STAAKEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006100550003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 2, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY Soviet 4nnn of C',ormav+
TOPIC Staaken Airfield
EVALUATION. See belrnr PLACE OSTAINED_~
DATE OF CONTENT 29 August to 6
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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DATE PREPARED
PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)_
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1. Betlaeen 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on 29 August 19509 47 twee soater ground attack air-
craft with in line engines and red propeller hubs were parked in four rows on
the eastern and southern edges of Staaken (P; 53/Z 65) airfield. All planes
were of the same type with a weapon projecting beyond the rear section of the
cockpit. Six twinnongine transports, on which no tactical symbols or colors
were identified, were parked in the southeastern section of the field. (1)
There was no flying or military activity at the field, The grass on the land--
4-n!7 field was being moved.
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2. The new fuel dump on the northern edge of the field was completed? It cons:ted
of three large and four small fuel containers which were partly underground
with their top sections painted white. Three large white fuel drums wen near the
dump. (2).
3. Many empty bomb cases wore still stored at the Bomb dump although many such cases
were recently trucked away. There has apparently been much bombing recently. The
northern edge of the field was particularly well guarded.
4. On 2 September 1950 flying with 15 single- nine ground attack aircraft with red
propeller hubs started about 3 a.m. and was still in progress at 1 p.m. Only local.
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Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on 6 September 1950, 1.0 to 50 single-engine low-wing
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There was continual local flying wi three planes. The cloud base was high
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monoplanes with single rudder assemblies were parked on the southern and eastern
edges of the field. ^nother single-engine high ring monoplane was seen in an open
hangar. (1) The other hangars were closed. The single-engine, low-wing monoplanes
had red propeller hubs and rod upper edges on the rudder assemblies. The up-per
parts of the planes were painted gray.-Green and the lower parts blue.
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loaded with about 30 bombs,
$, Several white containers, some with a dles like road d oUers, were on the
northern ed e of the field.
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(1) The- type of aircraft, II IOs and LI 2 from the de: cri .Lions indi-
cate that the occupation of the field ha , not changed, One 25X1 A
ground attack relent and one air t:,mnnsport regiment is believed to be still
stationed 1 2 Staa ?en?
(2) The construction of a new fuel dump on the northeern edge of the field was
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indicates that the seine ground at ack regiment is still at Staalcen airfield,
(1 The tre,ence of a radio station and an Adcock D station was previosly reported,
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