DOBRANY (LINE) AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
DATE DISTR.
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SUBJECT Dobrany (Line)Airfield.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
2. IDENTIFICATION. DATA. 25X1
Reference is made to.Enol #lr Overlay of GSGS 4416,.Sheet U-7, Furth,
Pinpoint, Location of Line' Airfield.
1.'. Main highway: asphalt, ran 'nor.theast to Ytzen, six. meters wide,
good condition; medium traffic'.
2. Nova Ves 49-42 E' 13'-18-7 to Dobran 49-39 E 13-1$.. road:
dtrt an gravel., . six meters wide; east . rom Line Airfield P 5,
. Encl. 1).
Radbusa River: two kilometers southeast from Line Airfield (Pt. 5,
nod .1).
Sin le track AR: standard Czech. gauge, two years.old, running
east into ne Ai 'field,used for moving equipment to Line Air Base;
also hauling stone, cement, tank oars. Trains come to Line ' Air_
field at least three times daily.
Line Airfield area: A jet fighter base. located two kilometers
south-southeast of Line 549-42, E 13-1, j kilometer southwest of
Nova Ves and one kilometer northwest of obrany. The overall area
of the airfield. was four by tour kilometers.
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II.. SITE LAYOUT '& POINTS ..OF INTERSp~-
Reference is made to Encl. #2,1
Bunker: wooden, 8 x 7 x 2.5. m., tar papered shed type roof, with
one one meter layer of dirt on top of roof. Two glass windows, one
door on south side of bunker, 30 a. distant from ar AA gun posi-
tion.'(Pt. 4A, Encl. 2), contained one coal stove, 20 bunk type
Sketch of Line Airfield.
1. POL tank: steel, nine meters long, three meters in diameter,
six me~.ers above level of ground, three.to.four meters below
lelei of ground, sunk in cement thickness of cement unknown.
Tank covered with sodgrass; construction of 25X1
tank in July 1953. Capacity or tank ,,:0O0. lit.,, four doors, .
one on each side of tank. No further information. 25X1
2,14 Bore sighting an e : concrete, 200 x 5 x 30, cm. thick;
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ange under construction in July 195 . 25X1
beds, housed 20 men from the AA Unit. No further information.
4A. Antiaircraft on position: dirt emplacement with dirt mound 50
on. high and cm. wide around one German type, clip fed, four
barrel 20 mm. gun. Used one 10 shell clip and one 20 shell clip;
position maintained by 20 men from 14th Airfield Battalion on
24 hour alert duty. No further information.
4B.
Antiaircraft .gun position:
this position unde25X1
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Antiaircraft gun " osition: same as Ft. 4A above except that 12
to 15 mein from. Airfield Battalion occupied this gun posi-
4D.
tion on 24 hour alert duty. No further information.
Antiaircraft gun position: same as Pt. 4A,.above, except oc
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ed ; by" Itsth Airfield Battalion on 24 hour alert duty. No f
ther information.
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4E.
Antiaircraft gun position: under construction in July 1953.
5. Pilot's ready hut: wooden, white, five by five by four meters,
plain s ingle gable type roof. No further information.
Taxi-strip: concrete, two or three kilometers long, 25 m., wide,
30 cm. thick, direction of taxi-strip southwest to northeast,
good condition, taxi-strip made in square sections, (dimensions
unknown).
Steel mat apron: World War II German type runway material, 100
m. long, 4 m. wide, parked one gas truck, two tractors, one
crane, one ambulance, one bus for ten paesey gers (line taxi).
No further information.
8. Steel at apron: World War German type, runway material, $o 25X1
M. long,, 10 in. wide;] four jet aircraft parked on
this mat which was aiso used ror air raft for Ready. Flight.. NO
further information.
Runwa : concrete, two or three kilometers long, 70 M. wide, 30
emick, direction southwest to northeast, good condition
although during winter months the concrete broke and chipped.
Small drainage ditches were around. complete runway Dakota Amaeri-
dan C-47) two-engine plane, largest aircraft was
used to fly high officials to inspect the airfield.
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Heinkel two-engine Diane, ARADO, German C-2 type for 25X1
training purposes as well. There were five Fred" lights 150
to 200 m. from the edge of both ends of thp.runway, three green
lights 50 to 100 M. from both ends of ,nwar, and yellow and
white lights three m. apart around runway. No further information.
