BIRESEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005700480018-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: December 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Between 1000 and 1200 on 12 November 1954, 4 Il-28s made 12 take-offs
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and landings at Briesen air ield . There was at A~n altitude of
a e three .
000 meters and visibility of 10 km. ch o he ai
about 3
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individual flights of 20 minutes duration.
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were aloft at the same time. After taking-of
the
craft
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oward
returned after about 15 minutes, c
the west
ssed
er thei
toward
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the east at an altitude of about 2,000 meters and subsequently landed
aprroaching from the east. Prior to the air activity, the aircraft were parker.
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mpletion
on the clearing in the southwestern corner o the fgld. Af r ,
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of air activity, the aircraft were parked at
he sout
hern
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t 1300,
22 canvas-covered and 6 uncovered I1-28s wer arke in the i.s r are'-
at the southern taxiway.
Between 1000 and 1200 on 16 November 1954, 9 ,j,1..28sade 16o.takdr-offs and25X1
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landings. There was a 5/1'0 overcast at an al $ tulle a f about A
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strong northwesterly wind and visibility of km. Except g one I1-2e
each of the aircraft made two flights. Air ivit4 esembled that observed
on 12 November. Aircraft included Il-28s nd
U-?Il .28 During air activiVy a b ght fire was burning at
the eastern edge of the runway probably because ofstrong haze at t field.
"..'hen landing the aircraft approahced from toe east. At 134Q, 2Et jFl 8s were
parked at the southern taxiway.
On 20, 21 and 22 November, 24 canvas-covere,~l-28s were harked in e
dispersal areas. Additional aircraft were ssibly parked' a th clearing
in the southwestern corner of the field. Aircraft involve in a activity
included I1,-28, which was painted olive drab and, onu`s u erside,
light-blue.
a long shed was Abated in the Adds southwest
were.parked in this shed. Trucks
all oI them withrikers wearing
black-bordered blue epaulets, were seen proceeding toward airfield. 2
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1Commor.t. Briesen airfield is still occupied by a bomber regiment
Comm nto The motor vehicle shed is reported for the first time
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