ECKA AIRFIELD AND FLYING SCHOOL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000300410005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 1, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
Waahingtong DoCo 0
At 1300s There are 1.ssons in s,oordyAsmios, motors, and s*vigatian9 givibn
by flight of ioera
At 1830s The Corenistar gives a lesson in C ni$t political indootr1a&
17o The uniform* of the officers and ap.ofaIiate are of khaki color, with
insignia of wank worn on the sleeve, though In some instances it is found on the
shouldero - Thera is a red star .bd the aapo flight vi'Vioera and nost'otseaissibned
:officers wear silver wings on the left side of their ohast joined by a red star.
Spealklists ve&r no disti*ative insignia.4 Pupil?s equipment and uniforms were
furnished by England and are identloal with that of the RAF. After six months
training the pupils are permitted to treat the ixtsignia of a pilot,
I8a The bass salary of officers is froax 1800 to 8200 do per montho Sergeants
receive 600 d0 per months and other higher ranking Aonnoommisafoned officers earn
a little more* The specialists earn only 100 do per montho Military personnel
doing work requiring a rank superior to the one held receive additional payo
pupils receive 100 do per montho
19o Because of the various mativitiss of the Eck& airfield, there is a Service
Canpanpr on the field aonll sting of about 40 military personnel uMar a Croat lieu-
tenant and a kolitioal Ge' lssar off'toeto
20o In September 1946 the flight control building was finish.do To the left
of the flight control building, work was begun on a large hang t ro
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Waahingtoxa, D,O..
Diaga'r to of the 'Zoka Airport, looated northwv,at of the tcavn of Poke,
la ,in ruairay (4 kms lonng apprroximatwiy and 31 looters wridc+)
2. $soondary.rwzaray
3,, Hangar
4,2 Aluminum fotindry
5. Viooden buildings used as verkshopa
8. Underground gasoline storage tanks
` ,. Oil storage tank
Co Place for keeping voters awaiting repair
9d Wooden building ooutainiag airplane machine guns
10. One story building used 'as .troop; billet and zone
11. Space containing fiva barracks, one of which is used as a xscsa kitchen, two as
squadron command headquarters and billet for pilots.* and Uro as billet for
cpacialistsa
12, J tranos to airport for specialists only
13. Sugar factory with gmakestaok
14a lieadquartsre oam ma.nd building under construction
16, Oiilyduot and underground *ii storage tanks
16, -JBriok factory near kstrovgrad
19. Large hangar under construction
18Q Control tower (field) under construction
CONTROL
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