10. Aircraft pre-flight area: concrete, 150 m. long, 30 m. wide and
cam, east to west direction, six jets pre-flighted at
a single time. No further information.
11 Radio mobile unit: Czechoslovak truck typ:' s./N.
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Radio Mobile ..nit was used in conjunction with landing aircraft,
two men on.24 hour duty. (Reference to Encl.. #3, this report,
for sketch of truck).
1U. Grass area.
12B: Taxi-strip: concrete, 10 m. wide, short out for aircraft to and
from hangars to runway. No further information.
13A. Bunker: wooden, seven by six by two meters, tar paper shed type
ro f, with one layer of dirt. Two glass windows, one door on
south side of bunker. Contained bunk type beds, one coal stove,
and one table. Housed 12 to 15 men from 20th Airfield Battalion.
No further information.
13B. Bunker: same as (Pt. 13A, Encl. #2). Housed EM from 18th Air-
Te1 Battalion who manned AA position (Pt. 4D, Encl. #2). No
further information.
14.
Guard towers:
eight towers around airfield, 10 m. high;
15. Ammunition trailer: wooden, dimensions.!.nknown, painted gray,
stationary trailer. Stored ammunitionfor all aircraft on air-
field, guarded by one airman with a trained police dog. No
further information.
16. Barbed wire fence: 50 M. long, 1 m. high; use25X1
for pzo_:ec ion o (Pt. 15, Encl. #2). No further information.
17. Airfield Road: dirt, 2.5 meters wide, used for short cut road
from bass to wain road between Zbuch IV 49-41, E 13-l 7 and
Vodny Ujezd 5 49-39, E 13-19. No further information.
18. Wire fence: corzuagated wire with barbed wire on top, two meters
high with concrete posts five meters apart, bordered airfield
area. No further information.
19. Cerveny U j ezd road: as -halt, four meters wide, led from Cerveny
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. ez- , 13-17 to airfield road (P t. 17, Enc
No fur t her info atinformation.
20. Gas station: cement, tar paper shed type roof, eight by six by
three meters, one man in charge 24 hours a day, two pumps.
Three storage tanks on north side and three on south side of
station, all under ground. No further- information .
21. Buildin: stucco brick, 50 x 10 x 5 m wader
cons ructiou..in July_ x.953. No further information. 25X1
22. Air field read: asphalt, five meters wide,'good condition, led
rom erveny jezd' to airfield road (Pt. 77, Encl. 2). No
further information.
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23. Airfield road: asphalt, four meters wide, good condition, led
from 'erveny Ujezd to Line road (Ft. 22, Encl. 2). No further
information.
24. Motor pool: dirt area, 200 m. long, 55'm- wide, maintained lath
fr Force Battalion vehicles only, such as staff cars, trucks,
motorcycles, and tank trucks. Length of this motor pool included
that of the adjacent motor pool (Pt. 25, Encl. 2).
25. Motor pool: dimensions included above (Pt. 24, Encl. 2), Main-
tained 14th Air Force Battalion vehicles only, staff cars, trucks,
motorcycles and tank trucks. No further information.
26. Office building: upper half of building stucco brick, lower half
wooden, dark brown, tar paper gable type. roof, eight by four by
three meters, one civilian, two airmen worked in office. Main
office for distribution of fuel, gas and oil, for automotive use
only. No further information.
27. Billets: green wooden buildings, 50 x 10 x :a~., tar paper gable
type roof, 14th Airfield Battalion EM occupied billets. No
further information.
28. Base headquarters, operations and administration building: green
stucco brick x 12 x 5 m,., roar paper low pitch gable type
roof, four antennas on each end of building, 25X1
wire leading fr north end of building to top of
four antennas. they were two way radio antennas 25X1
No further information.
29. Entrance from Cerveny Uiezd: wooden framed, wire gate, two sec-
on, swing gate, 2. in. wide, two meters high, one guard, four
hours on, eight hours off. No further information.
30. Ceryeny Ujezd road: asphalt, four meters wide, good condition.
31. Airfield road: asphalt, three meters wide.
32. Dining hall: green stucco brick, 70 x 70 x 10 m., tile gable
type roof, for pilots only.
33. Sidewalk- square concrete blocks, good condition.
34. Male B.O.Q.: green concrete, 100 x 12 x 5 m., tar paper low
pitch gable type roof.
