ALT LOENNEWITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001400750002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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23 March to 10 April '1.953
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ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE)
SATE PREPARED ! :Fay 1953
1. Air activity observed at Alt Loennewitz airfield from 23 March through
10 April 1953 included:
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2,?1~'arch a From 6 to 11 p.m., five Po-2s and three Yak-14s practiced lac. , .
flying. Searchlights were in operation when the planes landed.
2 Pjar?c At 2:10 pan., ej&ht 141G-15s took off in groups of two at irte- v .J
of 20 seconds, Weather was hazy. The planes assembled into one forr:;ation f c-,-
flying at a great altitude, prom 6:30 to 10 p.m. three lb-2v made local
training flights. A total of 20 I 'AG-15s$ 21 11-10ss 2 Po-2s, and 24 sing' e-
engine aircraft of an undetermined type were observed at the: field.
2 I rch. From 2:30 to 5 p.m., two Yak-14s and 3 Po-2a made loca1'_ train 1.'I g
flights. Night flying by. individual Il-110s was practiced from 6:20 to 10 is
Thrae searchlights were in operation o
26 march. At 8:.'.,.5 a,m,:, five P'iG-15s, the last of which towed an >:1r s3.-,e_v;:
took off in fair weather o Another group of five MIG-15s took off at 3 p f. - s,b
Air-t it firing was heard from the direction of the Elbe River a`z. .3;30 -xi.
At 3:50 puns, 21G-15s flying in groups of two attacking
the air sleeve n iv .aua 1 ghts by Il-10s and r'b-2s were also observe.,.:,
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;ch. MiG-15a practiced firing at a towed air sleeve. Alt. 9:20 a exm r
off 1 of two in rapid succession. 25X1
;2 MiG-1ris took ?ch Only two Po-2s were observed flying.
29 t:arr?ch , No air activity was observed
:'arch. right flying was practiced by individual Il-10s and I.-2s
after 6:30 p?m
1 P eh Between 5:10 and 5:30 pia. 18 MiG-156two of them to%rln ar.
air sleeve landed at the fieldQ 25X1
Before these planes landed, 4 E'iG-15s,
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23 1l1-10s, 22 single-erg ne planos and ? twin-engine plans were
observed at the field,
I .J , There was hw ' flying in gusty weather. From 9:30 atn., to
4:30 p,m., tev/ral Il.-10s practiced flying, also above. the cloud,8
About 10 a..m,,, six I!-28s landed at the field. Between 10:30 aom
and 5:45 p.m., a I1G-15 with an attached air sleeve r.';ade six taken-offs.
The plane was attae]c d and fired at by groups of two I *iG--l5s, Frc;m
6:30 to 11:30 p0m., 1,"iG-15s made individual local training f ligh`ls.
to There tr,s heavy flying by 1'1G