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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000700180010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 12, 2017
• Sequence Number: 10
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/
SECURITY INFORN,ATIou
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TOPIC Gleiwita Airfield
EVALUATION
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DATE OF CONTENT
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DATE OBTAINED
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REFERENCES
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-DATE PREPARED27 February 1953
PAGES I ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
1. In the sunner of 1950, tle airfield south of Gleiwita (Q l/Y 37) was
unoccupied. The destroyed hangars, and other installation had not been
reconstructed.
2. In 1945 and 1946 the airfield was occupied by a few biplanes. Ex.ept
f?,r an air display in 191+9, the field was unoccupied prior to the
spring of 1951. After this date, some biplanes, which occasionally also
towed :.1iderse The planes wore apparently flown by menbers
of an aviation spor assoc ation1 No air force soldiers were seen in
Gleiwits prior to July 1951. The airfield was provided with a spur track
but had no surfaced runway or taxiways.
Connnent. Postwar infori-tion on Gleiwitz airfield was transmitted
once. The inform tion contained in
repo:ct is believed to be credible.
CLASSIFICATION CONFID ;;NTIAL,
Approved For Release 2006/11/05: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000700180010-3