DESSAU AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013200400010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 16, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF COIVTEN
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REFERENCES
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1. Cn 1? :?~' 192, ~5 T7.~-~,Oa vrcrQ c cxsn$:,. d ~3t Ueusa~a a3.x?zic~lc"~. & I1ir~;~~~;eta p].anns ,
rorere parlLc~d n?~rth arx3 ~G sazztis of -t~~-~a., tc~.~.caaye ~t 9 avrrs:. can 2l i.:ay9 f1Y`4n~;
activifty started at 'Grse: fie~.cta ~. u:. t a:t t~?ro ]C~'~Os uaQ~~: a.~t' ~ ? riaMt every
10 r,~ji~u'L'~r8. i'h,e plarses ciroleci arxi ks~;az ~! andod a~ainr t~~t noaru~ ~i or '7 II,-~.as
tank of~: Q a'~se1.r ~.andinUs cou3_d not =::e ~aszsea?ved. ~ 23 ~ ~:~ ~ ?~ I.l~lOs orate
counted ~~t tie Meld, ~1t tFS30 p,ra~,; 1~3 I~--~.Os ~Y~ere r~arkf~c, nart~s axe 21 sauttz
of tlse t~;xitiJayd Cn 31 I..ay, D~3 IL-:l.C~~-g i?-scludin; 17 s~artd, of tl~sv: t~.xiway rand
2~i sautl~ oa its r:ere aauntszl at t'~Ze ~ i31c~. a'o ~ix? activ_~~;~~~ liras plawerveci on
3 June. Grs ;a June, ~.~ ZL-~.Os and 3 ~:. i7~lan?s were absex?vec~. at t'~se f~.aldo
2m Osz 31 :_'e~, ssvvral ta3ce-of~?s ar~d lat~+:.'is1~s mere made ~y a 4:y~.nwe~~~ine plane, pra~
~ab1y a iC~3, ~~raellute ju~tp:~ ti~ere < acie fras;s tfle plane. Lieidit:":.rsxlal ~us;sps were
made on ~ an1 !~ June. Gn It June, a :'` ~trci ws-s~ plasle was d&r=.a;ed,~ ~x~a~a~ly st i ~s
nose.
3e r'ive ;;guns, p:;^o~aU~ .~'t Gvn.s, tirere dtt- :~rY ;south rrf thf~ ta~,.'~.~ay~ }1~s:~-L eai' tl~e ta~;c-
off paint, `i'isrec~ circular tents artd a 13rrt~r fazax?--carnex?c r.~ fin-`:-, ~ac~re set up
~ahand the ~; zn ~sr~lacc~r;sente 1Anat:se:z? sr:~~3 round ten?~ raa:~ ~i.n fr ~ar:t of 'dze f our-
- cornered one>
~n 20 :~a~~A ,a 5u,2a11., app~ently netirl;;.~ '.a?acted I~Zars;~ax? -vas c~u.:eY've? ~~;x? t .e first
ti>ze amc:n~ t'~e ~.al>ris of i'orr._er h.an,?:".~;;. .a tirorlc,hap yras 25X1
housc~ra in tYs:~ s. ~sant;ar , t~ ~~?ound a~;'ta;~~-: ~>lane ?~-ras pax'l:QCl ars 2 : ?~,- ant' 3 planes
an 27 . `ay.
~. T'rse follo:~rin~; ok~sezw~ation~ yrex e rsadF~ ~1, fhe f a.e~.cl t~?cs:rocr 3?~. ~,Ia'r anti 13 Jun-s
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L~.D~-`~'~ PREPARE#~.._._
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t+i3osst 62 f;ai~e-oL.~s ~.~er~. rs~?s:: l,y s~.r~;~.e~ers~isze a1x?crai't~.. :r'ox ty--tvra
sin;~.e~eninc planes orate c~;:k~?xtad a?E; tYse ~'3.eldo
2u :.fay. ~ir~t~reen 7x15 and 7:30. a,r~., =::civiciua~, taitis--tafi' :were =;iade ~iy G uin~;le-
en~,ine p3.szse:c vrhicn larded aftmx? ?:~3;, c:_.,m, ~1~~: creather vx~~~ c~.o~:ydy~
29 A;ay, tit f'$~5 p0~1~6t ~ H1.)]~Ze--en;_s.2r; p:Lanes tool: af.`.f in ~,.loud~=? ;,v~aatliere '~leix?
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a~ eld eras pract~.ced~ t~Jntx'_.: , 1~.;.Ia? t~rax?k ~a'as ~lsC :z ~ ~r~ z:~ asp '
h`t ~'S~,rj' c"ioSiloy ~ tSY3.11-^{,''~I~?32E3 ~.i,~':ISs 1~:1.~Gh 5~I1~~..C: :x'1zCiC~.t~?" ~a;~~''>.s}:~.~y' ~S~C~
raal.al en~i..nErs xanE~E;ti at G'~Q F::.: =d ; Tl~:i.r'1~;~-~si~c s:i.=. -.s~?er ~,.z~~, :Manes
~raz'e aE~ sarvc d at tl~ fie ]tx
~1 ::'fir, lit 6>~~ a.rne, a tvrirrw~x`s~~.~~at~.st.s
~L1Yft~8t~ c'It ~iT~,c~ aariap Sxl#~ ur9.5C t71?~i'17(:' ~:.?clx"~LE'.,~lt,?"~.u:t.,~"'l~i~u k~.t ~;:.~ t~q:p ~"Ta112 :`,`nYi
altitucic of l~at~veexz '~QU azx~ ~;',~: re~1_.E=rsG '1`1'~ ry:l.snc 3__?:xrdec~ ~.-1; 7 ;~=b~rG and.
