WERNEUCHEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R013300130005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2012
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 1, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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"~0s~ "~. ~'?s' CLASSIFICATION SECT/CONTROL-U.S. CFI+'IC:1'AI:,~~'dl` .
MAY 1949
_ SECURITY ~3FORT~~.T ION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
~~'4Y~-~~~`?~'X t1 INFORMATION REPORT
CD N0.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT ~derneuchen Aj.rf iel~.
ACQUIRED
DATE QE IP
ACQUIRED
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INiORMAT10N AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFE MSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE A[T SO
U. S. C.. 31 ANO 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REYELATIpN
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTNO RI2ED PERSON I$ PROS
MI SITED BY LAW. REPROOUC /ION OF TH15 fORM IS PROMI BITE D.
GATE DISTR. lei November 1952
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N0. OF ENCLS. 1 (5 Aagec,
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT N0.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFnRMATInN
The attached. report on Werneucher. airfield
CLASSIFIC,4TION SECRET~CONTR~I, U.S. t?FFICI:'~LS OTdLY
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1'NIS IS AN ENCI.OS~iA
1. .Aircraft Count
No apparent change from the Last count which was:-
3$ IL 28 aircraft
2 UIL 28
3/~. LI 2
1+/5 PO 2
2~ Aircraft I~Qarkin~s etc.
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The aircraft were dispersed along the Southern and South--Westerly taxi-
txaak, .The IL 28 aircraft were silver ~ and had the Soviet red
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3. Air- Activity
15tki Sept 52 (a) 2 formations of 3 Il 2$ aircraft took off
(b} 5 formations of 2 IL 2$ aircraft tank off
(c) 18 single IL 2$ aircraft took off,
(d) 3 IL 28 aircraft were obsexved touring drogues
(e) j PO 2 aircraft took off
(f) 1 YAK 15 or similar aircraft took off,
16th Sept 52 (a) 1 formation of q TL 28 aircraft took off
(b) 2 forrrk~tions of 3 IL 28 aircraft took off
(e) 2.~. single IL 28 aircraft tools off
(d) ~ IS 2 aircraft took off
(e) 2 PO 2 aircraft took off
(f) 1 YAK 11E. aircraft took off
(g) 1 YAK 15 or sin~i,lar aircraft took off
(h) 1 MIG 15 landed and took off again after approx. 2 hou~s~
(i) Night flying by IL 28 aircraft,
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1 nth Sept 52 (a) 1 formation of 9 IL 28 aircraft tools off
(b) 2 formations o#' 3 IL 28 aircraft took off
(c) 3 formations of 2 IL 28 aircraft took off
(d) 12 single IL 28 aircraft took off
(e) 2 YAK 11f. aircraft took off
(f} 1 PO 2 aircraft took off
(g) 1 LI 2 aircraft took off
18th Sept 52 (a) 3 farmations of 2 TL 28 aircraft took off
(b) 18 formations of iL ~$ eingl~ a~.~cx~a#'t took off
(c} 2 LI 2 aircraft took off
(d) 1 PO 2 aircraft took off
(e) 1 formation of 2 PO 2 aircraft took off
(f) 2 YAK 11{. aircraft took off
1 nth Sept 52 (a) 6 IL 2$ aircraft took off
(b) 2 LI 2 aircraft took off
(c) 3 PO 2 aircraft took aff
30th Sept 52 (a) 1 formation of 22 IL 28 aircraft,
These aircraft took up position on the
runway in pairs. The second and sub-
sequent pairs moving into position as
loan as the previous pair had opened up.
Some pairs took off almost in formation
and in doing this, the NO 2 aircraft some-
times overshot the leader.
(b) 2 formations of 12 IL 28 aircraft took off
(c) 3 formations of 3 IL 28 aircraft took off
(d) 17 single TL 28 aircraft took off`
(e) 2 single PO 2 aircraft took off
(f) Night flying IL 28 aircraft.
'fs~Oct 52 (a3 3 farmations of 6 IL 28 aircraft took off
(bj 5 formations of 3 IL 28 aircraft took aff
(e) 22 single IL 28 aircraft took off
(d) ~. single PO 2 aircraft took aff,
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2nd act 52 (a) 12 single IL 28 aircraft took off
(b) ~ PO 2 aircraft took off
(c) Night flying IL 28 aircraft,
3rd Oct 52 (a) 2 formations of 5 IL 28 aircraft took off
(b} 6 formations of 2 IL 28 aircraft took off
(o) 15 single IL 28 aircraft took off
(d) 1{. single PO 2 aircraft took off
(e) 1 LI 2 aircraft took off
4th act 52 (a) g IL 28 aircraft took off
(b) 1 2 aircraft took off
(c) 2 PO 2 aircraft tools off
On 27th Sept 52 the~~,?craft normal7,y stationed at this airfield
were not there ~trid ~0 IL 2$'landed from another airfield and later
took off again.
5. Grass Landing Strip
A number of IL 28 aircraft continue to use this strip far both take c
and lanca,ing,
6. ~T Installations
Two and sometisr~s three W~T vehicles are stationed by the runway when.
flying is in progress, The W~T installation on the North Eastern s:idc
of the airfield by HIRSCHE~LD is still there,
Flak
The work on the bunkers adjoining the gunpits of the eight 8,LH cros AA
guns situated nt the North-~'dest corner of the airfield has now been
completed and the bunkers have now been completely covered vvith turf.,
The four light AA guns at the South-West corner of the airfield ~rc~ ~-!-~,'
there,
arrived by train and took up position
On Monday 29th .Sept four AA guns estimated to be 3,7 ems calibre,
During an air raid practic
e these guns were towed by L1~4`'vs
After the practice they were to:veci
back to their original position. The shoulder boards of the personn;:~_
were black with red piping,
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10, ~'u~x ~nstall.ations
An excavatos^ is nor at work
tanks which have been uxi7.oaded at ti~.a.s
spat, This estimated that excavations ire
the installation of the
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~ / an area considered capable of ta:=ing
9 tanks. A road is being construcited
which will join this fuel installation to the Southern taxitrack.
11, ~o.nstruction Prc~amme
All hardstandings have now been completed.
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12. Two aircraftshelters have. now been constructed and the 3rd and Lath a-^e
being built. Tt is intended that all dispersal points will eventual],y
have shelters built round them.
13. When the excavator filled the first aircraft shelter with earth some of
the concrete slabs bulged out from the slotted concrete posts into ~vhi.ch
they had been fitted and new slabs had tc be ~made~ The size of the
wall slabs is stated to vary between 1.20m x 0.60 m to 1.2Gm x 0.80m.,
Tn order to avoid similar occurrences in the future, the shape of tkze
wall has been modified and is nolpl strengthened with cross pieces joir_:in~;
the two walls at the top. See sketch at Appendix "B".
It 3.s ~gp~y~~~ that troops draftee +c, ~,ir. ~;i~~3 F7. h1, Re~,mc; is d.recst f'~Tora
snit;ial training units, do not wear any badge on the S.B, Badges a1~n-:;may
Shan; der Bacl~es
-only to be worn by troops who have passed some form of trade test,
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