WEEKLY AIR SUMMARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300160005-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 17, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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East Germany
Weekly Air Summary
This material contains Information affecting the Na-
tiool Defenss of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Lws, Title 18, U.B.C. Secs. 793
and 7N, the teapsenissbo or revelation of which in
&a1? manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited
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The following is a summary. of information on Soviet airfields
in East Germany-observed prior. to 16 March:
A. Aircraft Counted Outside Han ears
1. MIG-15's:
Grossenhain: 6 on 1 March
Jueterbog: 21 on 6 March
Laer7? 38 on 28 February
1euruppin: 28 on 5 March
Wittstock: 15 on 4 March
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Werneuchen: 45 to 50 on 9 March
3. ILWl.0's :
Brandenburg-Industriehafen: 32 on 11 March
4? PO-2'e:
Oranienburg: 9 on 28 February
Schoenwalde: 4 on 3 March
Tti 32 Helicopters;
Neu.brandenburg: 3 on 1 March
6. No Aircraft:
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Brandis on 28 February
Reinsdorf on 6 March
B. Air Activity:
1. New Aircraft :
MIG-15's with more powerful engines appear to have arrived at Jueterbog.l
2. &eercisess
During the night of 8 March, the fighter regiment at Grossenhain practiced
intercepting approaching aircraft. Apparently, sleeve targets were used.
Similar exercises took place in daylight on 11 March at Zerbet and Jueter
bog. Other 24th Air Army units engaged in very intensive activity during
daytime and in favorable weather; individual as well as formation flighty
were observed. Bombers from Werneuchen dropped bombs over the Gadow-Rossow
range. On 11 March, activities of the ground-attack regiment at Brandenburg-
Industriehafen were limited to individual flights.
C. Workers on Construction Proiects( 20 February )s
1. Gross Doellns 800.
2. erfurt: 460.
3. Tutow: 280.
D. Unit Movements:
Oranienbures
Two buildings in Weisse Stadt have been half vacated by Soviet army personnel,
and the quarters have been inspected by a major and six higher officers of the
Soviet air force. Reportedly, jet bombers will transfer to Oranienburg in
March 1955.
C s An air unit, probably a bomber unit, is expected at
Oran enburg for an extended occupation.
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