FINSTERWALDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010700330007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 31, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. On the afternoons of 9 and 11 January 1952, 17 twin-en?,ine, loar wing; mono-
planes with double rudder assemblies, i; silver twin-jet aircraft with a red
riarkinF on their noses., and 2 blue green twin-enCine -planes with nose wheels
were counted at Finsterwalde airfield, * All the hangars were closed.
since 27 December 1951, there was no flying; until 7 January 1952 between
11 a0m,, and 2 p,.mo When tvnn"eni-ine planes were aloft. There was no flying
on 0, 10 and 11 Januarys ;etween 10 a,.r..o and noon on 9 January, individual
flights were rade by jet aircraft and twin-engine planes with nose wheels,
In the afternoon, flying was practiced only by jet planes wh ch flew in
formation but.took off and landed individually,
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The radio Installation with four masts was still observed about 400
meters
'v .5t of the ?unvaayn
4. many of the Pe-2s stationed at the
field took off and landed on 26 December,, and one plane allegedly crashed
near the village of Droeessigh shortly of ;,er the take-off r The resident also
said that the bodies of the f our crew members were brought to Cottbus in
red coffins.
5o Soviet officers at the field including Captain Petrov (fnu), sold man
motorcycles. radio apparatuses and pieces of furniture to verrlansolI
Isle unit was probably to be transferred from the field, The radio installation with four casts was still west of the 1'ieid.- It
was connected vd.th the field by a single wire.
Cormient. The aircraft observed are Fels, jet bombers and probably
B=-27so td U71 al Pe-2s are believed to be parked in the hangars as previous-
ly observed at Finsterwalcle ;~,irfield, The jet .lanes at the field were
observed for the fire t time It
is believed that reequip nt wit Jet bmtW started at Fins (,Tnra de
airfield. This is supported l y the im'orr ation that fuel was shipped from
r iesa fuel depot to F insterwalde for the first time on 30 December 1951 and
on 1 January 1952 0 )o far, Liesa fuel depot has supplied
only the jet bonber uAis of the Twenty-Fourth Air Army. It hry.s not been
determined where the jot bombers came frci.k however, it is believed that
the planes were transferred from the I;orthern 13mr Div to Finsterwalde
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~ti raY~n~a~ .. l .r ransler son.iel from Finsterwa? cue was previously
(..,Tjor, e ,r -K riother source - It is r=cssible that,
in corinection with the roeq'1i r. rent with jet bombers ;, one of ?th,; two
re _; ants kno 4,n. to have been stationed here was transferred from Fin cter-.
?walde aiz 'ieldi? The present location of this regiment had not been de.tt. rmined?
ii the personnel have le:??t the Soviet 'Zone of Gormany by trains the. shipments
will probably be reported later Captain Petrov is reported
for the first, time from r i.nsterwalde . ;'le is not believed to be Wentical
wit~viouoly repor?tod officers with the afire names,,
a Pe-2 crashed on 27 Decoy ber '.11.951,.
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