BRANLIS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009900390009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 18, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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-0 Between 5 November and 2 December 1951? tso MG-15s wore parked in the northwestern
ccrne:7 of Brandis airfield. The elm-18s which belonged to the ?unit previously stationod
at the Bald occasionally mule local flights,. (l) At noon on 2 December, seven .
add/tient' swepaclt: jet fighters whose rudder assemblies, hcraever? appeared to be
of cli:Cferont configuration, 119270 parked on the--runwaz.r. The landing of these planes
was not .cbserVedc, No aircraft crates were soon, Trucks
,Wore tAXIErved, (2)
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-2,, The runlzy was extended to the west 80 to lf.X.) meters beyond the Polenz?Uachern -
highwy -cnd to the east as far as the .Polona?Loulitz. highway. (3) An approach lane
about ? 160 meters -17ide and 300 meters long was cut into the wooded area as an ?
extemior. of the runway beyond the highway,, ,A cabin having the appearance of a Dr
Station ras erected at the end of the aolroach. lane, Nowever.?, no antennas wore seen
bscau3e c.f.' the distance,. A telephone line suspended from poles' about 5 meters high
extended from the cabin along the southern. edge of the field to ,the target range in. -
the s)utlWeetern corner of the installation? The railroad tank cars were usually ?
emptied in the area behind. the ?hangers, which was not visible? Tfio brulkers erected
at the ,e....st -and west ends of the runway were used as shelters by sentries ...According
for the crews of the alert planes and were provided with bunks? The airfield employee
further stated that a colonel a major-- and a captain, all of whom were addressed as
commaidart, were assigned to the -field and that about 1,000 men, including numerous
reoruLts?. all wearing blue epaulets, rare stationed there.,
?- The redic installation with four tatists.7, rr?cr.nr_ously. located at the southern edge of the
field., .718s removed in early November 195;1., ()..)
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(1) i . e .7'3 0O-inatil'Oic confirms that the fi,irter rej.r.)ent left BrorAds airfield.. It is ,
believed posaiblo that a small roar detail to which the tWo.1110-15s belong remained
at the field.
(2) The ,t5'atcrientt; on now jet airon!Iftz, oroba7-31:r rdi..G-15ss. agree with the infortati on
furni.:thod by rinother source who has observed a new regiment at the field since 7
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possiely test flights, 'were made by the plands. The motor vehicle numbers were
. previously observed at the field. They pyobobly belong to the OM -assigned to the
fighter regiment provio'isly stationed at the field,) ,
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(3) Th)-exl.arom:::ent of the field to the we3t 'vlac provioucly reported by anot'
(4) From radio traffic observed after 2 December ?:_t ic believed tIrt the radio
in3tailation has been reerccted?
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