BRANDENBURG-BRIEST AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700540005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 8, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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8 Evan. 1953
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1~ The following air aact:.vlty and aircraft-, were observed. &t Brande=.nhur, 43riest a rF`3 s i:;
tetv.uen 27 April. and 10 Nay 1953-0
~x> No air activity was observed. until 8 p.m. "'.here as a strong wind,,
Between 8:10 a.m. and 2 p.m, there was air k:ts.vity by. MiG.-15 ~p some o. t-)-..
circled over Brandenburg. Bef ors flying was started, 6 Mi. i,-15 and type-29 plane x a s
observed at the ,.way and 16 planes of the same type J.a f"-,.wont of the flight, ro atrt J
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1,0 At 9 aam=,, 5 TliG--15s from another airfield l.tnrn ed and were -refueled,.,, Tw,-
d.rove to the L ndesanstalt and after their return tack cff' at 9:50 amo1
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ya, Upon. alert, two MG-15s took off between 9 a?,: hnd :.0
station.
There was no air activity up to 8 p.m-. Work `t-3a z In progress on the a ia::?
proof aircraft revetxaevitaa
,j Between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m,,, no air activity was t hse: ved.> Work on the
hr pnei-proof aircraft revetments continued.
,.: 4za M?C-15s made f`: fights of 10 to 15 minutes.
y , individual swept?Rback jet fighters practiced t i? e