[BESSAU] AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500050008-9
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 31, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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At ?3 p(m. on 15 June 191s 13 swept-back jot figh,ers 1 jet fiJiter with a
fuselage steps 2 single-engine 11w-wing monoplanczs and 2 biplanes were counted
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were parked near the flight control building 1)
20 Between 3 and 4 pm 0 on 17 Junes, 0 swept-back jet figitcrss 1 jet fighter with
fuseirce steps 2 single-engine lowing manoplanes and 2 biplanes were parked on
the eastern edge of the field. Two swept-back jet fighters with the rmiliglik25X1C
were soon noxt to the flight control building,
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e je, lc or was ying and another one was aeon on the eastern edge of the
field. One .pt fighter with a fuselage step 14 riingle.engine low-awing monoplanes;,
and 2 biplanes were also parked at the field.
Botweon 3 and 4 port. on 22 Jure, the eastern edge of the field was occupied by 7
sttpt-bacic jet fightorss 1 jet fighter with fuselage Etteps. singlo-engins low
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wins monoplanes and 2 biplanes. The swo t-back jet fiLhters near the flight
cortrol building White-bordered rieviet stars were
sem on all uncovered swept-back jet Lighters on days 0 olmlervation.
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MIOn 21 Junes there was flying with swept-back jet firhters at the airfield. Between
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5:18 and 5;58 p.m, six take- ff ' ' - i aft with three-
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not changed botweez .uw.vimai iocaiigl s. A rre trucks CATO tank trucks s a
trucks a jeeps and an ambulance were parked at the take-off point, One starting
carriaZep two truclles and one jeep were seen at the right side of the runw. Two
re signal lights fired at 6 p.m0 gave the signal for discontinuing flying
? activity. Thereafter s 2 jet fighters were parked at the flight control building.
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edge of the field.
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trio vco .uore .sit1in7 in tar-x",,,l, .rla.r section of the
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.rov Li s Tarre as till: nA',Tber fl:Tinr had r:4-,,00eed.
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:f.'"-r...htc.::n:7- 1 Jet f1:711.tr with a filseare stop., 11 biplanes, and
Tun swept-ack witn the red numbers
are yere ax F lirht control bvilein7, ThpTe v,as. no fl7inr?.
v7eTc oarked on ths, eastern eece a.t 6,20 r jt. on 27Jn
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niond7 "7-.3.th an 8,0-motor (1 eTO4,?. Illancs landed
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work dom-2. on OT the STMIA-bck
the (.1.stcrnPC e t cP.ield ftve soeed to have n:
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arrived recn 1116. 1.!vcn durinz tte
Jet olenes (LI: 'LL rt fl.in iric j:11". the Ffield inore no
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park-3d next to the aircrat
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(3 o rn on 6 Ji.71:r, the field was more heafily occupied than on the
preceding da;rs,.: .t;t, least 20 aircraft,k :including a jet fighter with
linelage s-c,cro?. or 3 biplanevs anti about 2 or 3 single-erv.ine
.thf?onoblanes irt(; seen on the eastern e.(447:0 ul. the. ie1cL, The alert
21,nies nadtc red numbers 977,, 980, azai 313:. (5)
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