ALT LOENNEWITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600020006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 27, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The 'Alt Loennewitz (ia 52 E E4) airfield was observed from 11 aa.rrl. to
3:45 P.m. Six jet planes with a hi.Yi rudder assembly, and eight single-
engine monoplanes of undetez.,2ined type stood in front of the closed han-
gars. A radio truck 'cvaas parked north ol: the runway. Sentries vaero
posted on roads passim; the field. A man woo gave :..tartin si i als with
a red flag took a Position near the take-off point.
~. About 12:30 pam. a jet plane with swept-back wings flew over the field at
r,n altitude of about 3,000 rnetevs, heading southwest. At the ,-?ame time
four low-wing monoplanes wore towed out of a tiangaar. These planes made
long flL hts throughout the afternoon. Description : Radial en4no or
double-row radial engine; rounded trapezoidal wings; landing gear retract-
ing inward and fitted near leading;; edge of wings. Square opening, in the
lef-.:. front section of the wings, probably oil cooler; long two-place
plexiglass cabin with a radio mast at its rear; painted light blue. One
of the planes had the nurroer 41 on.the fuselage, another one was marked
by diagonal stripes on the rudder assersbly. (1)
3. The six jet planes were towed to the eastern end of the runway by trucks
about 1:30 p.m. but were not flown. They had a pronounced sweep-back
and their wings were possibly bent slii!htly downward. Tn: 3r had a red air
intake, and a air exhaust at the tail.
4. After 2=30 p.ra. a jet plane of anothe&pe took off and landed at inter-
val.s of 30 to 40 minutes. It erfonn.ed acrobatics, i.e. loops, banks,
rolls, at an altitude of about 4:, 500 ;aeters. It was :a rrtidw ng monoplane,
with the air outlet under the center of fuselage, and was probably a two-
seater. It had standard win=n,s, banding gear retracting inward, nose wheel
retracting rearward, and was painted dark green. At one landing:,; of this
plane its power plant seemed to have stopped for a truck drove up and be-
an to tour it. After a tipple the jet engine bean operating;: a sin and the
plane continued to taxi.. (2)
5, '+hite markings, probably painted with a luminous material, were on both
sides of the runway. (3) At a point 350 :peters from the eastern end of
the runway there was a ;.!'aet four peters high with. two white lihts, and
4) ght flying.
south of it a red light. The f.xld seemed to rbuiAt ni
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(1) .he planes are Y; -lis used for training purposes.
(2) The planes type 16 are probably fitted with a starter.
(3) This type of runway boundary was also reported from rinow airfield.
It is not clear whether these markings actually have a luminous
paint.
(4) According to available ixnforntation, Alt Loenrlewitz airfie, d is occu-
pied by two fighter regiments equipped with type 14, and scare type 16
jet planes, in addition to conventional Jaz-9 fighters, Twenty-six
jet planes were previously seen at the field. however, the actual
number of such planes at lilt Loennewitz is probably hlghero
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