
used by SVAZARM had the following single engine aircraft: One
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AERO-45, about two C-1040 one C-105, one C-106, two C-103, and
about 15 gliders (Lunaks Pionyr, Galanka, Krajanek and two Sohaj).
The civilian repair shop was also located in this section. The
military section parked the C-1060 about 20 C-105 and four ARADO
aircraft. On the north and south end of the hangar Were annexes,
four meters wide and four meters high with shed-type roof. The
south annex was divided into three sections:
a. Military radio station (type of equipment unknown to source).
b. Meteorology station (equipment unknown to source).
c. Military section.
The north annex was divided into three sections:
d. Link trainer section.
e. Office and radio station for civilian airlines.
f. Guard distribution center (military).
14. Antenna, fixed on two 20-meter high wooden posts; located
between road, point 2, and hangar, point 13.
15. Two aprons, concrete, 20 m. wide, on east and west sides of
the hangar. Source was of the opinion that the east apron was
somewhat wider than the one oti,Ahe west. On the east apron
one civilian airline "Dakota" aircraft was usually parked from
1800 hours on Friday until 0600 hours on Monday.
16. Hangar, under constrAction in July 1953, same dimensions and
construction details as hangar, point 9, located about 150 m.
east of hangar, point 13.
17. Cherry trees, four to five meters high; bordered only one side
of the road, point 2.
18. Area enclosed by one-meter high wooden fence. Inside this area
was a wooden shed with a precipitation measuring device and a
hydrometer; a heliometer and an anemometer were on top of the
shed.
19. Wooden building, 6 x 4 x 4 m., single story, shed-type roof,
stored oil and aviation gasoline in drums, quantity unknown
to source. Drums were taken out by trucks 464?re-fueling
aircraft. This was done manually with a hose.
20. Main entrance; guarded 24 hours, no gate.
21. Underground POL storage for gasoline; number of tanks unknown
to source. Above ground was a brick building, 6 x 6 x 4 m.
Inside, source observed four or five pumps. On the east,
north and west sides of the building was a 1.5 m. wide concrete
path; on the south was a three-meter wide path where vehicles
were parked while transferring fuel into the underground tank.
22. Searchlight, hand operated, rotating. One guard operated it
at night while guarding the west end of the runway, the north
section of road, point 2, and the west section of the airfield
area. In the morning the searchlight was moved near point 21.
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Tr-Rifling Schools
An Elementary Pilot Training School was based on Presov Airfield.
however, this school was
diacontinuea nere ana wransrerrea zo Olomouo.1 Students from the
Elementary Pilot Training School were transferred to an advanced
Pilot Training School in Hajniky (N 48-37, E 19-09). C-105 and C-
106 aircraft were transferred to Olomouo and ARADO aircraft to a
location unknown to source. Students in the Elementary Pilot
Training School performed turn and bank flights, area flying,
acrobatics, landings and take-offs, and formation flying with
fire aircraft. Source heard that in March 1953, 0-106 aircraft
were no longer used for acrobatics because of two accidents in
which fumes formed in the fuel tanks caused the wings to break
off. Two students were killed; the instructors survived.
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One Dakota aircraft belonging to Civilian Airlines landed and
took off once a day at Presov Airfield. It flew between Presov
and Prague daily, except Saturday and Sunday.
SVAZARM Glider Club
A SVAZARM Glider Club was permitted to use Presov Airfield.
Source did not observe any winch; he did see single engine air-
craft towing gliders. Glider pilots practiced parachute landings
from C-104 aircraft (single engine, two-seat) from 300 - 400 m.
altitude. SVAZARM consisted of two groups or clubs; one club
had about 12 members, 17-19 year old boys and girls who used to
arrive twice a week. The other group consisted of about 10 members
who were experienced glider pilots and practiced with AERO-45,
C-106, and C-104 aircraft. They used a grass landing strip.
(See point 8, page 5.)
Security Measures
The first guard stand, source called it "prvni stanoviste", was
an all day duty at the main entrance; at night two guards were
on duty. Second stand was at point 21 during the day only; the
third guard stand was at point 22. The fourth guard stand was
on the southeast part of the hangar, point 12, guarding the
entire southern part of the airfield area, hangar point 13, and
the eastern part of the runway, point 7. The fifth guard stand
or post was on the east side of point 14. Source had no further
information.
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