35. Airfield road: four meters wide, asphalt, good condition.
36. Female B.O.Q.: connected with B.O.Q. (Pt. 34, Encl. 2) door on
west end building. No.further information.
37. B.O.Q.: green concrete, 100 x 12 x 5 m., tar paper low pitch
gable type roof. Single door on west and east end of building.
No further information.
38. Dog. !ard housed 12 t si i d, dogs, each ddg had,a separate area,
two y two meters including own shelter are:&. Dogs belonged to
14th and lath Airfield Battalion. No further. information on.
39. Water tank: concrete tank, gravel and sod covered tank forming
a noun , 0 x 2 x 2.5 m.
40. Firing range: cleared sand area, dimensions unknown.
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41. Hos ital.- white stucco brick, 10'0 x 12 x 5 m., tar paper low
pitch gable type roof. Medics slept in west side of hospital.
No further information.
42A,B,C '. Combined offices and sleeping quarters: reen concrete stucco,
Ur paper ow pitched gable type roof, "U` shaped building with
two ends protruding from ends of building 100 x 12 x 5 m., con-
sisted of three wooden doors, one in each wing. Contained offices
and billets of 8th Fighter Regiment. No further information.
42D. Headquarters building: green concrete stucco building, tar paper
low piton gable type roof, headquarters for 18th Airfield Batta-
lion as well as sleeping quarters. (Reference,to Encl. 4, this
report) -. No further information.
43. Cla it: white clay, 200 m, longgl50 m, wide. No further
g Erma ion.
44. Building under construction: stucco brick, construction started
summer . W o fur her information.
45. Two su_pplybuildings : wooden, tar paper gable type roof, 50
x:m. Supplied electrical and plumbing equipment. No
further information.
46. Pilot's ready hut: same as (Pt. 5, above). No further information.
47. Hangar roads asphalt, four meters wide, led from road (Pt. 23,
Encl. to taxi strip. (V1t66 Encl. 2) . No further information.
48. Service. stock and personnel equipment buildings: two each,
woo en, creosote-soaked building, 50 x 9 x m., tar paper.gable
type roof, door on north 4,0&, of each building. Contained fly-
ing clothes, heavy shoes, boots, clothing material for mechanics,
also aircraft parts supply. Seven airmen worked and slept in
supply buildings, one civilian woman worked.as counter girl for
aircraft parts. No further information.
49. RR line: standard Czechoslovak gauge, led from another spur
(Pt. 55, Encl. 2), used for fuel and oil. train tank cars only.
No further information.
50. Central heating -s r white. stucco brick building, 25X1
0 x 0 x 1 me three heating boilers were
in use but was built for more, bu 1 ing still under constructic25X1
in July 1953? this was going to be a heating unit
for the airfield as well as for the dependents housing area which
he heard was being constructed near Line. water
main supposedly ran from central heating unit underground west
to dependents area near Line. No further information. 25X1
51. Two P.O.L. tanks: same construction, capacity and dimensions
as POL tanks (Pt. 1, Encl. 2). These tanks were ready for use
in July 1953, No further , information .
52. Recreation buildiinn green stucco brick, 50 x 50 x 10 m., tile'
gable type roof. One steel door on east side of building.
Building contained one theater, library, canteen, small gym and
a parachute room located at northeast end of building. Used by
officers, airmen and civilian personnel. No further information.
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Auxiliar technical battalion
women ilding, 30 x 10 x m., tar paper gable type roof, one
door on south side and north side of building. No further i.nfor
nation.
61. Auxiliary technical battalion: same as (Ft.' 60, above.)
62. Auxiliary technical battalion: same as (Pt. 60, above.)
63. Auxiliary technical battalion (P'.T..P-..)c single; stc , green wooden
building, 20 x 10 x m-., tar paper gable type roof. One door on
south".side of building. No further information.
64. Auxiliary technical battalion: Same as (Pt. 63, above.)
65. Auxiliary technical battalion: same as (Pt. 58,'above.)
66. Auxiliary technical battalion: same as (Pt. 63, above.)
67. Auxiliary technical battalion: same as (Pt. 63, above.)
68 A,B,C,D. Four barracks buildings: single stor wooden, painted green,
tar paper gable type roof, 50 x 12 x 4 m. Pt. 68 A,B buildings
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53. Communications building: two-story, white stucco brick, 15
civilian
x10 x 15 m?, re~ le -gable type roof
workers only. Siren at top of building to ~.yl. 0 900 hours,
1200 hours and 1400 hours, for civilians only; not used as alert
54.
siren. No further information.
