ALTENBERG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001300490005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION_
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.portion of the field, while other such revetments were believed to be
available on the taxiraay north of the former tazct.way. The ,>,~.m~,?.,+~
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ENCLOSURES (pro. & 1YPEp
1. About 1 sl0 p.r!. an lb ~~rch 1953, 24 R~iG--15s took off in ~raupa of two
from Altenburg airfield. The distance between th? takir~ off p7.anes ~rn~
b to 8 meters. fibs planes of the alert flight alas took off. After abat~'~,
LrU minutes, the planes landed again in groups of two and subsequently ~U
P~:iG-15s taxied to the southern taxiway, while four alert planes rained
at the northern ?nd of the runty .After about 0 minutes thr I
Set fi hterg took off, 25X1
At 11 a.r.~, on c , ~ro L7 G 15s made local trainix~ flights.
After 11s2Q a.r~. het fighters continuously took off. At ~. p.m. a total
of ?!,, ~~iG ]-5s was parked at the field. Night flyia~ was started at ~ p.zn~
i~deather was 5/1G overcast. The het fight~-rs tao3c off individually anc~
flew circles over the field at large aititudea. Four searchlights tried
to catch the SfiG-l5s in their be-yams. Une searchlight was located near the
radio installation north of the Boeka-Dolsenhain roads one in the northern
portion of the installation, and 2 at ita southern edge. F1.ying was
discontinued at a'oout ll p.m.l
~, A/1, gun emplaeeMentis were seen in the northern section of the field.2
Six aircraft revetments T?rQre observed, on the taxiway in the southern 25X1 B
3. Two radio installations were observed on the Bocka-Dolsenhain road The
radio installation south of this road probably was a Ff(V-,1,.5 l~' station
with four Haste and a tent in their middle. ~lorth of the road, there
were two masts, about l0 lusters high and connected by athree-section
antenna. From the middle of the antenna a feedain led to the r adio
tx?nck nearby, A cable led from s radio truck Hoar the PK'J ~.5 DF statiart
to tMS northern radio installatian.3
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~Or~~ent. it is be]! ie~'ed that, ~tri 1~A battes?y with 6x37-~~m'i .guns
e emplaced in the northern section of the field, ?ast-southeast of
f3ocka.
25X1 A 3. ~ ~ rnrer~t - mti;~ ~~++~, .,,, tt,e x~nr_~ a ~ station agree with previous
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