1. GOTTWALDOV-OTROKOVICE AIRFIELD 2. ZLIN AIRCRAFT FACTORY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000100150006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SECURITY INFORMATION
SUBJECT 1. aottwaldov-Otrokovice Airfield
2. Zlin Aircraft _: Factory
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
DATE OF INFORMATION
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DATE DISTR. 30 Sept 53
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REPORT NC).
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 50X1
1. aottwaldov-Otrokovice Airfield 5 49-12, E 17-31 (formerly called
Zlin Airfield) is bounded on the right side bye Morava River
jncl. A , Gottwaldov lies 10 1/2 km. northeast. The irregularly-
ahaped field stretched 1,200 m. from north to south and 700 m. from
east to west; it was 190 m. above sea level.
2. Although there were no power lines or trees to obstruct landings,
Batov, 700 m. to the north, and the Svit Shoe Factory to the west
of Batov constituted mental hazards to pilots who feared engine failure
when taking. off to the north. Hills, 700 m. to the west (120 m.
above Airfield elevation,i, e., 310 m. above sea level), a 35-.m. high
chimney 2 krn. north of the Airfield, and the Airfield buildings,
themselves, could also be considered obstructions, since the only
Airfield let-down aid to aircraft was a goniometer. There were no
taxi strips, perime natural,
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3. Gottwaldov-0trokovice Airfield had been administrated by the Czecho-
slovak Airlines (Ceskoslovenske aeroli,nie - CSA) until February
1953, when it was assigned to the Czechoslovak Transport Ministry
(Hlavna sprava civilneho lelectvi). Ten SIEBEL aircraft were then
flown to the Gottwaldov-Otrokovice Airfield from the Trencin Advanced
Twin-Engine Training school
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n Fe rtiary 9 3 t e coo was v e; oAe p~ r
remained at Trencin, the other part came to aottwaldov-Otrokovice
Airfield9 displacing the CSA Administration which moved to Holesov
~ 49-20, E 17-3~.
There were two aircraft factories located at Q~ottwaldov-Otrokovice
Airfield; airplanes were manufactured in one ~ncl. B, Pt. 6.
, ~e:nd gliders, in the other ,LE~ncl. B, Pt.. 12 .
there was arty connection between these factor es
. CSA, which was permitted to use the Airfields
facilities, had no ties with these factories.
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were worn y,, e m ary. CSA employed 10 civilians: twcr mechanics,
two men in the weather office, two in the gonio:neter stati.on,, axad
four in the briefi~ag and map room..
CSA personnel flew two flights daily from Plague to aottwa].dov-
Otrokavice Airfield; one plane arrived at~(~ottwaldov in the
morn~itfg~ and departed that evening; another left Prague in the
at'tern~oon, landed in ~ottwaldov gust prior to darkness, and returned
to Prague in the morning. Other flyin ~activit Burin the da
included that of the School students
. Landing at n was pro ~ e o
a re a excep n emergency.
There was~a dial telephone ar:d teletype~maehine in the administra-
tion building ~nc1. B, Pt . ~]. this teletype 50X1
connected with civilian airfields; t was used to 50X1
obtain permission to take off from . reports and other
pertinent information also came via the teletype. The usua150X1
colored signal flares were used as landing aids
capacity
1 re~ery~-.~rcea -oE=~a~se of cn~ lacR of repair
facilities-and the shortage of maintenance personnel;. only two
mechanics were available to refuel CSA aircraft, fasten thE3m down
for the evening, and to perform very elementary rnaintenanaEy.
8.
. When a CSA airplane landed at this Airfield, it was met by a CSA
bus which took the passengers and air crew to Gottwaldov. there
was no transportation furnished Airfield workers; they either
walked or rode biwycles or motorcycles to and from work.
10. Five civilian guards equipped with pistols
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refueling area, and the aircraft were guarded by them.-,They
also searched ea~la CSA passenger before he boarded the air