ALT LOENNEWITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010900190003-2
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 13, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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;o 20 ,~anuar l9~;2~ the visibility at "It Loennewitz airfield was limited to about
650 meters. there were rain anca. snow showers. Your Jet aircraft and. one jet engine
were seen in front of the closed, hangars. There was no flying, -Llmoot all the
windows of the barracks bizildirz:: c in the northwestern corner of the field were
Lighted at night? According to residents from FalkanLorg, about 1,403 men were
allegedly stationed at the field. (1)
2. A radio instal a tion with four emu: ts, and a small =sdon cabin in the center as
observed cast of the f _eld about 403 meters from the landing field, he radio
installation as occupied by five Soviet Air -t"orce soldiers. Between this installation
and the runway there were eight masts which were 4 meters high and several deters
apart. A searchli:ht was fitted on each mast. (2)
3. Between 5 and ill Januarys I the southern edge of the field 17'as
surrounded by a board fence which ;sou a ou nit eters high and pointed at its tops (3)
There was no fence alone the western bounc ary. 1ho field was occupied by a .iovi :t
unit, estimated at 310 non who wort blue m,a:iiet::, A:ost of the voldio>rc 'wore -.or
decorations,, A unit of an esti.nated 123 . eri, ociuip?ed ;with motor vehicles and
horsedrawn vehicles, was also stationed at the field? hose soldiers had clone - 'opted
TiFai r, According to previous observations,, the field wa.; occupied by auci ccti^mtod 18
mid-wing raono3lanc s with s c )t-aback w7in~ , Three tra:s_)orts a: d d 1 hi_ hwing courier
plane z?ere also stationed ;,there. Practice flights were made. ?betwe M 9 a.riand 3 ;)ori0
in good weather only, Ivefore the daily flying activity started, three; radio tr?ic'.cs
appoarod,, The aircra. t were refueled from a tank truck on the di5-)crsal area in front
of the hanrarso Alriost every tenth day.. the 3l~anos took off for firing practice over
the wo vied area near Peigern (11 52/L 73). It appeared that tank and rotor vehicle
decoys 'Sere locatod where because it vies rep.at,ed?y of served that decoy targets wore
trams-oorto from the field to this train.n- areas unit stationed near belgorn
was also as igned to =, It Loennewitz air field. ~-,i:uring flying activity, sentries
patrolled in this area, ()i)
Between 11:33 aorci, and h:30 p.ma on 16 January, the field was observed from its
eastern and southern sides. The cloud base was about 503 meters, and visibility was
limited to about meters. There were occasional showers, the field
could be observed only for a few minutes because of the strict security measures. At
.least 15 transports were observed takin=g off acid landings (>) Two I::IG-]5s without
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:"f. roa c1 c! fcr La:1(l in6" in 1i_rne '.'dial t'', rail.roac' i.i.nc, n -)-Uncr )1..11o C 0 Y an
from the ".doatsout.th-we: tfle-.-, aerol's this s jot '_: 1i1in'" a circle at an alt1 ti '.cc
of (0:) to 73.) ::1oters any cane in to land ;}::'ter 9 1/2 to i:) .iinuten,
Gans in the ie-ice were boarded '! n, (3) 1,ir force seotri :3c ?3atrra bc_ al-) t-
h . irrrmy~ 310 133, 'To leae in-- or unl:raciii- of aircraft :?~as observ/c ,, '..'o c.ianc7o
rzaS '. 31) crved at the radio installations on a?it' near the fiold.o yhc; restricted
area in Za1kenberi- now, t e eloctric o :~;?r -a].,-ant .7;1s Still vacant,, (6) Trucks
entered and loft tho field:,
windows a ,. he
one transport with t o radial e-: -iucs and five
!A second ?aLane
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71o- windows,, he two trans-)orts prac ticca .:y1' ,-1 3?,". woen 10 aorlo
and yo,in, flF station with four masts, a radio inc,tallation with two 1:lasts and
a wooden cabin, and. an entrenched radio truck were observed east of the fLeicL
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For exact course of this fcncc .
(1) `? :~an ecerler 1.-'ra, "It I,oenlcwitz has bon occur) ed by a nc:ly activated
fighter r'c iment, The reported total occ:lr Lion of about I144O; C:i[:n nab t
correct alt>hour1 no m umbers arc available for comnari_sona, It is unknown ho;?r
land U1-15s arc presently-? as.,irned to the n ~.!.y ~, c.~a ri.t_L i lt0 'in?d u') to .foaYaircz"'a~'t
have boon observed at the field lt''lou-;h 00'r, li.rerri't lr.~l 25X1
be n rked, in the ban,;ar it i. 1.hclicvce l t' zat the is nat 4a- fu11Y
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(2) The ".['C )C;I{ )t' Station about 4,).,' motors ea; t of the r'1:'1" a - and the saarc1iliin
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l canoe of the alleLed practice flights bar tran.-F Tarts over
t:ie fie-.d has not been clarifi.ed:
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ti,evr are probably 2s (D,',--3'
The air trams fort ret iciont is still stationoc: in ltenbixr;' as
:Inferred from Vic fuel shionents
tlIca hea(~C}uai-bets
U',vr .n,? the pre~;edin.; tJoCk y
this rerrinont in ~i~ trnl vr~ .
(6) The Falkerberg restricted ar;,,a :^l1a 7r-v:.?--Y occupied
Officers v dependents of the tyro f i?;hter rc?i. gents oho piore transferred
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