TRI DUBY AIRFIELD

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CIA-RDP82-00457R007100390004-1
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RIPPUB
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C
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2
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November 9, 2016
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May 7, 1999
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4
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Publication Date: 
February 9, 1951
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R0071003900o0o 1 25A1A COUNTRY G os1 saki TOPIC Tri Duby Airfiold _ _. 25X1A EVALUATION_ ... PLACE OBTAIi~ ED UAEt yr WN6 DATE OBTAINED REFERENCES PAGES R E MAR KS - ARED 9 February 1951 25X1A lu The Tri Du ;-_' (Q 149/C 74) airfield was a military instal.lation0 It was called Velka Luka airfield and had no drninaCa facilities or surfaced runways or taxiva rs 0 It dried rapidly after rainfalls 4 (1) 20 Your han-ars, eacho& about 20 x 50 meters, were ;:tanding at the &astern Pd.e of the fi:ild; two of the:j were built in 195fl,, A navigation station was at the northern border of the field. (2) 30 Occupied barracks installations wore south of the airfield and east of the road to Zvolen (Q 19/C 710. The guard detail at the field as billeted i Sliac Kupole (Q 49/C 74). (3) Three gliders were in a hangar, (14) 25X1A (1) Yelocat .osi ref the airfield was reported previously,, See 25X1A In these reports it was mentioned V,at the installation was not provided with runways or taxi- waysQ According to one of these reports, the field also wcs used by co ym:;ercial planes fro- T3anska Iiystrica (Q 19/C 76), The fact that the field is called Ve&ca Luka, after a village located grout 3 km to the southeast, is reported for t' e firdt t nee. 'or layout of the field, see Annex. (2) It was previously reported that the field had only two hangars 25X1A in October 1450, Since source of the present report personally tz ntered the field on an air day for students his information on the construction of two new hangars in 1950 is believed to be correct. The existence of the barracks Inst~ llations sruth of the fie' d 25X1A ?ra,s reported previously., According to t? is r sport, they are located at the northern edge of HHajni1yr, a' out 2 Ic south of the airfield ~ The village of Sligo. Kupe.Le is located 2 key southonst of 'Iajniky. (4) The 1st Ftr 1tervt was previously reported as being st o at 25X1A the field0 1. Annex: 1 - sketch on ditto CLASSIFICATION s T Approved For Release 1999/09/09: CIA-RDP82 00487R07039@OU4-1 Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R00710 othe Ti i D-ubtr jAi trick cJ 1 n 5 0 \ ,-70t /-0 - c c / e Legend I Air 'field 2 Four hangars 20x50 i, o1 ors cacti 3 Concrete a iron 4 Xavi atiox:~+s ta-; ion 5 a a.xn.i holl3cs ^~ ~r 6 13arr3 c_'~.'.~ bui.1d in."Is IDENTI Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R007100390004-1