KOETHEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002100020010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 14, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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The following air activity re aft.
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There was no flying at the field duri t
the weather was clear, No aircraft were observed at the field around noon.
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ate' r'~ uel tanks was seen a for about 20 minutes, 25X1
there was night flying
Usual position lights by swept back jet fighters s.n a the
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25 minutes? There vaas a c'_osed ceiling at an altitude of 400 to 500 meters.
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a 9/10 overcast at an altitude of-500 metersggh s of about 30
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W 10 overcast and It rained ? occasional. l.yo-2s made local f lightsti There was a
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4 railroad tank cars were observed at the fuel dump,
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T 13 - IiiG-15s or U-44 -15 planes were observed
une ay. hey nrac?v$+:ed flying sometimes at larger intervals. Six swept-
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-back jet fighters were seen in the area of the hangers)
5., The radio installation with four masts was moved from its location
1 km north of the runway to a place 3 km east of the field between
Gross-Badegas y and Pfriemsdorf,, 2
,, The following air activity and aircraft were observed at the field
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1 11 1. p ac ce y n inc e weather was dull with a scattered
clo?id_ base and intermittent rain showers.
individual flights were made in rainy and cold weather.
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were parked in front of the han,arsm
No planes were seen at the field. The doors of the hangars ws. a wlosed0
About 30 farmers' vehicles were observed at the landing f:=_elds where the grass
had been mowed by farmers.,,
there was,intensive air activity
Night flying was conducted,
work was under way at the shrapnel-proof, aircraft revetments
in the southwees-tern corner of the field, Unloading wo:.'k was being done at
the spur track: near and opening in the fences :l shwa peel-proof
aircraft revetments were counted at the field,, others were cinder construction.
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24 swept-back jet fighters* nnc u ixiG 017 Which were a o k; were
counted at?the field, Two radar sets at the field and two radio trucks with
rod antennas at the take-off point were observed,, Shrapnel-proof aircraft
revetments were tinder construction, 4
Comment., According to available information, two fighter regiments
are stationed at Koethen airfield. As at other airfields in East Germany,
training in night flying was being stressed at KoethenQ
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used by aircraft.
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