BRANDENBURG-BRIEST AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100830008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 2, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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2 July 1951
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1,: On 31 Lay 1951, eight swept-back Jet fighters were parked at
the western end of the runway of Fsrandenburg-Briest airfield,,
Four had a blue stripe on their tail assemblies and two ;lad
the black numbers 610 and 612. Two other fighters had a
light-red stripe on their rudder assemblies and the black
numbers 507 and 503. The seventh aircraft had a dark-red
stripe, and its number could not be seen. The eighth fighter
had a yellow stripe and a black number, either 606 or 603,
The other jet fighters were seen in the middle of the field,
wile four jet fihters any one biplane were parked near the
airfield control toner. (1
2. At 12:40 p.m. flying Vas started with the eight swept-back
jet. fighter:. It was observed that each plane was boarded by
only one i.'an. Individual local fli.shts over the airfield
were .made at short intervals. Pilots of the aircraft were not
changed. Stunt flying was practiced in a clear sky for ur to
35 minutes. At 2 p.m. the biplane took offaheaded for Branden-
btYrg,:. Flying was discontinued at 4:30 F-m.
3, A radio nstaliati-n i;aith four 3'liasts and a small tent in the
center was seen in the western extension of the rzu :,,aya A wire
led f rou each r f? the braced anasts into the tent fa oti~ v'.-rich
a rod antenna projected. '.'zrcr'aft flew over this radio
installation as they came in for landing, (2) Three radio
trucks, two trucks and two tank trucks were observed at the
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Doric, the period from 30 !,:ay to 5 June 1 551., the airfield
was still occupied by 20 I.:iG-J. het fi titers, vroupsof
e~ ht planes each was parked each on side of the taximay In
the eastern sect ion of the field, and the other four .,:}ere
parked as alert aircraft near the runway.
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aJ 31 "i:: ayr and I June 1951, there was intensive flying at
31 :.? field. Dur1n ? the night the field x ' y
as fully lighted. At
,10 p.r . the field was approached by 22 L 1G--15s arriving
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_~..t, in a period of eight rntnutes At- 9.'45 p.m. 36 T:',:LCr?-l.5S-
tooit: off in groups of two with their .1?-?nding li;hts on. They
landec about 10:2O p . hi. At 10:04 p.m. 13 s ingle--engine low-wing i- nded at the field. They took off again in groups
o: five at 10:22 p . m. F1y,!.n with convent.ional and jet aircraft
3's`; ? nue tmt:i i 3 ax. , on the morning of I June 1951.. 40
3s and 1 si..nggle-eat gi-ne low-twain.- 1T,onopl? nes v r e observed
ail the field. The monoi^lan.es vere f il-ted with radial engines,
aad taring leading edges on their =rings and straight
tra i?_ing edges 9 .pit with wI ng tips rounded off . The aircraft had
rudder assemblies, were painted green and had imrtbers
on). their f;rsela es. Intensive f? yin; continued until about
In several eases source observed that tvio MiG-1)-s
= ' Ied from one truck. At 10:30 a. m. a twinwen _, jne
As of 21 kfay 1951, two platoons of 32 and 36 air force
72crnjts armed with carbines and submachine guns have been
Caen engaged in close order drill and field training in
.forest rti.stricts No 23, 24, 13, 14p 21, ?3nd 20. This training
,,ms conducted by infantry NCOs? After 1 June 19,51, a third
1_atoon of 4.1 sc-,ld:iers was observed. One of the platoons vas
14-te-reel in bar racks in forest district Sao 24a the two
then= platoons nacre quartered in the Landesanstalt { nenta1
=aosp itnl) in Goerden
The only feature differentiating the single-seater from the
o ; titer jet '01an. x see reed to be the different sizes
,: fair Cockpits" (3)
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-pus to ii June 1951, the field was occupied by 20 T:f1&-15s.
sY ere w, as no flyin during tae period from 7 to 10 June, but
n~ht fi:i_ghts were made on 11 June.
i)ur?ing the period frc:r.i. 12 to 16 Jtmn.e 1951 12 2'iiG-15s and
. ven. IL-10s were observed at the fiel':,, &1. 12 June, seven
were seen flying in formmation. Three of these planes
:z el the red numbers 534, 51:69 and 591 and a red stripe on
their r? :direr assemblies, while the z fur other fighters had
>_i ack nummhors, of which 1,10 711 was r,ecog~;ni_zedo (4) On 14 June,
four U.iG 1 1;,s -were seen flying in formation. There was no
f-Lyn- on. 15 and 16 June.
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i'l) The field is occupied by a fighter re gin: ent equipped with
Acovrdin to Eva:i.:Lable information these aircraft
a .as?r'6~ d either by red numbers rang
i.n from. 5u0 to 599 and
a red stripe on their rudder assembles or by black numbers
ranging from 700 to' 799 and a black stripe on their rudder
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An `ftdco.: . ,7..)J` station.
It was previously reported that both single--seater and tmo-
sc : `er U:.'G-~15 aircraft are stationed in Brandenburg-Briost,
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