SIBIU AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012400310010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 16, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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16 Lay 1952
The airfield west of Sibiu .35/ 20) is located south of the : ighway
to ;;hristian ( R 35/x. 10)., Con.^truction of this new airfield st, rted
about 1948. ;ork had not been completed in November 1951.. The landing
field was level and dry and had a good frass cover. Lora wooden ',_uildin;s
for the labor brigades were erected along the southern side of t'hh.e high
ra;~ The airfield was used for both r ilita,ry and civilian purposes. Five
to, sit( biplanes and a multi-engine plane for civil aviation w'.re stationed
at the field The biplanes were used for individual fl..ying prac-~ice during
the day. No parachute jumps w,,ere observed. Flying personnel, a;u well as
labor brigades, mere stationed at the field.
.The former Honved Barracks in ":,ibiu, east of the C1b laver, L.:.s a.1so
o:ea;upied by air force troops. The barracks inst.&.1itation, r;hich as old
but in good condition, consisted of three four-story brick buildings which
we;"e all about the same size. No new buildings were erected afteir the
craa^4 In the barracks yr.rd there tines to plane which was used to instruct
.urna:nia:n ;',.ir Force soldiers, During; this instruction, the aircraft engine
ww1r.;s stated. The soldiers wore -bout 21 to 23 years old,, Tra,fflc between
the barracks iris talla:tion End the airfield as observed.,
The Iiumanian '.ir Force soldiers wore khaki cloth uniforms like those of
the a:rr. r troop:;, 't'hey i,ore li.Jit blue epaulets, a li.t;ht blue ribbon around
th+;ir service caps, and their Urade ""63 indicated by &.rk blue stripes or
by metal stars on the epaulets. On the corners of the uniform collar ,:as
small mWt,il insignia repres.antin ; a pilot, and on. the carp v;. s another
metal insignia, of ! plane a
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'oiiiz rrt . Construction of the Sibiu airfield hz's been reported
se,rerr tin. :s. it is bolioved that a pilot school of the ;,um_nian !Jr
Force is located at the field u
Conan. nt . The i form=ation tiaaa t the former Honved 11 r. r: cks in 7ibiu
was occupied by air force soldiers was previously reported.
Comment . Previously, the Rumzaniaan Ar Force troops have corri li?;;ht
blare: a:ir force uniforms as well as olive drab am r uniforms. It is believed
th it the khaki cloth uniform described is actually of olive drab color. :.ccordi
to preys reports, I'tui:,:.ni&n :.ir Force officers who fled from rraasov to ':.1;:,rrade
core olive drab uniforms with blue Lair force epa.u.lcts