ALTONBERG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800220010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 25, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPARED 21, 1luu ust 19eO
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1. Two twin-engine transports made flights
(1-1 5i/K 27) airfieldl
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2. Two transports oracticed t re offs and landings at the field
1 2 July 1950.
Four transports flew in formation continuously in elements of two
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Io A large-scale formation flight of transports, the first for a long
time, was made on 11 July 1950. The follow-in activity was observed:
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planes took off first, followed by nine planes of the 1st squadron
and c Lh planes of the 2d squadron.
The to-off point Jas set up in the southeastern cornet
landing field(,
Radio trucks, fire trucks and an ambulance were placed
behind the take-off point.
The engines of the first plane ?craced.
The transports taxied individually to the takeoff point
from their parking sites.
The first plane took off, heading northwest. Other planes
t intervals of about 1 minute.
The last of tventy planes took--off. Three headquarters
Completion of the assembly. (1)
The formation flew over the field at an altitude of
1400 meters and departed. (1)
: The formation returned to the field from the ^rest.
: The planes flew ovor the airfield at an altitude of
LTwe-X-5)0 and 700 meters. Ten containers suspended from parachutes
were dropped from several planes. The parachutes opened immediately
after they were dropped and touched the ground in the southwestern
corner of the landing field after a fall of 3 to 4 minutes. They
were picked up by trucks. The formation headed east after the para-
chutes had been dropped.
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I The formation approached the field from the north and
headed south, where it broke up.
The plan the formation coimiander landed.
plan: landed.
Plane which had the same marking as plane
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with red stripe, landed.
] -with a yellcnw stripe, landed.
with a red stripe, landed,
with a red stripe, landed.
with a red stripe, landed.
with a red stripe, landed,
with a red stripe, landed,
with a red stripe, landed,
-with. a red stripe, landed.
with a yellow stripe, landed.
with a yellow stripe, laid?ed.
with a yellow stripe, landed,
with a yellow stripe, landed.
with a yellow stripe, landed,
with a yellow stripe, landed.
with a blue stripe, landed,
with a blue stripe, landed,
During the. formation light twelve t.rin-engine transports, all of which
were covered with tarpaulins and moored, were standing on the parking
site. After the landing, each plane was taxied to the paring site and
arranged according to the signals given by a flagman. All of the planes
were aligned on the parking sitesAl:ost every plane was
occupied by two or three officers wearing gray-brown jackets, long, dark
blue trousers and. service caps. The sky was partly cloudy at an altitude
of about 10200 meters and the visibility range was 20 I m. (3)
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with boxlike superstructures were seen at the
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6. Almost all of the flying and technical personnel were from older classes
and wore war decorations and markings showing their years of service.
Their duty consisted almost solely of technical instruction. The sentries
were detached from the ground personnel.
field, German employees at the field said that 120 officers and i of
ground personnel, 250 officers and EM of technical personnel and 180
officers of flying personnel were stationed at the field and that para-
troopers were no longer there? (4) One of the officers, a pilot, had a
brass parachute badge which represents a white, open parachute on a blue
background,on his right breast, (5)
7. The old runway, 30x1,400 meters, was not used, A runway extension of about
400 waters was under construction, (2) Constriction work was also 5eing
done on a new taxiway. The construction site was guarded by German
c vilians who were employed by the construction firms. The construction
of the northern by-pass: was to begin soon. (6)
8. Fuel for use at the field was shipped by rail from. the SAG Plants in Leuna,
T'oehlen and 1?ositz, (7) Spare parts also arrived by rail at the Altor.burg
railroad station, from where they' 'wore trucked to the field. There was no
DF or radar installation nor AA run emnplacomonts. During flying activity
only a radio truck was seen to be in operation.
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25X1 (1) Corr nta For sketch sh m ng assembly of lanes into formation,
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(2) Commonta sketch of airfield
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(3) Comment, The report again confirms the prosence of an air transport
25X1 reg men eq 3 ped with 30 to 1i.0 LI-2s0 The str: n;'th has not changed since
^ v ^ late June 1950.L_ The air transport regiment was previously
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havo not been observed? It has not been c,garified which unit made .he
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(fit) E Corai:ient, The information that parachutists were no longer stationed
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25X1 (5) Comment, The personnel strength reported agrees with previous reports.
the occupation totals about 550 men it cannot be assumed
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that the parachute jumps were made either by-personnel of the air transport
regiment or by the personnel of a unit -which is not stationed at the air-
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25X1 (6) The inform tion on the extension of the runway was previously reported ^
2M 1 (7) Corxnent, This is the first information on the fuel supply for the
field.
2 Annexes: 1a Sketch Showing Assembly of Planes into Formation over
Altonburg Airfield,,
2? Sketch 1: Location of Albnburg Airfield,
Sketch 2. L;arkings on 'baddor Assemblies.
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