SOVIET AIRFIELD AT WIENER NEUSTADT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012600340010-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 27, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

Soviet Airfield at j1ieuer Neustadt
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Austria
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A sketch of ?riener-.T,feta.s ;adt airdrome is attached
hereto. The legend. reads as follows,
observation point on the railway embankment next
to the yoellc,r 3dorferstrm sse atop; this place
per:r.i,ts a good view off' Vhe opposite area bordered
by a forest.
Three to four additional jet fighters were seen oja
flying practice. These r;lanes probably belonged to
the grow: of 21 jet i'i.;h?ters d.eseribcd in the preceding pars ?aph
they tool. off and Ycnded in front of the : a?s ed
,roue of E.1anes; the takeoff was always in a northerly
direction.** The takeoff distance was a ?:pr. oximateiy
300 y:...rds.
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b. ~inother observation point with good view Of the
planes parked in the southeast part of the .,i:r field.
c. 21 jet fighters par' ed t intcrvai3 in one row.
d. three alumiiiu:a-colored jet fighters; two of ta;Lsse
had ca:r.ouflat-e--,-painted. rudder .;.sse: blie;.
e. three jet fighters partially pe.inted olive green,,
f. 1C jet fighters. without camouflage? paint,, orr".r d
inclose line.
six e' fighters parked in close line.
h. a radio station cor,.sistin of one small wooden cabin
and four approximately 12 feet high antenna masts in
a. line; a wire leads from there to Theresien-
feld.
i. a second similar radio station.
J. airforce barracks.
2. Tho jet fighters had landing flaps along the ornt:i:re
length of the rear edges of the airfoils; the la iding
gear faas very broad and low. The silhouette of the
p--,a parked planes looked as if they were resting on the
ground.
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4 There is no concrete runway on 17iener-4' euetadt
airfield; the ground is very hard and remains so
even after heavy. rainfall.
5. In the forenoon a jet fighter was towed onto the airdrome
by a truck with mounted hoist- the planes nose was tied
to the hoist,
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Comment: It is believed that all jet
fighters a,re beinoein camouflage--painted,
be observed so far.
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Comment: TJo other takeoff direction has
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