PARCHIM AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011300100007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 10, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORM NO. 51-4AA
FEB 1952
NFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Pa.rchim Airfield
DATE OF
X1 INFO.
DATE DISTR. 10 April 1952
NO. OF PAGES 2
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SUPPLEMENT TO
ACQUIRED I I REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
1a. Aircraft Counts
On 30 January,.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
12 MIG 15's
2TI12`s
1 LA 7's
2 PO 2's
b. On 2 February 16 MIG 15's
2.IL 12's
5 IA 7's
c On 5 Feb:ru.aryo
17 MIG 15's
2 IL 12's
6 I.,A 7's
d. On 8 February9 14 MIG 15's
2 IL 12's
4 TA 7's
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2. Flying Activity
a. General
1) Flying has only taken place on three occasions during the period of
report, and. night flying was undertaken on one occasion, the first
that has occurred. for approximately ten weeks.
2) No aircraft in apparent state of readiness were visible during the
period of report, and throughout, all MIG 15's were parked in a line
along the northern perimeter of the airfield..
b . Detailed Activity
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5 February
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Night flying was undertaken by single MIG 15's between 1900 hours and.
2130 hours, each aircraft carrying out a sortie of between 10 to 15
minutes duration in the airfield vicinity. Only one MSG 15 Was airborne
at any one occasion.
On take-off and landing, the entire runway was illuminated by a search-
light mounted on a truck situated at the take-off end of the runway, slightly
to one side. The actual runway was lit on both sides by a .series of
white electric lights,: spaced at approximately 50-meter intervals down
the entire runway. At either end. of the runway, a row of red lights
were placed in a V pattern. On each hangar roof and buildings of equal,zv_u ~
height,a red light was illuminated and also the church spire at Spornitz,
a nearby village. No landing lights on the MIG 15's were used for take-offs
or landings
2) 8 February-
1030 hours- 6 MIG l5's fitted. with auxiliary wing tanks were started
up and taxied to the end of the runway. The aircraft formed
up on the runway in pairs, one aircraft slightly behind, the
other, and took off. Between the take-offs of each pair of
aircraft was an interval of between two and three minutes.
Ten minutes after the last pair of aircraft had.become air-
borne a heavy snowstorm obscured the airfield, reducing
visibility to less than 500 meters and virtually no cloud
base. This storm was of approximately 1 hour's duration.
In the meantime, for at least half an hour, jet aircraft
could be heard. regularly crossing over the airfield., in a
regular pattern, i.e. they appeared to fly along the same
track.
The storm had. abated by 1200 hours, but in the meantime the
aircraft must have been diverted. to another airfield..for by
1.600 hours no aircraft had returned and -landed at the
airfield.
3,
Airfield. Fence
Along three sides of the airfield (east, south and west) work is in progress
building a wooden fence. Approximately every 22 meters a. wooden upright
approximately 2 meters high has been erected ia the ground. Along the southern
side, between, the airfield. perimeter and the railway line, a portion approximately
200 meters long has been entirely boarded, in, the boards overlapping slightly
to prevent any observation-through theme The work is being undertaken by both
Russian EM's and German laborers.
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