MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON CZECHOSLOVAK AVIATION

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• Publication Date: March 3, 1950
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Mincellaneous Information on
Czechoslovak Aviation
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1. The 7.1.11IAMALTS12.1d-OI.Brno.
a. On 12 April 1949 tare were in hangar number me (no0 tl on the sketch)
10 l7pitfires and fl Messerschnidts. In hangar number two (No. 7 on the
sketch) were 2 JuAer,-.52's, 2 DC-31s, 3 Storct!, 7 flebels, 7Tesse.7-
schmidts, and 7 rpitfires (these last were son % to IsraP1 on 12 April
1949). In hang:7r number three (No. 6 on the &catch) are workehopsr and
the navigation utation equipped for PSV.
b. The military fi,eld at Brno Is located near to ant to the east of the
civilian fie1(. There are three subterranean taws, one (No. 2 on the
sketch) of 50,000 hl for gasoline, one (No. 3 on tie sketch) of 30,000
hl for gasorne? and one (ITo. 4 on the sketch) of .2,000 hi for oil.
Mere are tie, grass surfaced runways, one (No. 12 el the sketcb) 900 m
lon!! and 25m wide, the other (No. 13 on the sketch, 700 m long and 10 m
wide. The totel surface is 1,200 n by 1,500 n.
c. Ney to stAched sketch (see Attachnert 1):
1. Neel-mien room 8.
2. Undrp;ro-nd 7hes tank (50,000 hi) 9.
3, Unfarground gas tank (30,000 hl) 10.
4. Urier7,round oil tank (12,000 hl) 11.
5. Too p barracks 12.
")rkshop (hangar No. 3) 13.
7. .nri7,ar No. 2
Hangar No, 1
Damaged barracks, at preent ga-ages
Damaged barraes, at present garages
Control tower
Runway (900 x 2t m)
Runway (700 x 10r,)
Uooden overpass
2. The Byfitec Km1222jjardirbice and Chrud.im Aviation FIchools
a. n3 Hradec KralowMitary Air Academy has been g.,mduating air officersup
now in three vears (tut) Nears at Hradec Kralove and one yea:. at Pardubice
fighter specialization). The course of study has been red cod, however,
#) two years. Since 1949 strdents from the workinf classes hem) been admitted
der!rees. The academy idmitted about 100 students in 1946, but
at the end of 1949 only 36 were comnissioned, the others having t3en dismissed
for political reasons.
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h. The school is commanded by General Ruppel? a pilot officer who fought
first in the RAF and later in the corps corranded by General Svoboda
in the UnSR. Ruppel is a Communist. His deruty in Col.' Frantisek
Hurych, also a Comnunist.
e. The studente,numberang about 200, are divided into groups and squadrons .
Each grour is compoeod of three squadrons. The first school squadron is
coemanded by Staff Captain Sachl? the second by CaptainZasef Audrnicky?
and the third by !7taff Captain Jan Turek.
d. In the first year instruction is given bathe Zlin 281-06 twiner. There
is a total of 40 aircraft (Formerly trainees received training in Backer
C4's with a Hirth engine and C-104's with a 'Talther Minor engine. These
planes numbering 20 remain at Hradec Kralov unused and will probably be
used by flying clubs). The second year's training is in Arado C2 traieers
with 420 hp Argus engines; there are 40 of these, of which 10 are aro:ended.
Besides these there are on the field 3 Siebelos 2 OAPs, and 5 Piper Cubs,
Which are used by the instructors. All these planes are kept in four hane
gars; the fifth hangar to the north of the field belongs to the local aye
ina club.
ee The field at Pardubice is used for the third year of the Air Academy for
students specializing in fighters (at present 36 students). There are 40
ME-109's (5e199) of thieh 35 are one-seatere, 10 Arado C21s, 3 Zlin 282 C6's,
1 Cap, 2 Piper Cubs, and 15 to 20 Siebel 03's and C3ble.
e. Radar experinente are being conducted.on the Chrudim field. A course for
radio telegrarhers is given here. It is interesting to note that the VTLII.?
Military and Aeronautical Research Institute, is now conducting experiments
in radar installations in the Siebel aircraft. The Institute is still ia
the experimental stage.
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a. The Czech aircraft factories of PrahaeLetnany have just received an order
to manufacture 4,200 Yak planes for 1950. These factories also make the
.spare parts for these craft, which are delivered to the USSR. The desigae
ing offices are extremely closely guarded. rIx MVD men have been assigned
to guard the factory. Military eaard is secured by Soviet Air Force Captain
Priznov.
b. Representative Jura of the Czech Trade Union Organization and the Transportation
Commission of the rlommunist Party have atterpted to eliminate General Stanorsky,
Director of Aviation in the Ministry of Transportation, but the latter was saved.
by the intervention of Gottwald and the military.
c. Civilian and military experts and the Minister of Transportation are in dis-
agreement over the construction of the Cernovice-Slatina-Turany airfield
(Brno area). There is also a str-ggle going on between the Czechoslovak Air-
lines (CSA) and Dr. Holy.* Upon the intervention of Dr. Pohl of the Economic
Section of the Office of President Gottwald, of Representative Jura of the
trade union, and of several Moravian technicians, General Kubita, Director
of the CSA, was dismissed form his post in spite of the eurport of the mili-
tary (General %din and General Vicherek).
d. The airfield at Zlin is the object of a five-year plan Which anticipates a
large develorment. The plan includes the building of a runway (1,750 m long
and 60 m wide) in 1950.
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o. A budget of seven billion Kcs in expected for the development of civil
aviation during the Five-Year Plan.
Carz_nents Ex-director of DATA, who is now Deputy Minister of Industry.
Eucls: / sketch of military airfield at Brno.
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