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WIENER NEUSTADT AIRFIELD AND MILITARY POST

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP80-00810A001700510008-9
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 16, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 16, 2005
Sequence Number: 
8
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
May 22, 1953
Content Type: 
REPORT
File: 
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ApprtftiRle 2085ii.0 : CIA-I9P8b-00810A00170051nn0R_a Wiener Neustadt Airfield and iitlitary Post . EVALUATION-1- DATE OF CONTEN DATE OBTAINED- REFERENCES........., 2 55X1.-PLACE OBTAINED .DATE PREPARED PAGES. _ ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) REMARKS I,, 'Between 2:15 and 4 p.m,, on 19 April 19531 tIle following aircraft at 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Wiener Neustadt airfieldA 46 4iGG-15sg including 18 between the flight control station and Woellersdorfer Strasso railroad stop ('area a),, ll N, ,G-1'5s, west of the road sign on Badener Stras.se (area W., 12 IViiG-15s in the northwestern corner of the field, and 5 I4iG-15a near the northeastern corner of the woods along the western edge of the fields 9 twin-jet planes,, including 4 in areaaaand 5 in area b; 3 single-engine planes in. area a; 2 biplanes in area a; and 2 high-wing monoplaneak, similar to the Fi-156 type,, in area a., At 10 aaarn,, 12iG-15a and twin-engine planes began flying, the take of..F.,; and landings being made from north to south, sometInes from north-northeast to south- southwest,, The MiG. l5s all of which were fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks took off individually and in elements of two and flew in formations of two, three and four lan s while the twin- en *i,no planes took off and flew in d ivid l:1 y~ 'f 'he aircraft made local flights of various extensions and at dif fare;. tt al i udes o 2n The guns in the AA gun emplacements along Badener Strasse were covered with tarpaulin. a ? T'he, operating personnel were engaged in calisthenics. Two Sentries guarded the AA gun a placement along Wiener Neusiadt,,Bad Fischau road in which guns were observedo No operating personnel could be seen. Near the emplacements there were about. 10 motor vehicles and some piles of timber and boards, Most of the AtA gun emplacements along Badener ?Strasse there were three van-like trucks with rod antennas 3 to 5 meters high and one van-like truck with a rod antenna,, about 10 meters high the end of which was thicker than, the rod itself,, &i umbrella aerial about 10 motors high was located just east of the antenna mast with a cone-shaped bracing at Baadener Strasson No guy wires or lead-ins were observed on this aerial. 25X1 22 y 1953 3, Between 3 and 3:10 p.m. on 19 April, two sentries wear. ing black-bordered blue epaulets were posted at the former candidate school in Bad. Fischau0 Repair work was in progress on the to Crary buildings along the main road About 20 motor vehicles were parked in the gas.ragesa. 4? At 3:30 p.m- on 21 April 25X1 25X1 vvehicles end motor ve c es procee a owaa 25X1 25X1 25X1 train loaded with amored o 5m Between 3:30 and 4 p.m. on 22 .April more RIG-15s were stationed' at the field than on 19 April. There was no activity a re field- flyin ; was practiced by ;iG-15s in the morning while the weather w o e C_ASSIFICATIOI SECRET, Approved For Release 2005/06/30 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700510008-9 Approved For Release 2005/06/30 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700510008-9 SPI 25X1 b, local residents stated that little air activity was conducted by KtG 15s throughout the day on 23 April. After 9 a.m.,, there was moderate air activity by MG-15s. The sky was 6/10 overcast, visibility was good and there + s outhwesterly wind. of about 5 km per hour. A van-like truck ___]with a rod antenna was parked at the western side of the Arti.lierie Kaserne n Two strong cables extended from this vehicle to a window in the third floor on the vectern side of the barracks installation. 'ruck ere parked in the barracks yardu The guards and personnel observed at the field wore black-bordered blue epauletso 1z It appears that Wiener I+eustadt airfield is still oceupl ed by two fighter regiments" The twin-jet planes are 11tl-28s which probably belong to a bomber unit temporarily stationed at Wiener Neustadt airfield for combined practices with the fighter units. Approved For Release 2005/06/30 :.CIA-RDP80-0081 OA001700510008-9,

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