BRAND AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001000970003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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TORiC_, . Brand Airfield
EVALUATION
DATE )F CONE T
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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_ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) 1 sketch on ditto
13 and ] 4 FabruaaM. There was no air activity. 'herE; was dull weather
and scattered cloud ceiling.
D February. Two IT.-28s circled twice over the field.. The sky was 7/10
overcast at an altitude of 20C meters and visibility was poor.
16 Eqbruar . Two local flights each were made by two UIL-28 planes while
there was a 8/10 overcast at an altitude of 100 maters and visibility
of about 1.5 km.
17 Febru sue. No air activity was observed. There was a closed cloud
base at an altitude of 100 meters and dull weather.
18 Febma.a After 9 a.m. take-offs were made by 3 UIL-28 planes
and 14 IL-28s
/There was a closed
cloud base at an altitude of 100 meters and visibility of about 1.5 km.
Air activity, including local flying, lasted tip to about 4 p.m. At 2 p.m.,
two IL-28s circled twice over the field flying
side by side. The dispersal. areas south of the runvay in front, of the flight
CLASSIFICATION
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1. Between 1 and 7 February 1953, seven trains vi th 175 care loaded with
3,667 tons arrived at Brand airfield. Burin; the period from 22 to 28
February, the incoming ship-ments included 7 trains ~jlth 1.91 care loaded with
3,548 tons from Cottbus and 7 trains with 126 cars, including tank cars,
with a total load of 2,435 tons from Luebbenau.
2. In early February, construction at the field was nearing completion.
sa. second runway and an additional
settlement of low wooden a ngs were plannad to be built. On 12 Febr^u-
ary, Major Oleinik (fnu) in Werder declared that the construction project
in Brand was almost completed and that the building implements might be
dispatched to Parchiai.
3. The following observations were wade at the field between 13 February
and 11 Parch:
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Six rcund er:placersrents covered with grass were cbserv?,d on either side
of the runway, about 2CC. reters from the runw3 ; and 15C i etors apart
frorr. each other. two additional en -
placer+;ents were at each end of the runway. No guns we-.^e observed In. tine
enjilacerr.cnts. 3
l3etweem I and 2 p.m. on 3 Marc:, 30 Jet borbers with -;,heir noses pointing
to the runway were parked on the hardstand near the f'.ight control sta-
tion. South of and parallel to these jet bonbers there was a row of 12
single-engine planes which had arriv-
ed at the field on I March. Between 1 and 2 p.m. , the. ?e was air activity
'four TT-23s
b
y
It appeared that construction work at the field would be com 1.eted up
to late March 1953. the pre--
viously planned construction of concrete road:: in the barracks area was
not carried out, .Probably, the required funde *..Tare not, available. Work
under way ro:stly included clearing and repair work. Thar ough weather effects,
the concrete bears of sore shraprrelproof aircraft revett:eats had warped
considerably. An ex?:er ental shrapnelproof a tr craft reve tr e.nt for Farchiz,
airfield was under construction.
1C. The store shed for cerent with durrpin; device, about 2f.'