SZEKESFEHERVAR-SOSTO AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009200220005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 16, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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in the northern sec i.o ,a of t i f iel Danz e p, o a-a...J z J .
Possible runvia construction or eniar7eraent via,, underviav at the
. aiddle of the landing field. An area of about i oo x 150 meters
was being e:acavat'ed by 50 workers. .c n additional 30 to 40 laborers
were ;railing the area between the landing field and - railroad
line. ***
On 25 July, three bi lanes with red stars were observed in the
southern section of the airfield from a passing train. Excavating
and construction of buildings was being done in the field s.r.?ea,~:.
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1. Between 4 and 6:30 p.m. on 16 July 1951 there was no flying at
Szekesfehervar-Sosto (Q 48/E 09) airfield although the' weather
was faire It appeared that the field was exclusively occupied by
Hungarian Air Force. A total of about 200 Hungarian soldiers
wearing .white-bordered blue epaulets were obser. .red.
2. An old reconditioned l angar and. two hangars under construction
were observed in the southern section off' the field.
Three single-engine lot^a-cwwing
monoplanes,. probably with radial engines tail wheels and two-
.bladed propellers and two twin engine planes, prohab: y Yww th
radial engines anr' s::n~le rudder assei,.b.9_ies were parked near the
reconditioned hangar, ' ire tail. assemblies of, the planes were
red-white-green. Repaired three. story barracks buildings located
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