SCHOENWALDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700620010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Schoenwalde Airfield
see below
VALUATION _YLACE OBTAINED
29 larch to 5 Tay 1953
)ATE OF CONTEN
,SATE OBTAINED:
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16 June 1953
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1? Between 29 March and 5 May 1953, the following observations were made
at Schoe awalde airfield.
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29 to 1 March-. No flying.
1 A ril:~ A Bb-2 took off at 7 a ,n. and circled several times over
Schoenwaide during the day. After dark, the runway was lighted, but no
flying was observed,
2 Au.ril ; At 2 pam., a twin-engl'ie aircraft with double rudder assembly
took off, circled over the field and landed after 10 minutes. Between
g .p.m. and 10 p.m.,, there was night flying. The runway was illuminated
and the searcl-light north of it was in. action
A-oril o At 8 a mn, a Po-2 was flying over the field
and 5 ., ? 1., There was no air activity.
b t-primal. Three twin-engine aircraft were parked at the field; no flying
activity was observed.
8 April. Between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p..m., flying was practiced by two
multi-engine aircraft. During the take-offs and landings, two searchlights,
located just south of the hangars, directed their beamix to the runway.
The runway lights were in operation and, shortly before and after the
landings, instruction were given over a loud speaker.
ifl Aprils During the morning, two twin-engine aircraft took off and
landed-at irregular intervals o A third plane of this type was parked
at the field. Night flying was practiced between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Viand 1, iral A Po-2 repeatedly circled over the field.
16 Anil. Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., the airfield lights and the
searchlights were in operation. Instructions were given over the
loudspeaker but no air a otivity was observed, The seine observations
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were made on the following day.
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ll_Ap: i There was local f bring by one twir-eng ne plane a
28 # r ou h~~5 2s ~r h e twin-engine aircraft were parked at the
soothe ~n h er of the field. After dark the runway lights were in
operation. No flying was .observed.
At about 8:15 a.m0 on 9 April, two Tu-2s and four Po-2s were parked
at the field. At about 10:30 on 18 April,, the engines of 2 Tu-2s
were running. Three rren wearing flying suits and carrying cameras
boarded each aircraft? Te billets of the Gonchar unit were apparently
occupied to capacity.
Between 9 ayrp and 2 ps,nq on. 16 Aprilo no flying was observed at
Schoenwal.de airfield. Five twin-engine aircraft with double rudder
assemblies -sere parked at tha field,
Convent a Schoen raidcs airfield was ttill occur.~ied by a target-tow
unro equ . ped with 10 to l2 Tu.-2s which serve the fighter regirlents of
the 24,th Air Arry0 Major Gonch (fnu) is cor.Lnanding, officer of the
unit involved n
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