AIRFIELDS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPOR" C"U NO.
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SUBJECT
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TH(5 DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OFTHE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT SO
U. 5 C.. 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO.
HIII TED BY LAW. REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED
STATE NAVY NSRB
ARMY AIR
CLASSIFICATION
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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COTTT3U$. AIRF'LLD - Routine Report
a) 2 twin-engined a of PE 2 tom.. Parked on the N side of
the 'airfield in front of the hangars. The cabins and the
majority of the engines were covered. The fuselages were
painted olive green on the upper sides and light blue
b) A red Soviet star with a white border was seen on fu'selage's
and rudders,
Some -of the a/c had cabins uncovered for a short time and L
the fore end sloped steeply and was almost
vertical and the rear portion was very rounded.
2. Egui
Sme nt
d) One biplane of PO 2_ ~e was parked in front of the hangars.
The DUMBO type radar
has been removed from its former
site
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Estimated at 500-600 men in airfield and barracks. Some of the
officers wore the new type of uniform. All others wore normal
SAP uniform, insignia, etc.
3. Garrison
other W/T equipment
5, Activities
No Plying activity took .place beyond flights of PO 2s as follows:
a) 1110 hrs - One PO 2 took off and circled the airfield., later flying
COt
over on a straight course. It then proceeded N1 an:'. vra.A
not seen to land.
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b) 1130 hrs - One PO 2 type landed and was parked opposite
hangars. 1.-.eathor 2-4/10 clouded, cloud base
1000 ri. Light SW wind, good visibility.
6. Recent changes
No landing; lights
at either E or W end of runways.
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1. Mrcraft count 13 Feb 51
A- MY
12 IL1Os
9 LLB. 7 Type
1 Biplane
I TU 2
The aircraft w re standing in croups about 200 m in front of the
hangars (The description of the L,' 7 Type is at l:ppendix
2. Airf ield Descri A ion
The airfield is approx 6 kr_,.s from the town of STENDL_L in the direction
of the OSTERBUMER-CaUSSFE,, and measures about 2 km x 2 krm. The a/f
surface is grass and appeared to be in good condition, the subsoil hard
and sandy and in no way bogged.
3. Buildinvs
There are three hangars, one round roofed and two flat roofed, on the
North side of the airfield behind which is situated the accor.,-aodation
and works buildings. No airfield defence posts
1t runway is alleged to be cornenced in Apr or I!,iay with a length of 2000 ri.
Personnel
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The present estimated strength is 250-300 men. Some troops were
wearing ]aaht blue shoulderboards with black piping. Officers were
wearing dark brown leather coats devoid of any badges orrarc. 50X1-HUM
Officers of the SAF are occupying quarters in the town of STENDtJ. These
quarters. have been requisitioned Since Jun 1950.
6. Eguinrment and Installations
The unit possesses its own water supply and fuel storage is in the
vicinity of the hangars.
aircraft markings
On the engine cowlings of the Li. 7 type aircraft appeared a broad black
stripe of approx 10.taas. width, joined by P. black stripe of similar
dimensions on the side fusel^ge. These had the 'appearance' of being
painted over previous markings.
8. F12in,ti activity
On 13 Feb 51, 3 IL 10 a/c were flying at approx 1 minute 50X1-HUM
iritexvals,
At about 800 nm distr ce rori STENDt-L railway station, they
banked sha'ply, dived down in thu area of the station, opening fire
simultaneously with machine guns. They appeared to attack an area 2U0 m
from the station and then passed over the station at about 100-150 n and
turned away SSIW. SEUET CUM*
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Supplies
An LICT arrive once per dry delivering sacks of cement
AMMa "All
IES(:RIFP IO T of Lt. 7 T ype, 1" IRCRAFT
1. General description:
with a tail wheel.
G ro= ez f osey.ge mounting the
pilot' s cabin behind which is an.
Fhe undercarriage is retractable
Lour-winged, radial engined aircraft
with n sink seater cabin and
rou1z ed w ri tips.
ronded elevators and the rudder
o arias a; pronouncecl trimming ta'o.
The empcnn.tge is uniform with
D cgrl _c ii tl' oec oxorcisc:~ rero cor'inE.`c3.
t'. the
.EGRET CONTROL
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1. I,ircr, f t~
sECkET (OL th(UL
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IX)B ; ZlTZ/) LST 'L, AIRFIELD
27 Fob
79s
1611s
2 J'O 2 s
No f lying activity I on that data.
-. FL:rsonnel
sentries wearing light'-blue shoulder-straps :ran a..rtned with
auto i?titi.c fire^.)non:. along, the H2,13[TRG R CIU.USA !!'. 50X1-HUM
The dr i.vero of vehicle were SI'.F troops wcai i.ni; winter
greatcoats with light--blue :shoulder-straps.
;EGRET CONTROL
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:CI.RCH iJ-SPOS~PTI'? (15 Feb 'eb 1)
1. There ore an estimated 600 to 300 peroonnel st,'.tioncd on this a/f,
weal :i.iig plain blue SI3s o :, blue with black pining, some )i.d.. with SAP
insi ;nia.
3 3cIG 15 s
st
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:i_ract activity - part icul x :
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i) At 0740 hro two machines landed within four minutes
of each other am' taxied to the hangars.
ii) At 0822 hrs, thrE.c machines taxied from the parking area
to the run-,w.:y. One after the other thesis machines took
off in the direction of. DUa' c3CHO'U, made a half-turn around
the airfield until all three. ,sere in the air to;ethcr, end
at 0833 hrs they flc; in formation in the direction of 1 ROHIf':,i.
landed and. returned to the parking area.
ioi..) 2s.t 1502 hrs, two machines
iii) ~-t 0912 li.rs a machine coning from the direction of DIJT'SCHO";T
landed on the ru.rnray then turned off the runr,Tay and taxied
to the parl_ixd ; area.
b) 2114ervvtinn on 21_ I'eb 5
i) .t V+17 hrs, : achine taxied from the perking area! to the
r.urn-r:ay, an{ took off in the direction of DWSCH0j11. At 1424
h.rs a second e.iachine took off and joined the first, both 50X1-HUM
flying is the d:irec;tion of PMCIHL..
