LAERZ AND RECHLIN AIRFIELDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007400120008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 21, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 20, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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at, a site at a?hi.ch1 a radar set -;,.,as previously located, A rotatable mast,
about 3 to 31` meter.-3 was witted. on the roof of radio truck
On top of the tna.st was a dipole carrier y about 3 meters lone, with seven dipoles, each from 60 to 70 cm lon;.. Two leads-ins connected one of the,
dipoles with the base of the masto The sat was in operation during flying
activity. The rear of the radio. truck pointed to the southeast. After.
reaching a neutral pearai.tion, the enti_.r~e mast turned about 45 de roes so that
it pointed to the, east and then made regular movements of 160 degrees to the
west and back w gain. gain. f~ach movement of 160 des.rees lasted about 2 to 21
minutes., (jt)
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I 4, pe7~ru='. ry X95-~ railroad tank cars were observed on the spur
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track of the Laerz (%d 541/ .13) . airfield. Thirty-four^ `I Z -?i~5s were
counted on the Western and, southwestern edges of the field., Three of
the Sal ? e " . which were not c off'e'red with tarpaulins;, were standing near
the ruz.hay: (1) ('w the western edge of the field. wore two jet planes
wit with straight T4 tugs straigbt rudder a F'ser'lib:). le a, nose wheel l air exhaust
u:L1C t;T" the ;i'us l a e in 11s*`: w?t }l the t ei.l t.n edges of Vd117 , and a notice11 -
ably long cockpit;, extending about one third of the entire llan,,,-th of the-,
fuselage. (2) Two l:~aw r;r:1.17. inorioplane : with rcadi,al engines were also
parked can. the s ou ther?n : ;u of V e field,. One of the jet fighters
swe;;)t-'taack wings het I I.C tl to be as r.~ o seater since its cockpit tended
rather far to the rear, ON There was intensive flying in a partly
^_tou s Visibility' was 'oo(L The planes assembled in the air in
'Ol^:2c7tior1C; of t:"" r ti y sever., and ten raixcraft. 't `_ cl Lr flying time "Lasted
from 20 to 25 minutes, The field was :;agar t s u,r~ ct_L a guarded than before,
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C+om.ents.
(1) The same occupation was previously reported by the sane source.
Two fighter regiments and one fighter division
headquarters are believed to be stationed in Laerz.
( ) T,7pe 16 Jet aircraft. The cockpit is, rather long because the
plane is a two-seater and is used as a trainer.
(3).To date, there have been no indications that a two-seater version
of the 741G ] 5 existse it is possible that the cabin roof of a
T IG-lS was slid to the rear, giving the impression of a very long
cockpit.
f(4) same source reported geviously that the Durtbo type radar set was
removed from Rechlin airfield. See ' L-11735. The radar set
which was recently erected at the sane location is a RIS&-2 typed
Its location was reported previously, Fcr 25X1A
sketch of radio truck with mast, see Annexe
1 Annex"- One sketch on ditto.
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Radio Truck ut Rechlin Airfield
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