SCHOENWALDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600360012-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: August 1, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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3. Flights were made with single-en;aine ground-attack aircraft
in formation: of two to four plc.nea after 7:30 a.m. on 30
,;lay 1950.
4. The field was observed from its southeastern edge between 8:50
and 11 a.m. on 31 Lay 1950. fore was a visibility range of
about 5 1m, a cloud base of 1,000 motors and slight rain.
Three twin-engine planes, two of them high wing monoplanes,
and one low-wing; monoplane, ride long flights.
5. The low-wing monoplane had one cockpit with antenna rod on
top and antennas leading to both rudder assemblies; fuselage
without steps, engines sliihtly projecting beyond vrings above
and protruding beyond trailing edge of rings, red propeller
hub; red-white horizontal stripes on both endplates of rudder
assembly, small round directional loop antenna under s:'use1EiCI('
one window on both sides of fuselage, aft of wings; wings
slightly dihedral, four-seetlonal landing flaps; tail protrud-
ing beyond empennage, nose without plexiglass; retractable
tail wheel. (1)
6. The high monopla a had a cockpit with a steep rear %.,fall,
antenna rod on cockpit; fuselage protrudin^ slightly beyond
( Id 53/- 66) airfield up to the evening of 25 :,,ay 1950.
The first ni ;]it fli. hts with t ?rin-erng ine pir:nea t;ere made
between 10:30 p.rm. and midnight on 29 ,.ay 1950. The planes
were recognized by their engine noise
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1. Local flights wore made by biplanes at the .Jchoent?.alde
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leading edge of wins; p3.exiglass cockpit step, apparently
without weapon, on top of fuselage behind wings.and another
plexiglass step, apparently without weapon, under fuselage
shortly forward of er;zpenn gage; under side of nose plexiglass;
radial engines sus ended. under wings, engine rumps slightly
projecting beyond trailing edge of wings, small bulge.on top
of front section of engines; ring-shaped thickening, slightly
noticeable, in first third of engine courling; wings less di-
hedral than those of lot- vying monoplane; shape of tail unit
same as that of, low-wing monoplane but fuselage not protruding
beyond empennage; four-sectional landing flaps; tail wheel
retractable; narking; on rudder assembly. same as on low-ring
monoplane; v;hi to figures 10 and 11 on fuselages o (2)
7. x`orty single-engine ground attack planes, covered with tarpau-
lins, and five tc in-engine planes were standing at the field
on 4 June 1950. (3) heavy gun was recently emplaced near
the earth bunkers, near which light 1616. guns were previously
seen. (6) There was a very heavy ward at the field o several
sentries were patrolling outside the fence.
6 a The hangars were closed on 11 J'une 1950. From 40 to 50 single
en ine ;round attack planes and 5 to 6 twin-engine planes with
double rudder as: embly were standing in f:cont of the hangars.
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,j.o The weather was fair bet. ueen 9:30 p em. and midnight on 12
June and on 16 June 1950. lVin-engine planes with double rud-
der assembly made local flights.
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