AIRFIELDS IN POLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007800490009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 13, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Poland
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? CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
ONFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Airfields in Poland
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There are 40 to 45 military airfields in Poland, not including Russian
airfields located east of the Vial* River. There are about 30 reserve
airfields, former civilian or military fields constructed by the Germans
during World War 11, now used by air clubs. At times, the latter air-
fields are put under the control of the Air Force after they have been
reconditioned and modernized. The air clubs also have at their disposal
50 to 55 secondney airfields, generally without equipment and in poor con-
dition; these do not include a number of emergency landing strips laid out
during the war and no longer kept in good condition.
9 The airfield at Olawa (Ohlau-P51/060), located about 12 kilometers south-
west of the town, is usedeby the Russians. LA-15 and YAK-16 jet planes have
been seen over the field The Lk-15's are said to be eeuipned with a special
system of tubes which permit landings and takeoffs on very short fields. 50X1-HUM
3. The airfield at Glogow (Glogau 052/1377) was built in 1939, and has been
occupied by the Russians since 1945. A large number of single-motor planes
are kept at this field. Polish sports-plane authorities purchased 22 YAK-18
training planes from the authorities on this field.
4. The field at Gniezno (P53A68) is 2,000 x 1,000 meters. There is considerable
ammunition stored at this field. In the fall of 1950 the airfield at Inowroclaw
(Hohencelza), which was previously used for sports planes, was taken over by
the Polish air force group known as "Dunaj". The field is in very good con-
dition, The Dunaj group also took over the Torun airfield, on the west side
of the Wisla River.
e. The airfield at Katowice has been abandoned because it was built over an eld
mine. All equipment was roved to Gliwice. The field at Kozieglowy (Q51/T60)
is in good condition, with three runways 1,000 meters long.* Control of the
old airfield at Bokowicz, near Krakow, has been removed from the air force and
it has been returned to civilian use. A small field for sports planes is
located at %lice, a Krakow suburb, and a large airfield is located at Melee,
west of Krakow.
6. The airfield southeast of Ciechanow (R53/K76) has been used by an air club,
but will soon be put under the control of the Polish air force. In excellent
condition, it is voo meters long and 1200 meters wide, and has two runways.
One side of the field borders on a forest, and planes can be concealed in
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excellently camouflaged areas. There are no hangars on this field.
7. The Tomas sow Nazowiecki airfield is 1,500 meters long and 1,200 meters wide,
with a 1,000 foot runway. It was destroyed by bombing during the mar, but
has been reconditioned. The Alexandrow military airfield, near Lodz, has
two runways. The Debroska airfield, also near Lodz, was built for use by
sports planes.
8. The airfield south-east of Gliwice (Gleiwitz) has been reconditioned. Forty
mflhion loty have been appropriated for further work on this field, which is
about 1,000 meters square and is covered with grass. There are no runways,
but a hangar on the field can accomodate about 20 planes.
9. The Plock airfield, on the Wish. River, is about 1,100 x 900 meters. Civilian
air clubs have been using this field, which is in excellent condition. It
will soon be placed under the control of the Polish air farce, as will the
Rumia field, near Gdynia. The latter is being expanded.
10. The Polish air force took over the Plastery airfield near Radom in the summer
of 1950. The field is now being used as a training base for fighter pilots,
who come from the officer school at Deblin after they have received basic
pilot training. At Piastow they are trained in use of the Soviet UT-2 plane.
The chief of the flight school is reported to be a Captain Lagoda, a former
Russian officer.
U. During the summer of 1950 the Poles purchased 22 YAK,-18 planes from the Russians
for use in Polish sport aviation. These were assigned to various air clubs.
12. The Polish air force does not own any jet planes, and there are hot many
Polieh fliers who have been trained in the use of Soviet jet planes. The Soviet
Union maintains four or five times as many planes in Poland as the Polish
air force possesses. Between eight and ten Polish air regiments are located
between the Wisla River and the former German-Polish border, but most Soviet
air units are located either east of the Wisla or west of the former German-
Polish border.,
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