KOETHEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400830011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 11
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. 1lkaisween ~, , Q Qr~tol~er 195, it appeared 1~! #~ oaeupati?n b
aircraft avid persemnel at goethen airfield fxcreased, probably
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conne~ci~ien with fall sswvers held in the vicinity.
3 E'~atabrtac. Between 1030 and 1200, there was ao flying at the field.
Five Yi{~-13s or II~[i.G?15s with dismantled elevator and rudder assemblies
were parked in front of the eastern harigara~.
~, 4~a~~-!~. ?t 12'4, there was no flying. Aircraft parked at the field
~xol 1~ l[iG??15s ar II-ffiiG?.15s in front of the eastern hags; 14
1[i4?f'~s air II?~i4~1gs fasting toward the west in front of the aircraft
re~#wsa#aa ~-ffi the ~r~~s: edge of the field an both sides of the
takz3.wa~r= 12 3[ig-15s or IIt~-15s faeeing t?ward the east and err ed
in a row en the leading field alo~ag the taxiway
. Fmur MiG-1gs or II-MiG??1 ws were
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seen a
eas ern end of the runway. One of the aircraft
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Between the aircraft revetments near there, a tank
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an an tq
pment truetk were sees. Five MiG??15s or II-MiG??15s which were
partly ebstructnd from vises were perked in front of the western hangar.
it wee nrat clearly determined whether these 11~iGs were aircraft or
duties. 9.t 1330, ?ne MiG..1 ~j or II-~fdiG-15 took off and headed toward the
~. ?hmre was zte change in the location mf the radio end radar installations
betw9sen the fence cad the aircraft revetments at the southern edge of the
Yield. ? radio truck with umbrella-shaped antenna was parked near the new
building in the ;southeastern corner ?f the field. Atwo-axle truck with glass
cxpe-li was parked between the taxiway and the aircraft revetments in the n
Asx'thsaa~te~ comer of the field. This truck had large windows on its
sidewalla which made it pcasible to look through the vehicle from the
atreset. A, glass cupola which possible was octangular and measured about
1 aster 1n diameter and 50 cm in height, was fitted on the roof of the
truck. po personnel was ?bserved in the cupola. The truok had 2 rod antennas,
ose m#out 2.5 meters high, the other about 1.5 meters high. 2
3. 111 ~s i~a the fends around the field had been filled. For about a week
~n-iet petrels were seem at day and night ~,n. town of K?ethan.
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4. The f?llewing ais activity and aircraft were observed:
Oeto er? is#ween 1030 and ii00, a total of 37 14!(iG~~Sa or U-II~iG..iSs
wax's counted at the field,. including 6 in the southeastern corner and
~1 in two rows along the eastern taxiway north of the runway. A radio
truck with a rod antenna, 2 to 3 meters high and a radio installation
?ith one maei~ about t2 meters high were seen at the take..off
Another radio installation with one mast was located in the aontheastern
corner of the field. The mast was ab?ut 12 meters high and was braced in
three places.
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Deteter. Fifteen ~iG-1~a U
or ..IIdiG..15s were counted at the field. They
ioc wa 9 in front of the enstern ha
the woatern h agars, 4 about 100 meters south of
angara and 2 in the southeaste
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rn corner of the field.
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.seater ffiiG..15
rom the west ern hangar o e ake..off point and subsequently
took off toward the waet fora Bight of about 20 minutes at an altitude
of about 2~ppp meters. After landing the crew of t
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wo men was excha ed
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and after about 1
5 minutes the aircraft
'lkeok aff again. Until 153?
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'~ng
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e aircraft toops off repeatedly for
fl;ights. I(o other fl i
zced. Aircraft dummies which
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agar there. '~
5. Thus was ne dhange in the status of radio and radar installations at
the field. The ~Cniferest?~type and the Fishnet??type radar esta were not
+~een in cperatioa.
6? The .t.A ~ ~p~aoemss-t in the southeastern c
occupied by 6 x 37..mm ,~ of the field was still
9 Dcteber a $' Truck entered the field. On
l~dsaape~targetspinfthe northeastern eornerfofirt~he fieldarbines at
~? ~omta?_, ant; It is believed that Boethen airfield is still occupied
by ens fighter regiment and one rec?nnaissance regiment enn;,,,,e~i ,~; .~,,
a~ Koethen f?r the rs _..r.,~ ""` yrvm iaerz in 1953, it was observed
time.
2. ~~I~o~iexit. Trneks with glass cupola are standard equipment of
airfielgs for the flight a?ntrol at take?.off points.
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