MERSEBURG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003500560010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The following air activity end E.ircra ft were observed at Fer. set urg airfield
between 1 and 22 December 1953:
1 and 2 December. '.there was no air activity although the weether was cloud-
less.
t'ecember~, Fetween 9 a.n. rind 4:30 p.r.., sweet-back jet fighters were ob-
served aloft. There were clouds in the sky.
and 6 Dece4ber5, No air activity was observed. The we 'ther was cloudless
and visi.1 i.lity wes good.
7 December Thirty-five KiG-15 cr U-1140-15's were counted in front of the
hangars and in the revetments. AOditionel ~- ircra.ft were parked in open
hangers.
9 recernbero Eetween 2 p.m. end 3:30 p.m., sore local fli{;hts were nede. There
was s closed ceiling :nd poor visilility.
10 to 22 December. There was corrraratively little air activity. Between 11 a.n,,
and 1 F.ni. on 17 December, none fli ;hta were Trade 1.y G-15 or U_11G-l5s, ,chile
the we-ther was cloudless. The landing field was covered with snow 3 to 4 ex
deep after 20 Decc tier. The snow was not cleared -sway up to 22 T:: cember. Fe_
tween 10:30 a.m. end 2:1C p.n. on 22 Lecenler, air activity ~Nas conducted at the
field. 11here wes a closed ceiling.?
2. According to runr:ors in I`Prseburg, the derendents of the r=-r1 ied officers were
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Cogrxen$ 1 ersel urn airfield is occupied by P. fighter division
headquarters acrd a fighter regir.:ei to 1 total of 48 Y?:1G-15s were
reportedly tstioned at the field In late November 1c53- 25X1A
The present report r,r:tes mention of 35 Fnd rare .-;iG-l5so
It 11e s r?ot been determined for what i.urpose an incree sed nunbor of r ircraft
re' th
p ua tioned.. at the field. The a.ctu l aircraft streng at the field is.
.un` nownm
F .onmein1 , These runors. are t:.e; ieved to cone true r: s the ,errivul of
Soviet officers dependents was reportedly expected or effected at other 25X1 C
airfields.,
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