NEURUPPIN AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 27, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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O On 23 January 1952,,, 8 to 10 jet fighters and 7 single-en ine planes gore observed
in front of the hangars at Neu up?in airfield,, Truck loaderel with . 25X1
boards moved to the field. A board fence 2 motors high was under e onstructi:.an a c :1io
field. Lost of the Sao ?Ddon poles were already set up. %out 100 meters of the :Fence
along Jittstocker Alloe from its intersection with kJtroooa nnatraw se was compeleted0
2, Between 4 and 4:30 p0rr on 21 January,
12 uwapt back jot fi.,;htors covered with taarp;aulins, 2 single--en gine
low-a in-- zonoplanos with radial .nines and 2 biplanos were in front of the 25X1
hangar c n al re eras no flying. t3eta+neen 10 and 11 a.m? on 25 Janutaryy,, 10 covered
swept-bacl jot fighters, 1 low, wing monoplane, and 3 biplanes were observed in front
of the hargars4 There was no flying,, It appeared that slightly more than half of tae
barracks t uildin s were occupied by an estimated 600 airraen,
On 19 Jani:::ary. a jet plane take off a There was fly-in; by PO-2s
during thc; night,, he runway was i loan, mated as previously, Hioweverx, there were no
lighting facilities in the, eastern extension of the runway, '~ board fence 2 motors
high b?.gir.:ning at the former repair hangar was under construction around the
eastern section of the field. This fence had a trap about 50 meters ,-iida .two thf;.3 25X1
extension of the rt n.ray,
4U At 11 a an,. on 2 February,, 12 jet fighters wore parked at- the, field,, Truck
was warm observed entering and leaving the installation.
1.1 swept Ls ek jet fighters and 2 single-engine 1o . a-,aing
mono i1 ones were parked in. front of the hangar,; and, alone t o tax:itwaa r. 'her:- was no
flying., :ork ,?ras continued on the fence? The fence
was conple uo,d from the easternmost hangar as for as 77ittstoc;for Alice and alon? this
in ghwa;r 2,-, far as a point in line with the northern porineter of the settle ~ont nor 1''1
of the cct eteryu A strip about 100 inters vide on the extension of t.'ho runway iaas
not fenced in. On 8 February, 11 s-weptback jet fighters and 2 single-engine, lor:-
winE moan' lanes were observed at the field. There was no flying.
From 12 tc 21 Janurarn;, there was intensive flying at the field. 'here was no flying
on 22 January. 33ettvocn 9:30 to 10 a,,ma on 30 January,
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6 'iretw cn 3:30 and 10 a.m.., bet oon 1.1 aim and 12:30 3~drivs and bot-necz
2:30 and 3:45 -)yrs. on 1 January flyin7- was observed0 Two planes j
were ohasrvod flying; in formaation0
ha t~ro_ planes '1etr in very good torraation. rind
Practicer! divinf;. 1.bt,wecn 0 a r1 and Y
observed at tc field. ::--,r
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On 2) January, there was no flyin ; at the field, On 21 Januar, the
t.arp~ulins were reatovcd fron two I.;iG-I s which, ho,,-,,ever, remained parkad
near the han ;~irm 11o noise from turbines was heard. Between 10:30 and
11:33 p0n, on 22 Januarys; night flying was practiced byr trio PO-2s. There
ryas :1o flyin.; by jet planes botvtcun 23 and 2:; January. :hen t e bialenot
were flown on several even in;s, the runway was illuru.nated probably by
portable lamps because t ho former lighting facilities -were not replaced
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the rcfuolin~; of a jot plane from a tank
