FINSTERWALDE AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013200390003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 17, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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PAGES 6 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE).,,
REMARKS
17 July 1952
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1? Between 7:"40 and 9 a.m., on 13 Llay 19'2,, three type-27 Jet bombers with extenl,,a
landing gears ;jade local flights at th F .nstorwalde airfield. The weather was
unfavorath";o, a ad the cloud base was at z:_ ,ozt 200 sa ter s , I.lost of the ffli.. ;h is
lasted 6 mtxnxtes,, some of thorn 12 to l.'. ; ,ntztosu Flying was discontinued,,; probably
because visibility decreased to about 2, 500 u tern, Frora 7:30 to 1 pars" on
17 I =y, several type-27 planes were oob; F;_ cred raking local fly? ht , The broken cloud
ceiling was at an altitude of 30~) to 5r:) meters. Two of the ;.lanes involved flow t-ith
retracted landing gears and several t disappeared in the clouds, %t,.,an 8 a G:a,
and. 6 p.m? on 19 Nay,, three the--27 ,jei?i bombers conducted flying. The 5110 overcast
was at an altitude of 800 meters:,, Fly activity included:
Takeo Land j:n s
4:5o P. m.
-GLACE OBTAI i g Il--
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2,22. of Plane Involved
4:25 perm.. type-27
4:27 type-27
4:57 p?:a,, typc -27 25X1
4:52 p?::z, hi h wing, monoplane app,, oach__ zv
from the north that lands a11:.ast
daily ab
out this time
5:01 p,,m~
5:07 p?ra,.
type-27
5:12 ptm,
5:18 p01113
5:27 p.m,
by -50 Pvrlo
returned
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this plane had not
Between 7 and 7:20 puma, 6 jet K)or:r" rs, 2- 'Pe-2r, and 2 D--25s were observed at the
installation,
2 a : btween 9 and 10:30 a.m. on 21 - ay. s s;',. ,rya 1 typo -2 7 planes took off for s x--: ifLnut e
flights, A DC-3 also took off duzrin { is time. This plane was fitted with a blister
shaped like a avallow's nest on the iu er side of its fuselage in line with
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trailing edges of its wings. This DC .3? 1hich landed after 10 riinutos, was observed
over Finstorwalde on the foflowin; da -; '1) Thro ,hoot 22 ?.:ay., three type-27 jet 25X1
bombers made local flights. .bout 3 a plane, believed to h v?e been
an A-20 type plane, previously not oba+: r.?ved at the field,, took off. a Between 8:310 a.m.
and 5 pamn on 30 Lays type 27 jet boob: r?s _3racticed local fli hts with retracted
landing gears. Three typo--27 planes Tie .-,,s, observed practicing forriation flying from
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2 to 260 and 4:30 and 5 ,-).m, 'zi?rwa the day, no more -~,:'zan three pianos wore
observed aloft at the sat.ae time, Oil- I rune, 3 jet boF:ibers,, 1 D-25, and 2 Pe-2s
were observed at the field. Between 6 and' 6:30 on 3 June"
the nnxmter of aircraft at tho iCio L(? had increased to 13 Jot. bombers
1 and 2 Pc-2s,
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observe? :tusl--ian wkY.,- e-a
coriiunicatioa tronche on !-,zdas of
the +-~C'baC:?:S.orf.w?i?..G"tt.ul'.?1' G'1.de
hi.'?jrway and the northern airfield bouu,.c:-a- ? (1k)
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about 25 lv`h g1.4-is were oh3el ved on the, - ?oo s? de of the western 3c '; $ ,Ll l' ~ ?'' or to
30 :,ay. '. _ :iacemon.tc also alle-C,dl" existed on
the east and south sides of the in, to ';:1n'::_ion. On 30 a.:ay , s ia_ _1? -1tu s were observed
in firin'r'.; ')os] tion on the northern of Vi o i old,, `Niol vo ",',,orbs a '1Ca me
large 'Lent,, or a pile covered e7i` h a terxiuii_n and a large rod. flag, pos:'ibZy an
arxnunition Pilo, wera soon moor the ,.ir s, '?n 3 J,-I-ne gun drill 25X1
with two of those guns? ..bout 23 non cA,ch ere arownd 'the `.tins; the other
four gu s were covered with tar aulinc,, (2)
tin There was no chare in the status of the rinq-445 J station on the .'stem side of
tho field? A'llo no;3 builraan::, with too to:;e?ro on the southeastern s:ic:-e of the
inst'all.a'.ion,, in ormation on -^hich was tra a witted nroviously, a sear: to (::e a 25X1
boiler h.louse, because s oke was ohservcd emanating.! from one 32 the two towers.
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field.
On 31 :,:ay Take- s and landings were ,,octicedr Type-27 ,iet bonb?r
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7o On 25 I:7ay9 tee t y-27 and type-30 p1Taer al c took
off at 3 P,, :a 'our jot boiiibora au,,,! three DC-3s were ')31FCE' in colt of t e
hangars, J3otwoon 2 and r J ". on .7. . eiii."tle,
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bombers, from 1'?i wterwalde
17a There; era , no clean ,e in the sta t11Ce of the PKV , `~ Je station ., r=adio truck wi t~Xi 1
three guy' wires and an antenna three or four tines higher than the truck was
observed 00 to 10D meters south c2 the instaliationd
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sizable; mounts of boards ;ire e< to 00 t e evert ca at the
?101d ~, On 2s yay? an emplaced " 1 bran with an estti,ated caliber of 330 ra:_ was
se:;n at the northern edge of the 1-e-iding field, On .12 June, 10 to 12 guna1,
probably A guns, with barrels r.T i ,ed at an angle of a gout 7 C c ogres n.
were
sae . i vilest of the -astern hangar,
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18c yin aI.1C1un1t_LOn dump COnS brag of ri 25X1
to 10 3 Q;'r wocj on 1 ,..tl:?`~ ~C'ii? "s "'I7 s 3 oc od
about OU mot
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-.o e got rre ; uar'c?:.c' irk
sentries '.)osted 0,1
Os_?.iC3"V~1t1C)n G' of rc and 4t;C'_ %t :1 .7'l -
19o Tiler;;: was no flying at tho field O-,; a Four ou 1 r,.i.iv on e ' y.
Jul
cx `l i'C i1 li
were o':Dsorvecl on txl were boirz : built t.':acre,
a) The 3 oc: _,t:; on of i-hi., to reciue;:xc; xc; in Lea con was r,.r =vt.n'x:~ l y lmofaY. ye
sketch Inforraat:ic n on 25X1
the hor.Izo:x-a antenna of tho typo observed with this irstallrt ition was
receixv d p:?nviou;slyo All these antc~_x:r,ae were located in lino :: -6th the rwi;way,
Their. purpose haf; not beer. deterriiru , ',etch of the horizontal anteruia
of tl.xcT type observed +ith ibis in st l.latiorn was received .:>a?ovia"sly? 111.11 these
antexlas were lor;ated in line with LL~?.o run: aye .11,1C. 4r purpose has not beer-.
det.rmi..rrad., For sketch of the horizontal antenna seen at 'insterwalde,, ace 25X1
An?iex 1,
(7) ':tlese name:, are reported for the .fit _,s
(d) I rxe service odor
(9; This ax: nuni..tion depot 1 nc.u;:ed
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(10) The present report coos not coni;a:.n o:,3sentiai;.y new information on the
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. activjt t- at Fineterwa1_do a; - ie1d . P.i ?I to , ho crc f u re,traj.:)c d there ,i: ,,'lh.