4. On st`.r. i;j.nrr, '11
-.I nircrnf t w' nt through the following procedlu.re:
With the aircraft stationary, _. lore lo'.Z .whirring; sound l etin,'f ccpprox '
two niin.ute?i, resci:iblinn the sound of a. yr cuum clean' r, T hi:50X1-HUM
T', f'ollc~;ed by ' ti'-,(' of '? t`.:n-stroke cmnine,' 3c;MC,
~ and c~E;
time a long tongue of fl_mc -ae,a aeon to come fro'.1 the rc; of crt a/a .
this flai t r .dur.:lly d Jndled and finally disappeared. At th.i: point
the m chine becomes mobile and taxies to the rurnway.
is betwoen five, and seven ::rout .
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_ ER?3 lirf is lc? titre 16 1~eb - 6 34Iar 1
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2. hircr'aft 19 Eeb 51 - 9 TvIIG 15s
shovel i.noir;ni.n, quartered in the barracks on the airfield.
cstii,mater!. 750 Airf'o.rcu person-1o1 01' whoa approx 90 are officers. There,
are also an c stiraatedi 50-80 OR -a--Zing black shoulderboard s with crossed
2 Typo 26 jets
3P02s
23 lob 51 - E, RIIG 15s
14- Type 26 jets
2 PO 2c
28 i- eb 51 - 11 MIG 15s
3W.K9s
3 -'0 2:s
5 r,iar 51 - 8 T;?IG 15s
5 Type
~y26 jets
3 YAK 9s
4. PO 2s
3. Flying? , otivity has been irregular osrd it
haas only taken place or one or Vo hours per day. There have generally
been between two and fops' MIG 15s carrying out local formation flying and
120 2s and YlAK 9s have boon observed aar:ryinrr out circuits end landings.
4. a) The following ocuipraent inside the airfield: 50X1-HUM
2 mobile searchlights
2 fixed searchlit*htc; situated on the NE corner of the airfield..
I wirelcos truck which i'i fitted with a single; mast and which
changes its position fray day to d-a.y.
4 L'.., guns attached to hentvy towi.n ri .chines.
b) There have been no c
`, flying and searchlight exercise.,;
but the searchlights have been
:we:n the hours of 2330 en( 0100 hrs.
regularly opc:rnhh n;,, be,
a) The four ."u, guns on the SE corner of the a/f
where groups of up to 70 0; training on the],. T,,Io 50X1-HUM
firing has taken Place.
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5. .cork is still continuing on ghat appears to lie the enlarging of the HE
corner of the off. I. lame number of rient
and timber L-7the
NE corner.
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Ktj tth4IK( AIR
51
IUHPETN AII'Y:E,3;) SUTRREEP (27 Feb - 5 Mar
No aircraft have been
2. a)
c)
The f
come
olIcnving equil.>rient was
on the north-vest
1 mechanie~~l excavator
3 concrete -i.txcrs and
A large number of railway lines and sleepers.
assenbau Gosellscha.ft der Bau Union Ost
done in three shift,, as
areas are under flood-lighting at nights
d) The work which has been carried out by the Brandenbur isch3
bunker
3? The annasat us
on this airfield during the
a rurnvny 50 metres Vide, 1600-1800 r.i
in length, is being built on this airfield, running from.
north-west to south-cast. The grass surface of the air-
field along this length has already boon dug up. There,
arc approx 180-200 workers employed on the removal of
this surface.
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hear this airfield, appears to be used, or to have
boon used. for air conditioning purposes.
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harlgar3 closed,
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(b) Marki igs: The 27 IL' s in tae south of the airfield had. a rein star
with 1--,rhite border on the tail. On the leading edge of the rudder was light
blue or white flash.
(a) 'ircraft:
border on the tail and a bright red Clash on leading edge of rudder.
or 1+ small bombs in wooden crates. Under the port -ring, a wooden plaiform
Under the starboard wing of these , .irrra- t were groups of either 2 lar
The ,vest edge of tho airfield had lighting
t: 2 IL 10's, Hangars closed,
The ; II,
On S"T1,.4KEN, ELLTAL arid ' 'ORAN i',? P[i`R - the revolving searchlights :ore
in action, one at a time, and in the order given, STA41 \T searchlight.
decor bed 10revolutions aria c nt out. EL3TAL searchlight thendescrJ~}ec3.
f our revolutions aend out. o T ha. ueo,~ ~TFsEJ`:G searchlight then described' 15
revolutions entry was repeated during the ever" rig
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with * ~a -er.os of 10 h searchlight nu~ pointed Before commencing to rotate and on.
in g, p or a fe,r seconds to the centre of :.u
jrt ginary trianglo formed. by the 3 air- iclds,
2's took place.
During the above per"orma.nce, flying by 3
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2 P0 2f s seemed to say in tbs. vicinity of :11LSTAL, the third seemed to _'ly
'f'A'n-af Prl7v frrim 11 na ni-rc? of 1h i:riarial fnt;,~a rrlc C'PL LTe?T ..-__
T =V , DO?.1TZ FBIBTA: and SCH N??MIDE
'T'ime- of revolution approximately 6 seconds.
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COHRO
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