BRANDIS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700540010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2005
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY_ "1a 'r, Germany
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IQ In April 1953, Il-1Os practiced individual and formation flying at various times at
Brandis airfield. Occasionally, night flying was observed. Between 26 April and
6 May,, flying was practiced very seldom.
2. The following air activity was observed between 21 April and 8 May:
21 /-oril: Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.,, local and formation flights as well as dives were
made by the 11-lOs of the unit stationed at the field. The weather was fair.
Z J t_ There was the same air activity as on the preceding day. A Li-2 landed at
5:40 p.m. and again took off at 6 p.m,, heading west, Between 7:30 p.m. and midnight,,
ground attack airora: t practiced night flying.
23 aril.: Throughout the day, local and formation flying and diving was practiced.
?, A U,s A Li..2? landed at 5:40 p.m. and took off at 6 p,maa while the weather was fair.
Between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., diving was practiced by I1-10s. At 8 p.m., local
flights were made by ?o-2s.
6Ata_rilp There was no air activity although the weather was fair.
i A Between 10 a.m. and noon,.there was local flying by a biplane. The sky
was g 1O overcast,
4LJVXijj,, In the morning,, a biplane circled the field. There was a 9/10 overcast with
intermittent rainshowers. A twin-engine plane landed at night.
9 lipr3l: Biplanes were aloft at day and night.
jO AprilaAt 11 a.m.,, 4 biplanes and a twin-engine plane circled the field.
j? 2 1 v: No air activity was observed.
4,M r, Between 4 pm. and 6 p.msg dives were made by ground attack planes including.
Nos 5. 6, and 22.
: Between 10 a.m. and 2 p0m0, local flying was practiced. Weather was 8/10
overcast.
Throughout the day,, there was little air activity. It rained occasionally.
Several ? ground attack planes were being zeroed in at the gun firing pit.
I-Mm Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., there was air activity by ground attack planes
while other planes were being zeroed in. There was a 6/10 overcast.
25X1 3. In early May., sedan and truck ith drivers wearing black
25X1 bordered blue epaulets and ,fie were observed entering and leaving the
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25X1 I j29mment,. Brandis airfield is occupied by a ground attack regiment which .s
believed to be equipped with about 50 II-10s. Air activity observed agrees dit~a
previous observations at the field,
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