AEROCLUB BAUTZEN

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1. In August 1954, the 3rd Aeroclub and the -"'td Tech Base of to
Admin titration of Aeroclubs (Verwaltung-der Aeroclubs) (VGA)
were quartered in the Rusaren Kaserne in Bautzen, and the lst En
of the Bautzen Aeroclub was stationed at Kamenz airfield. The
Bautzen Aeroclub consisted of a headquarters and the 1st, 2nd and
3rd Dns. The 3rd En was organized on 28 July 1954 of detached me=beers
of the flying and technical personnel of the 1st and 2nd Bns. Afte::-
that date, the 1st Bn and the 2nd Bn, which had previously consisted
of 4 and 5 squadrons respectively, were now made up of 3 squadrons
each. No information was available that a similar re-organization 'ad
occurred in the other Aeroclubs. 1
360 NCOs and EN. Each battalion eonsisted-of about 170 men, including
The Aeroclub in Pautzen had a strength of about 200 o.rficers and
2. The 2nd Bn was equipped with 12 Yak-lls
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12.7-mm machine gun was mounted in each Yak-11 in the. upper left side
of the engine cowling. It fired through the pno. No additional
aircraft, engines or spare parts have so far arrived in Fautzen.
Repairs were made by the technical personnel. The motor vehicles were
furnished by the motor transport company of the 3rd Tech Lase. ?o as
protective equipment was assigned to the 2nd ln.
3. The following training stages of flight training were known:
a. Local individual flying with flight instructors;
b. Aerobatics; flying in elements of two;
c. Firing at airborne and ground targets; flying in formations of :our.
Flight training was simultaneously conducted in all the three training
stages since the training status of the individual pilots differed.
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Prior to August 1954, no high-altitude fli :hts ox? night flights were
made. Each aircraft was' allegedly, not to be flown longer than 5
hours per day. The firing range with ground. targets was located in
Weisskolm near Niesky.
German pilots were also trained in the USSR, allegedly at an ';irf field
6C to 70 an north of Kuibyshev. None of these pilots had allegedly
served with the former German Air Force. 4
4. The members of the Aeroclub in Bautzen belonged to the following classes;
pilots
1935 to 1933
technical personnel
1932 to 1;30
The personnel had been recruited in the following districts:
about 50 percent in Saxony
25 percent in Thuringia
If 25 percent in Mecklenburg and Brandenburg.
Between January and March 1954, officers and NCOs of the Dautzen herocl`i?_
had continuously been detached to the various districts in the GBRfor
recruiting drives. In particular, personnel for the motor transport
companies and the guard companies of the technical bases, as well a-
aircraft mechanics for round personnel units, were required. Fl;;r'ing
personnel were not to be recruiter,.. The target fixed for the recruiting
drive was allegedly fulfilled only 45 percent. After about June
the document which was to be signed by new recruits included a phase
according to which they agreed to serve as long as the party and
government deemed it necessary. Prior to that date, they term of service
had been limited to 3 years. 5
5. The personnel. of the 2nd Bn received 2 hours of political indoctrination
weekly by the political officer of the battalion and the propaganda officer
or the political officer of the squadron, and 30 minutes of political
information. Separate courses were held for officers on the one hand and
NCOs and EM on the other. The last subject of political indoctrination
was the Fourth-SED Congress. Current political events were discussed
in the political information course . Of the personnel of the 2n:_' ;n., 30
percent were believed to be convinced SED omen, 60 percent fell ow-ttl:vell ers,
and 10 percent opponents of the regime. The morale of the persolii*`of
the technical base was poor, particularly because of the excessive
time of up to 13 hours per day, poor quartering facilities and oor food
according to category 4. Post of the personnel were looping f-c1'w~ard. to
the end of their service. The mood among ,Dilcts was better because they
received better food and treatment. About 6C percent of the ,_cil_ots
considered their flight training as a kind of Snort instead of a
preparation for future combat activity.
c. In .id-June, a Bauunion surveyed the landing field at Bautze.~-3,,i'.,te.
airfield allegedly for the construction of an intended concrete runway. v
7. The following officers were assigned to the A =club in L&utzen;
Commanding- Officer of Aeroclub Lieutenant Colonel W~Tilpert (fnu),
had been a fighter ilot wth, the former
German air force.
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Political Officer
i".'1 ief of Staff
In Charge of operations
Navigator
Chief of. FKI: Department
Chief Engineer
Chief of Cadre Personnel
CCD Liaison Officer
2nd Bn
Co.uuanding Officer
Political Officer
Chief of Staff
in charge of operations
C.artain *~'lie (f nu)
i. `. a. ji o r '. ? i i?: t i g (f r r u)
Senior Lieutenant Schwab fnu)
Captain Sediaczek (f nu)
Carte in lle'.er (i an)
Senior Li utenant iesbach
Senior Lieutenant '_ iue _lc r (f t)
Senior Li _utenant Schulz (fan)
Senior Lieutenant Lan.^e (" nu)
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arechuch (fun), .-ad ece,n a
fighter -ot with the former r YT:Ui i -- ce
verlio ? Lieutenant i?entee'';el
Deputy CO and Chief of Senior L'_e-ut,enant Pranc?t (f
Fl ight Training
In charge of training in L F. tens"nt I . a s (fr_t)
f rirf at airborne targets
iavigator Li-e"_~? na .t Galas (Pnp)
Fropa,canda Cf _'icer arnicr Li tenant Iowa'- ( n n)
In charge of cadre personnel Li eutc: ant Lacer (fan)
SSD Liaison Officer en L ?.-ten nt
tst En
C r
lor.: ending O_ n- ices _ 'tom,
Political_ Officer
3rd En
Cor:n:anding Officer
Political Officer
Caatain ('nu)
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The 2nd En included 2 Soviet advisors, Captain Buggy,?ai (fnu) ( _oietic
spelling), advisor in state security natters and Lieutenant Co crlel
Kushchin (fnu) (phonetic spelling), advisor for flight trai in .
Additional officers known by source were Colonel Fran'{e (fnu), chief
of the political main department of the VcIA. Cottbus and ' is j or Dowic.at
(fnu), in charge of parachuting. The latter controlled + obi + ,ry
parachute jumps and was responsible for safety measures n re-har d to
parachute equipment. He was p robabl~ not }gaged :i _n tis e :a ?i s "c,r
t' he of parachute units.
Con vent. According to available information, it is assu;. ed t'-_at
sacs Aeroclub has only two battalions. it is however, ewpect d that a
third battalion will be assigned to each r'er?oclub In connection with
the expansion of the VFL. If this assumption is correct, t c organization
of an Aeroclub would correspond with the organ zation of a division oof
the Soviet Air Force. No indications of the organization of a third
battalion with the Aeroclubs in Cottbus and Drewitz have 7-een received
so far.
Comment. The personnel strength of tie individual at+allo-oo.s of
he Aeroclubs has not yet reached the rt enr`th of a Soviet r orit-.
which is. believed to number about 300 officers, ;COs an 71". T all
number of tec anical personnel is sufficient for the sn.al or ci
aircraft at present available to tIle individual Aeroclubs.
Comment. The reported ; tubers of Yak-lls statione at u.utze',
airfield corresponds with the air activity observed
Cor~snent. The pin-point location in the USSR vii ere ' PL ' lots
received a,
Conment.. Compared to the ground personnel, a large n. of
flying personnel are apparently assigned to the vdA.
6. ~omient.
the a:xiliaY way at
autzen-bitten airyie was to be ro"laced by a concrete
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