ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK AIR FORCE

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• Publication Date: September 24, 1956
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia REPORT NO.
SUBJECT Organizational Chart of the Czecho-DATE DISTR.
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24 September 1956
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General Information
0 Air Technical Divisions were organizationally subordinate to the
Headquarters of Air Force Technical Services and operationally
subordinate to the units which support them materially. A very
typical exampie is the let Technical Division,the commander of which
is operationally subordinate to the commander of 15th Fighter
Corps. (Note: Arrows on the chart showing direction from top to
bottom indicate organizational subordination and arrows showing
direction from bottom to top indicate operational subordination.
This concerns only Air Technical Divisions.)
Organisational Chart
0 Eholosure A is source's memory sketch of the organizational chart
of the Czechoslovak Air Force. Numbers in parentheses refer to
the numbers on the chart.
(1) MQ-VL (Ministerstvo narodni obrany Velitelstvi letectva)
Ministry of National Defense - Air Force Headquarters located
in Praha-Up Revolucni Trida. The commander of the Air Force
was General Major Jaroslav Tykal.
(2) Bojove Leteotvo or Fighter Command is composed of:
(2a) PSL (Frontove stihaci letectvo) Front Line Fighter
Aviation the set-up of which source did not know.
(2b) BIL (Bitevni letectvo) or Fighter-Bomber Commands consisted
of:
(2b1) 34. bild (34 bitevni letecka divise) or 34th
Fighter-Bomber Division with headquarters in Brno.
The commander of this division was Colonel Josef
Skala.
(2b2) 30. bilpl (30. bitevni letecky pluk) or the 30th
Fighter-Bomber Regiment with headquarters at
Piestany airfield (N 48-37s E 17-50) and the
commander was Major Jan Sas? Source was not
familiar with the organization of this regiment.
All he couldst7welitnAthis regiment lacked technical
Orsonnel. This regiment had a nickname "Ostravsky"
bOcause in April 1945 it took part in liberating
00trava.
(2b2a) Four Squadrons (4 letky) which were subordinate to
the regimental commander. In August 1955 the
30th Fighter-Bomber Regiment had altogether 52
flyable 13-33 (IL-10) aircraft and four CB-33 which
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were used for training, i.e., each flight had
one CB-33 for testing pilots from the technical
viewrehlt * of flying proficiency.
(2b2b) Velitelsky roj or Command Flight Is directly
subordinate to the regimental commander. This
flight had four. 13-33 aircraft (Note: these four
aircraft were already included in the total of
52 aircraft in Point 2b2a).
(2b3) 32. bilpl (320 bitevni pluk) or the 32nd
Fighter-Bomber Regiment with headquarters in
Trencin (N 48-52, E 18-01). The commanding
officer was Major Jan Sedlar. The structure of
this regiment was the same as that of the 30th
Fighter-Bomber Regiment (Point 2b2) which means
it had four squadrons (Point 2b3a) and one
command flight (Point 2b3b). In addition to the
52 13-33 aircraft, this Fighter-Bomber Regiment
had 24 aircraft in reserve of the same type which
meant that this regiment was theoretically at
full strength. However, not all the aircraft in
reserve were flyable This regiment had the
nickname 'Spiritus regimenC because of excessive
drinking and poor discipline among all personnel.
From 26 July until 31 August 1955 source
accompanied graduates from the Ostrava Mining
Institute to Trencin to perform practical,tttaining
in aircraft mechanics. At this time souree
observed poor discipline, lack of technical
personnel, and poor results in bombardment and
fire on ground targets. This shortage of technical
personnel was already evident in the middle of
August 1955 when the law about a three year
compulsory service was cut to two years
and the second year conscripts were released
into the reserves.
(2b4) 28. or 31. bil 1 - 28th or 31st Fighter-BoMber
Regiment in Brno (source was not certain of .;the
numerical' designation of the regiment). The
commander was Jan Pert]. Source was not able
to give details on this unit, ne thought it
probably had four squadrons, three definitely,
and definitely one command flight. Source heard
from fellow officers that this regiment had poor
morale, bad discipline and shortage of personnel
for guard duty.