toak o:~'f araira ~,t ?>1(? aan~e :~_'.;rc~ ';aen ~r~rpsd bat?. gig: '~a~.~ ?:zar~:~ '~4"r_U a4rne
SYix?e c'.1.x~eztt~.ar arld tine fEaL~r--cn_:: A'~ee1 p~~ pd4380 c`I.nd t'~,IG~ a.~.' S~itj~i.S.li t'b '1! r~Ml{?/
ponu ~~urzps were cede by 2 rncl= ,'i?: '~ y ~0 pony a~ac:i i~f '~ ,rlE?zI :~.'~, ~" >5u p~m.,
ive rnE:xl Yiad cirl~u~.ar p~erachuz;:;:, and oxle ~u.~a-.,c~~ was :;,~uip:~ac 'drith a earnered
parachiatab t~rlatlaer ~.Gn~:izx~; ~~Ea~ ~;a~.e at ~>Q~ ~,,~a a`z?:z a t?;l~?~;~-?of3:' ~t ~:lU p,nin
r'iva rrlErn jtan~.,ec: at L>2p pat;~o ~";sa:ic? tis!~; of deseen?~ ~~~~~s 2 Fri~'r:;zte:> d ~.q
soaonds.. ~.e tian lzad tvaa flax?a;.~zutf~s E:~.f yrh~_ckl '?:d~3e .:,;' v~?.d3 ~')~.~I1t~ v t:'21f,1
?~a.: nacl.e a treFa fra~.l a:x'o.:r fSYI ~`' '"'1'.~.?C:E of 7UU r~ 1;~;r;z ':,~ a1as;/b01: aff Ott r7:fk~ ~or?~ y>'#':;;, ",1r:cr1 ,7t2S:1~)C3C~ alt ~3:f):.' '.ci":to . "~C. ._':i.V`C;`. '.:?Gx1
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t~r~~ Baal?ac.lute;~,; t?ac ; ~~:ozld t~rac: ,C:s:i.t:; nrcrlod 2UC~ ~;;z;,?v ::: r~ frE: '~t ~-;+.e ~~uund n
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t?ZE; za~lcl4 s~ aixr s~.n:~e?ryE~n~~ tai ~ ~1.~n~ss tc: alc of st t; ;~~ ~I~r.;, ~s~z~ ~.rzrzded at
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mnd 1.anaec: at ~ :> p,ITn Sr~,~i~r?~.~~o1r'fs r~~d 1, ~;d; ~.M, 4.rs'~?Y''E' ai~serV'ed
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G Junes Fro2a G~ to f~c~ take-of'f`s .~?rere counted at -Fi2e f iold~ Tlldividual
~alcQ-offs, spot. larxli2x~s anti foz-,~.at~.an f2i#;hts i~x c1~ot.:ents of scvJa and
f7.i~;ht forrtat~,.on v~ere >`Iacie4 Fotz~? seEians anc] ~,rizck litir#'r6 parked
about 3U0 meters from the lartc3ir 'sue
7,1 June~~ ~etti~een g anc~ 11 a~r2a ., a biz'lane 'ao~Jeo. a s"_c~eve taz?~~:t vrhich tiaras
x']Y'@Ci at by ii,~ht IaFi ~t2x2s fror2 t,};.e soozt~nrJestera2 ecrn~,r of j..:t1@ i'iald,~~
12 Jtane~, 'i'uuo bipl~tr2ss took off' ~.t ~; paTr~m ar2d lsfzdecl r:r~ ~s2U pima Three
bi.p ones macsa local f~.i,-;hts be'GvrT=axe 9:3U }~,r2a anca 2: ~~U a.mv -Forty-e3.ht
tal."P--O~~'S l7E?rC'1 C01Tnt@(3.o '~1f3 p:L.C=t :; -s'JerE: Chan`g'ed cift+:Il' threU I~_i,F~htsa
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6o On 2! :'?ay, trucks
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tho ty,1ae of t~:~. ~ ~u~u u(crausE; ~:'iEZ a:?ea ~?aas heGvily r~uarded
uv 3;cttiaaen 3 and ~ pin. on 7 Jiz.ne, ~-o six activi~~y eras .}~ksrrv~;f~ at the fieldo
~'11~ou~: ~;U Tl-lOs t~retre parl~QCt :in. ~.~;~c~ roZTS ore tY2~; sottthc~x?n ec~~t.~ of tl2e ~i?1d~
`?`.1ont..y-~f'our of Sze aircra.~t ti?rE;r~ c?t~ltec: a i}~re~^ bi}~~_anes ;~:Ert a~,so par~rod
t? I B2'E: n
9o TrJO tti.~i ,~txr2 e2~2placer,2ents tiJere loc?:-~toc3 on bot.i sici~s a~` ;hc tsaci~ray ~:ast tzf
t}1@ c:`isjx;rsal area it t~2e sauthE>:; n section of thE: f'iE :~..cia Ui1e ~~?-trut2 xu~ ~`~
17c'18 C>'r3u@t"VGCi iT2 @FIC}'2 4'iup7.Z3CGi:2C3fii. s i'? VCi Sol:~iC3rS pr~ar~ ?icE~d ;3iT2iY7,~; VJi'th ~
~Yun, T}ze sol.c;iers ~~ere clzar2~;aa ~-,~sice? /~ tent ~cras ol?:>ervecl neax? the ~A Urur2
er,2p:l.~.ceranntp y
~;- 0 uoi:i;aer2t~, The ,Viii ur2it is :~?ef~cz~~tec~ frori Dessau .~ (ar tha f'ir5t ti;rtea
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