GOETZENDORF AIRFIELD AND MILITARY POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000800070006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2010
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC ?Goetzaenndorf Airfield and Hilitarv Pose
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10 Between 8 a.m0 and 2 p0m on 12 March l953p 44 ?e2sp 2 damaged ?e 2s# 3 bra Cobra
" 63-1. planesp 2 Boston A 20 planes and 2 biplanes were observed at Goetsendorf
(P 49 57) airfield. There was a 10/10 ove:coast, a northeasterly wind of about
10 as a ceiling at an altitude of about 1,9500 meters and good sibiliy0 The two
biplanes practiced flying. Soldiers wearing fur clothes stood around the mobile
flight control station and apparently were given instructions. The crews of the planes
were changed after 30 to 40 minutes. A tank truck, 2 trucks and 1 radio truck
were parked near the mobile flight control station. Apparently ma ntenance work was
being on the Pe-2a0 Some engines were ring run up and stopped aain0 Truck 25X1
whose driver wore blackkborderod blue aepaaulets, moved to she field
20 A sentry weans 7 black-bordered blue aaapau1eeta was posted at the komwid atura a d
Badatq driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets,, was parked in root 25X1
of it- cars wearing blue service dolor and others wearing red-bordered black
epaulets with artillery insi a entered and left the building. Motor vehicles
observed included sedate driver vaaring black bordered. blue spaauletap 25X1
in front of the hospital ckss 9 van-like trucksfl 1 truck fitted w ?tka, a
whose drivers wore flack-bordered blue epaulets. There s
no ctwnge In a a us of the braced a nten;aG mast and of the installation a . the
officer billets at the southeastern exit of oetsendorf,
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Goetsendorf airfield is still believed to be occupied. by a bo bsr
regiment, 25X1
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