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(20 BOL (Bombardovaci Letectvo) or Bomber Command which
consisted of:
(2c1) 46. bold (46 bombardovaci letecka divise) or
the 46th Bomber Division) at Mlada (N 50-14,
E 14-55) or at Prerov (N 49-260 E 17-25)
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Airfields (source was not certain of its location)
The commander of this division was Colonel Jan
Novak who In 1950 - 1951 received some schooling
in Mosoow.
(202) 1, bolpl (1 bombardovacl letauky pluk) or the
let Bomber Regiment locatJd in Prerov (?). It
consisted of three squadrons (Point 202a) and one
command flight (Point 2c2b). One squadron had
nine (B-228) aircraft, one CB-228 (training) and
three B-228 in reserve. Command flight (Point
202b) had three B-228. Pull aircraft strength
of the regiment called for 39 B-228 and three
CB-228 aircraft.
(2* 3) 2. bolpl (2 bombardovacl letecky pluk) or the
2nd Bomber Regiment located at Mlada (?). Source
did not know the regiment's correct location or
its precise numerical designation, Organizationally
? it was the same as that of the 1st Bomber Regiment
? (Point 202).
Pomoone Leteotvo or Auxiliary Aircraft Command, consisted oft
(3a) PL & DL (Pruzkumne leteotvo a Delostreleoke letectvo) or
the Reconnaissance and Artillery Aviation Command. This
Command had two regiments:
(3a1) 28. delpl (28 delostrelecky letecky pluk) or the
28th Artillery Aviation Regiment with headquarters
in Pilsen. Source knew no more details about this
? unit except that students performed practical-
technical training with B-33 aircraft during their
? final examinations.
(3a2) 1 prlpl (1 pruzkumny letecky pluk) with
headquarters at Klecany Airfield (N 5041, E 14-
25). This regiment was equipped with an unknown
number of K-75 (Aero-45) and K-65 (modification
or Pleseler Storch) aircraft. Details about this
regiment were unknown to source.
(3b) Sp. L (spojovaci letectvo) or Aviation Communications
Command. This unit was represented by one communication
regiment (1. splpl - 1. spojovac1 letecky pluk, Point
3b1) located at Havliokuv Brod Airfield (N 49-36, E 15-33)
and the commander was Lt Colonel Zdrahala (fnu). this
regiment had one command flight (Point 3b2) equipped with
four K-75 aircraft. Source was at this airfield in
April 1956 and observed that this regiment had only the
four aircraft mentioned and the activity of this regiment
involved work with ground communication means, mainly
radio-technical.
c) Zdr. L (Zdravotnicke letectvo) or Aviation Medical
Command. Prior to source's defection, this command was
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not organized into aviation medical 'units Individual
medical aircraft (types K-65, K-75 and IL-12) were marked
with a red cross and were included in the number of
aircraft in various fighter units, hpadec Kralove
Airfield had three medical aircraf --5) in 7052 and
and 1953. Usually the erlef medical ufficer of a
particular fighter unit decided wtio arovtd use these
aircraft. Souree reported that the uree K-65 aircraft
in Hradec Kralove, for the most part, were used for
informative and study flights by students who studied
aviation medicine at the military medlal academy in
Hradec Kralove. Even professors le(Ituring on aviation
medicine took part in these flightst among them was a
well known. professor, Domlnik Capek, 71.tAr,lor of
"Fysiologie letce" (Pilot's Pilyslioy)
(4) DVL (Dopravni a vysadkove letectvo) or we Tra'asport and
Paratroop Transport Commands consisted of
(5)
( 45 )
1. doplpl (1 dopravni letecky piuk) L, Transport
Regiment located at Kbely Airfield (4 50-U7, h 14-33)
Its deputy commander was probably CapLaio vintrlik (fnu).
(4b) The Transport Regiment at Kbely 4A3 ttl.,tle squadrons,
perhaps four, and each squadron waa e;lz,Jol.ed with nine
aircraft, types IL-12, IL-140 and LJ.7 This regiment's
full aircraft strength should be the as that of a
bomber regiment. It had one command .-1,5rit (Point 40)*
LPVOS (Letectvo protivzdusne obrany statu) Aviation Component
of National Air Defense consisted of:
(50,) 150 SLS (Stihaci letecky ubor) or Alt, 4%ghter Corps
located at Praha-Kbely Airfield. Tnt. ommander was
Major Oeneral Vladimir Hlavaty. This rps had three
fighter divisions:
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1, sld (1 stihaci letecka dlviae) or let Fighter
Division and the commanding offler was Colonel
Kukel (fnu). Location of this division or the
other two were unknown to source. The let Fighter
Division had three fighter regim.ents (Point 5a1),
each fighter regiment had three squadrons (Point
5a2) and each squadron had one command flight
(Point 5a3). The 1st Fighter Regiment was
equipped with MO-15 Bis (or Czechoslovak 8-103)
and MIG-l7 Czechoslovak S-1U4) aircraft, Each
dr
squaon one CS-103 or C3-104 aircraft assigned.
