MERSEBURG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000800330010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINEL
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.ATE PREPARED Mar 953
1. From 3 through 16 January 19538 no air activity was observed at
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rfield, Throughout the reported period, eight canvas-
covered MiG.15s were parked about 10 meters apart near the eastern
end of the runway. Snow at the field was about 20 cm deep. The AAA
emplacement at the north side of the installation a~ ared to be
unoccupied.
From 13 through 19 January, no air activity was observed at the field.
The weather was overcast and the ceiling was at altitudes from 500
to 1,000 meters. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., on '0 January, individual local
training flights were made. There were catches of snow on the runway.
The weather was overcast. The following observations were made from
22 through 29 January:
Ja. uar From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., individual MiG-15s made local
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were made at an altitude of under 1,000 meters. The weather was overcast.
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25 Janua:*Z. There was no air activity. The weather was overcast.
ta,r. At 9:40 a.m.. the two flights parked at
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The weather was overcast
arc~arv a r rom 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. individual local -try finin
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25X6 the field took off. Flights of 30 to 50 minutes' duration were made
above the clouds until 2:30 p.m. The ceiling which was at an altitude
2 5X6 of from 1,000 to 3,000 meters was pierced individually or by groups
25X6 of 2, 4, and 8 planes which kept very good f ght formation. Planes
participated in flying.
42 12 . No air activity was observed. The cloud -ceiling
was at an altitude of 500 to 18000 meters.
25X6 2.. . From 9:40 a. m. to 2 , p. m. , formations of two and four - planes
made training flights above the clouds, which were at an altitude
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Plane I was observed flying circles over the field,
29 J jy. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., individual local training flights
were made, The could ceiling was at an altitude of upward of 300
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was identified at the f?3e )d m 2
25X1 0.g4Wj.. The photographs were made from the northern edge
of the field and show the three hangars, the flight control station,
and some other buildings at the installations,
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C &g&. A fighter regiment is stationed at :rNeburg airfield.
It was previously reported that planes of this regiment practiced the %
piercing of cloud ceilings.
Photographs fore ceded to Air (4. prints) 0
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