CZECHOSLOVAK AIR LINES AND PRAGUE-RUZYN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006700320010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2012
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 26, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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MFO ATI O REPORT
CONFIDENTTAy
OOUi"RY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Czechoslovak Air Lines and Pra"uv-Tuzyn Airfield
PLACE
.ACQUIRE
DATE OF
INFO.
General Rana r: Born, a :lembor of Parliament;
of Tranorort.
Some of the leading ?personnel of the Czechoslovak Air Lines are the fo ox ng:
Chairman of Cadres
in L3rlinlay clari~7'
Chief of Personnel: Krejci
he is also Deratur Minister
A second riember of the derartnent
2., Czech Air Lines representatives abroad are:
n, Jaroslav Feifar, fcrmorly at Copenhagen; now at Aristerdam.
Ia. forak, t,ho 6xs at Brussels but ',as recently been recalled to Pre.r~ue and
d i,mis tied
c 11avlik, a Coriunist, at Rome.
c1? Ilk, a Corlnunist, at Paris.
e ? itradek, a Corziunint, at Zurich.
Ptacek, a Bulgarian who studied in Prague, and F lcev, at
Conr^_unists.
Posts at Belgrnde and ITel ninki are
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Personnel nt the Pnoio-Ruzyn airfield include the fol.lo,,rinf!:
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:OITr"ROL - H.=S. OFFICIAL:'? OTILY
CET3TFAL r"73 LIG TlCE AGENCY
a., Works Cornnittoe: Chairr^.an is Jan Prochazka, a serious and idealistic
Corrnuzst .
Tat.n Technical Office: Inge Ruzicka
Operations: Palichieb, an ardent Comunist
n ii
g, ax l tstalling,
h Engine Shop: Chief is Josef iCruz.
j ; Pl nnin7 Shop for Flight TSateriel: Jaroe_tav Kyneinld
d Technical Office: Bohumil Barta, who also is head of test flights
e., Technical 1ffice of 'Torkshops: Josef Prochazka,. a serious-.minded Communist,.
V, AI r Traffic: Chief is Lechky. This department Is In charge of take-offs,
do}ry-estic and foreign flir;hts, and hangars.
g. 'To:Licshops: Chief Is Hainan, a Communist,, These shops do over'haulinga,
trn ~ni' hi
Stores: Pavlicek, a Cor.munist; Polacok, a Communist, 13 his deruty,
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k. G, : ag.sa Zeman,
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Trt fining, of Flight Personnel: Hrebacka, a R/r** operator with RIP S d;on
31 a Cornnunist . His deruty is Backova, a n orl,.
M-nist who also acts as a "people's judge;" she handles political sehoolin
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ra,, Ra(41io 'Torkshops and Flight Instruments: Inr, ., Pokorny, anti-Cog unist.>
4. The following aircraft are stationed at the Ruzyn airfield:
1G 11-12
22 C-47 (DC-3), of which 3 are used for cargo
4 C-103 ML-204v Siebel)
3 Ju-5
The DC-3 aircraft are to 'be withdraun from foreign flithte at the end of 1950
and used for doneotic fii"hts a 3ueh aircraft which cannot be repaired because
of a shortage of parts will be turned over to the nilitary air force for
dismanf:ling,,
5. There is an acute shortage of spare parts for DC-3 and DC-4 planes both at the
Czech Air Lines and at the Air Transport Department of the liinistry of Transport.
Especially scarce are the following parts:
a,, Complete engines
b. Flaps
c : Tail fins
4. Rudders
ea Ta: l wheels
f., Board instruments
g.. Oi: , coolers
h. Hydraulic liquid
Rad .,_o components
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COPI'P'~OL U.S. CFFICIA'S OILY
GE171" T'LAL IJITELLIC 11CE AGENCY
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!~?0~IDFaNT~Ay
During 1949--1950 the fo1loi4nq parts i re obtained from abroad:
Engines and parts
planeloads . ;xxport licenses for 10
"celon" (substitute glass
for C-147 armountint; to three cargo
engines wore not granted.
f'lam and tail fi for the DC-3;
coverings and board 1nstrauients.
30 V1 ` (push-button type) sets in April 1950 and 30 corilcete
;;BA L, se s .
Instruments and material for the DC-3.
' ., Personnel replacements are obtained exclusive from the Air Force Transport
Co nd. In October 1950, 17 new pilots, 8 R/T operators, and 8 fligh', rrechanir:s
Joined the Air Lines, Total amber of er!ploy?es at the Tuzyn airfield is 350..
A. Svit, a chartered conpany Is subordinate to the Czech Air Lines but Is independent
frau it financially and adr^inistratively. Its function is to run special fli'hts
that the Czech Air Lines cannot re=eks and also to perform rlane taxi sorvi4P. The
regular rotates of rvit are: