MERSEBURG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008600110011-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: August 22, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. On 8 Jaa 7 19,')'-'2 the rurr y a I,:erseburt; airfield was concreted ? cept for a cost em
strip of 800 netersE, Source determined the eastern end of the runny by sighting
from the northern most smokestack of the Leonhard Collieryp 7 Is south of Bad
I~ucl to lta; to the bend. in Lauchstaredter Stcas:se. This bend constitutes the
northeas er rY .ornsr of the landing fie:!.n,,, * , 16 July,, the r ay was cou feted
except, far a *O0 te;r strip on the ~aestern" d, b ?ye chart pies of sand mere
continually- 1 ruled to the ^onstrlct.ion site,
2a On 25~ Ju1 r, only 200 r ter: of tl rr(_stern e:1.-1 r)f the r:t nrjay had to be concroted.
A strip, 3Ot) meters wide south of the runwa,,/ was bcIng grade;;, taxi. ray
about 10 neters wide,, was under construction just south of this strip,, Tho
taxiray .i.s to co i eet the two ends o: the ru riay and the lanes '1h.ch are
perpcndic z1ar to he runway., A road parallel. to the ru~xFi a which crossed a
concroto bunhor,~ 74as u rded by. soldiers wear?ng blue epaulets, The bunker
was C- to 6 motes a.vdo and abcu-t. 50 noter.~ fun ~2 A tank instal installation Will
probab be o~vtabi;i.shed there L f",nother installation had been staked off 300
maters east of the field path loading from Kna endorf to Azendorf via Geusa and
40) note -.:-s north of the firing range" .~-
3n During the period of observation tl tents bn the landi.n. field were occupied by
60 Scvie,~ Air Force soldiers:, d`i'e large playr.,; C truc:.sa; arad 13 large tractors
were used at, the field, No motor vehicle traffic was ssc;n
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~a?.iaent his indicates that the rumae:ay is about 200 meters west of tauch
s aeca et S y aZ , and runs in the direction of compass oci.nt 258, T1-e3 ru ncaa.y- is
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QloL nt 0 The observations irrdie to that about 300 meters of the r'zm. y' -aaa
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CLASSIFICATION
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Class, Changed To: TS S
Acth.: HR 70.2
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