Officers and civilians din4n- ball: one-story, dark brown woode
n
, 50 x 10 x - m., tar paper low pitch gable type roof.
building
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One door on south side dining hail.
teen for officers and civilians in
Also containe
south end of bu
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ilding.
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ball in center of building and kitc
hen in north en
d of bu
ilding.
No further information.
55. Single track RR line: standard Czechoslovak gauge, led from
?uct to ai r' e_. , Source observed hauling of bricks, crushed
rock and miscellaneous material. No further information.
56. Transformer unit: wooden shack, built around transformer unit,
unpainted,, three by three by eight meters. One`door on north
side of shack. No further information.
57. Automotive repair garage: green wood, 100 x 30 x 8 m., tar paper
ga . e' -ype ro f , Source heard about 50 airmen and a few civilians
worked in garage. Working hours ran ed from 0600 to 1500 hours,
skeleton crew worked through night. about nine
section sliding doors on east side of building. No further 25X1
information.
58. Auxiliary technical battalion: single story, green wooden build-
ing, five by rive by three meters, tar a er gable type roof. 25X1
One door on west side of building. labor batta-
lion men with green uniforms and black shoulder boards with no
rank. Number of men unknown.
59. Auxiliary technical battalion Pomocny Technickr Prior -- P.T.P
m., tar paper
50 x 0 x
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le stor
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gable type roof. Contained mess ball and canteen for personnel
of labor-battalion. One door on west side and one door on east
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side of building. No further information.
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billeted the 20th Airfield Battalion personnel. Pt. 68C building
contained offices. Pt. 68D building was empty. No further
information.
69. Motor ool: 100 m. long, 100 m. wide, maintained vehicles ,of
e 20th irfield Battalion only. Barbed wire fence, two meters
high, bordered motor pool. Area illuminated at night.
70. POL tank: same as (Pt. 51, above.)
71. Military gas station: single story, green wooden, five by three
by four meters, tarpaper gable type roof. Two pumps on north
side of station house, two or three airmen worked 24 hours a
day. No further information.
Line road: asphalt, five meters wide, good condition. From
ma lb ga a (Pt. 87, Encl. 2) to Line, a distance of two kilometers.
73. Nova Ves road: asphalt, four meters wide, good condition, led
from Nova vein to Line road (Pt. 72, above.)
74. Control and watch tower: green stucco brick building, 8 x 8 x
15 m., with a tapers glass enclosure six by six by two meters.
Spot light and machine gum mounted together on top of tower.
One guard on duty four hours, off eight hours. No further
information.
75. Fire house: single story, green stucco brick building, 25,x 10
x 5 m., "housed two fire trucks. Water capacity of fire trucks
about 2,000 lit. apiece. Four airmen assigned to a truck, one
truck belonged to 14th Airfield Battalion. To which airfield
battalion the other truck was assigned was unknown. Fire trucks
were used as crash equipment only. No further information.
76. Apron: concrete, 100 m.,,long, 15 m. wide, 30 cm. thick. Used
as parking area for jet aircraft before completion of construc-
tion of hangars (Pt . 80 B, 80 C, Encl. 2). No further information.
77? Airfield road: asphalt,, four meters wide, good condition.
78A. Apron: concrete, 150 M. long, 30 m. wide, 30 cm. tfllcu, good
condition. Used for parking jet aircraft -- 50 to 55 Soviet and
Czech type MIG'15's and four Soviet YAK-ll?s,
days aircraft maintenance was performed on apron.
information.
On mild
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78B. Apron: same as (Pt. 78A above.)
78C. Apron: under construction in July of 1953. No further infer-25X1
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79. Apron: concrete, 100 m. long, 15 M. wide, 30 cm. thick;
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80A. Hangar: white stucco brick building, steel girder construction,
150 x 10 m. gray tinplate'folding type doors extending,along
the east side of hangar. Wooden tar paper shed type roof.
Housed about 50 to 55 jets. Contained tool crib, machinery and
tools for light maintenance in hangar. Hangar had one crane for
engine change purposes. On bright days maintenance was done out-
side of 4anga