CS - Cvieny stihaci aircraft lore, used for
training purposes. Source yopured that the let
Fighter Regiment probably 4ad a.n unknown number of
YAK-18 (Czeohoslovak C-11) aircrift,
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(5b) 2. aid (2. *Waai letecka divine) or the 2nd
Fighter Division (location unknown). Its
commander was Lt Colonel Ludevit Grznar. The
structure of this division was the same as that of
tne let (Point 5a)
(5o) 3. aid (3, etihaci letecka diviue) or the 3rd
Fighter Division had Colonel Jan Koval as its
commanding ?Meer. This division had the eame
structure as the other two above.
(6) Leteoke Skoly a uciliste or Air Force schools (a separate
detailed report is forthooming), According to source, the
moat important Air Force school was located at ?rostejoV
and its commander was Rajmund Orel. This school had three
school regiments, two of which were located at Proatejov.
Airfield -1 and Prostejov Airfield -II and the third at
Olomouc Airfieldo Elementary training was performed with C-5
(trainer) or C-106 elin-28) airoraft. For intermediate
training C-11 (YAK..1 ) aircraft *ere used, Combat training
(fighter, tactical, and bombardment) wae probably performed
at Prostejov-II with S-102, S-103 aircraft.
Letecky tyl or Air Force Rear Command (i,e., Air Force Technical
Services).
(74) 10 ltd (1 letecka technioka divine) or the let Air
Technical Division was directly aubordinate to the Air
Force Rear Cummand (Point 7)0 and was located in
Praha-IL na Ujezde, Stefanikovy kasarny. The Commanding
officer of this division was Major General Oldrich Stang.
This Air Technical Division supplied all neoessary
material to the 15th Fighter Corps,
2a ltd (2 letecka technicak divine) or the 2nd Air
Teohnioal Division, Location and the commanding officer
of this division wt unknown to source, however, he
knew that this division serviced the 46th Bomber
Division (Point 2c1) and above-mentioned units of the
Auxiliary Aircraft Command (Point 3),
) 3. :Ltd (3, letecka technic ke divine) or the 3rd Air
Technical Division which was probably located in Trencin
The commanding officer in August 1955 was Colonel
Sumichrast. This division serviced the 34th Fighter
Division (Point 2b1) and Air Force Schools (Point 6).
AiPW4 Mitlaath_of Combe Units
Fighter Regiment:
a Pair (Para) consisted of two aircraft,
Flight (Roj) consisted of four aircraft-.
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o Squadron (Letka) consisted of 12 aircraft plus three aircraft
in reserve and one training aircraft, Total 16 aircraft*
A squadron had 12 pilots assigned to it.
d. Fighter regiment usually had three squadrons (in some oases
four), and one command flight with four aircraft. Total 52
aircraft, A division would have a total of 160 aircraft and a
corps 500 aircraft including estimated 20% reserve,
Bomber Regiment (140-28 and B.228 aircraft utilised):
a. Flight (Roj) consists of three aircraft,
b Squadron (Letka) consists of three flights (nine aircraft)
plus three aircraft in reserve and one training aircraft
making a total of 13 aircraft,
o Regiment (Pluk) consisted of three squadrons (39 airoraft)
plus one command flight (three aircraft) making a total of 42
aircraft, The crew of a bomber squadron consisted of nine
? assigned pilots, nine radio-mechanics, and nine gunners,
Reconnaissance Unit: A crew of a reconnaissance aircraft was
determined by the type of aircraft used, Mighter plane would
have only a pilot a taotical aircraft (B.33) would have one pilot
and one observer, who also acts as a gunnery a bomber (B-228) would
have a pilot, one radio.operator*ho also serves as a navigator, and
one gunner,
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