PUETNITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008300040008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 27, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT _ Puetnitz Airfield
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
27 October 1955
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REFERENCES
1. Aircraft Co,r
Four EIG 15/17s without auxiliary wing tanks, The hangar doors re-
mained closed on both days of observation.
2. Ir cif ft Details
a. 1&rkj=: The four aircraft had an overall silver/arev finish with
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a red
oviet star on the fuselage
b. Die a?lei The four planes were parked on an apron before the
hangar in the northwest corner of the airfield and appeared to be
undergoing inspection or repair. No other aircraft whatsoever
were visible anywhere on the airfield.
3. Plum Aatiyt y
On both days of observation no hatsoever took place at this
airfield, there had been no flying from
this airfield since the -end of August.
Paggannogi
The airfield appeared to be mm lightly manned than on previous spot-
checks and, of the personnel observed, only 20% were airforce ner4nrro'1
these naval airforce personnel have been re
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siting the local
towns of Ribnitz and Damgarten since late August.
5. Radio Radom
The following radio/radar installations were observed on both days of
observation:
1) No VHF Disc Cones or associated radio vans were visible on the
airfield.
FUSH
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2) A new Kniferest had been set up at MR 342 153. This equipment
was not observed operating and appeared to be unmanned.
3) The Token located at Pit 332 154 was not in operation.
4) The Token located at MR 317 125 was in operation on both days
(observed between 1100 and 1300 hours) on both 5 and 6 September.
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A single Fishnet was located at P'1a 335 153.
The previously reported Yagi sarmunting an eight meter high
mast at MR 336 154 had been removed.
The Adcock/DF site was located at MR 365 168.
Two single-masted NF beacons were located at Fas 352- 165 and
365 162.
9) A Marker Beacon transmitter consisting of a single horizontal dipole!
three meters in length mounted on a wooden trestle was located at
MR 354 165.
1.I ~omment: All map references are taken from Germany 1 :
25000 AMS series M 841 3rd edition sheet no. 1740.
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