DESSAU AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015600200008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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la The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Dessau airfield
between 22 September and 11 October 1952:
22 e ter ber. The sky was 3/10 overcast at an altitude of 600 to COO motors.
At 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m0, one Ground attack plane each took Off. The
planes remained aloft for one hour. They flew over the field, .one lies in the
clouds.
24 September, Between U a.r.~, are 5 p.ma, formation flights were made by [,round
attack planes wrhich? took off in flights and subsequently assembled in echelon
formation. The aircraft remained aloft, for 70 to 75 mir,ut,est,, The was
8/10 overcast at an altitude of between 600 to 800 iieters.,
25 o_ tenber ht 11:4. a ground attack plane towing an air sleeve took
off an headed northeast, The plane circled over the Fiaeming lidge and landed
at 2 p.m. roar biplanes started night flying at 7 p.m. There was a closed cloud
base at an altitude of 600 to 800 meters,, and a westerly wind. Fourteen take-
offs, were counted. The planes rex.ained in the air for 30 m .notes. Air activity
was discontinued at 9:30 p.r:r,,., because of rain. Beiweern 10 pam. ann_ nic night,
two biplanes were observed aloft.
?7 ;eptcriber, There was a 6/10 overcast at an altitude of 1,200 to 1,600 motors,,
Betvoen 3 a.m. and 2:30 pnr.i., take-offs wore made in formations of 3 and 1 . planes,
in addition to a total of 21; individual take-offs. Gne plane towed an air
sleeve heading northeast.
29 'e tember. ground attack piano toot: off at 6:30 heading oast,
30 be3ptenber, ?Here was a 5/10 overcast., The cloud base was at an altitude
of 1,,5500. to 2,000 raters. Air activity was conducted by four biplanes between
7:30 a.rr. and 1:20 p.m, ~t Ground attack plane landed at 11:30 acr..
1 October. The sky was 4/10 overcast at an altitude of about 2" 0~+e~ rioters,
The si'oi ity was limited to 3 or 10 km. Between 3:15 a. m0 and 5:30 . p,m?,
take-offs were n:~ade individually and in forivations 'of four planes. Flying was
practiced in squadron formation. The aircraft usually remained in the air for
about 75 minutes. A plane to'.1.r an air sleeve was also observed aloft,,
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2 October, In the everting, there -.;gas a 6/10 overcast at an altitude
o:i 2,000 to 2,X00 rioters. between 6:30 p,n,, and midnight, night f1;,rin:_,
,.,.,as uracti.cod by three biplanes, ,seventeen take-offs were counted',,
The planes retained aloft for about 10 ninutesa Ten additional trek::'-
offs were made b r aircraft which slew for about one hour. The planes
flew with set position lights but without landin li ;?its, The obv t,acle
lights were switched on.
IF. October. . There was a /10 overcast, the cloud base being at an a ti--
tucie o r 1,000 to 1,200 meters. Five grrnLnd attack planes took off et
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u a.m. heading east, T'rte landings of the planes were not observed.
votvreon 3:30 a,m, and--2 p.m., t c e was air activity by f;rounc' attar;k
;:lanes which? usually flew in the clouds,
6 Cc-l;o At 2 p,m., ceve: round attacl, plans tc ok off fri :i the field
heariit'r:; east, It was not observed. that the planes 1