,ruc c too'-.. bett!yoon 11 and 18 r it utes, on, 23 January., that, fence was
coiin.Ietcd as far as a point from :which a road lara-iched off to the fuel
dump north of the field? The poles were being placed in holes from this
point as far as the fuel dtaraoQ gap .remained open in lint with the rurroayn
Cin 31 January, a rzono?,lano tiit a a r. acial. cn:;ino
cnga;o in acrobatics. an 5 i-ebruarj, practiced in -roues
cf t -;o,, a t,,: ae-29 plane u acticed :high-altitude f1,;ra.ng, and single--c:iginc
lane with radial engines aracticed taa.u,o.:fs are, la dings at nir eta On
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Pobrmry, individual L:i a~-i s fires: at ground tar,-;et On c7 and 10 ,:)bruar-
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l3 t,/:ac-29 and 1 ins--15 planc; and 3 uin~1C-cnrino 1 -trio,: mono ?l_anoc nitl2~
radial ex,,ina were at tic f_-old,, 25X1
LlCCoat ente it appears that the peruonncl occuaation at the field her,
=t-7-6-led t. e strength of she former fighter regiment whose pcr;,a_Z ae3
t:er? transferred to the U0 Lry`iq in October 19! 1s, It is believes; that
the "stator re;.;im:nt including the OATI3, ATR and. signal personnel numbers at
lea at 703 none
Carvient o For a 'tabulation of air activit;rp see Alnnex0 These activi tfi o a
ins i .ate i ercon.ael are still in the primary stage taf. training on
2Cd.;T/CONTL'OL/IJ5 CI' ICItA]_i; o:rr y
occuoicci by a recently activates? .i htor re L-iont t?ih ch doo:a not haveita
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Tabulation of Air ,,^tiviity 0bservcd on 18 ani 19 Januar:r 1952
a t 1uraup !#ir Yield ~'~
18 Janu.-'ry 1`. 52. '.uatiler 1E/10 overcast,, nort1we terly viinr?a vioibilit, about 1o kra,
goon; titire' sera
Take-Off
LandinZ
11-yin'. i'ino
ilefuelin.-
9:08 a.m.
9:13 aono
5 m nuteu
tz1Co-raan Crow 9:16 11
9:21 11
5 ,:
11
9:21!
9:28 IT
4
If
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9:31
9:36
5
it
9:39 Tr
9:1414 f1
5
it
9:1#6
9:50 ,r
1!
Tr
after 28 minutes
9:09
9:13
9:17
9:21
9:21.
9:2U
9:32
9:36
9:140
9:44
9:47
9:51
after 214, rthiutoa
5
9:38
9:
9
;lit' a
912
9:313
22
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6
935
9:59
14
minu
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after 3
:35 f'
10:00 it
25
11:09 ama 11:27 a .m. 18
11:148. 11 12:03 p.mQ 15
not ob6er,ed11:03 a a t?
after 33 ::ii..nutes
11:23 a.mo
11:39 " 16
p on,
12:01
12:06 p nraa 5
.
12:09 11
12:15 t, 6
12:13 11
12:23 " 5
after 16 minutes
11_:1.1_ a .n.
11:35 a ?rio 21
1.1.:53
12:11 p,r1, 13
after 34 minutoc
2:38 p,sZo
2:56 p,ra, 18
3:21 11
w.
3:33 12
after. 30 raarzuvo:s
19 Jana pry '.catlher: 10/10 overcast. IZazy, visibility 6 to 8 lay,, s1i;I-it
t'17o-?;. an zrov1
urjo-m.crow
9:11 a,,.-i. 9:14 n.m4 3 runutos
9:17 1f 9:22 1 5 11
9:25 ff 9:29 +r 1!. it after 12 minutes
10:02
10:08
9:38
10.06
10:12
3) 1
9:>
10:34
19
after 31 rainutes
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Plane Take--Off Landing; M r n Tim, iefuelin
10:23 aoslR
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9-.26
9:;9
11..:34
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aftor 2C rlirIutes
11.221 a,yti 17_:27 awn, 6 r_xinutcs
11:30 s' 11:36 " 6 't
11:39 " 1'.t:44 " r, it after 17 minutes
The ob.;eri Lions ware discontinued at 12:11 p n
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10:40 a a ~a 17 riinuto s
11:13 to 12 it aftor 29 a iinutc.
9:40
10:13
11:51
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