WELZOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002100040004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION. _?_~... see below -----PLACE OBTAINED___
DATE OF CONTENT
24 Hay to 3 June 1953
DATE OBTAINED
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,DATE PREPARED
13 July 1953
PAGES I --ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)--
REMARKS._ ~._
to There was intensive air activity by jet bombers
.days before and after 2l4. May 1953.j-
2. On 28 May, two radio installations with two mast
with fRur. masts and two radar sets were located
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at Weizow airfield during the
s each, one radio installation
at and in the vicinity of the
3. On 3 June, 21 I1-28 and Uil-28 planes were parked on the eastern taxiway and
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2 canvas-covered twin-engine planes were observed on. the southeastern ed a or
the field. A total of about 35 aircraft revetments existed at the field.
The spur track to the field terminated southeast of the flight control station
is a small woods where, according to a local resident, the fuel dumpwas located.
A tank car was observed thereo3
5. A construction site was observed west of the point where the spur track to the
field branched off from the main line,, At this site south of the Hoyerswerda-
Petershain railroad line, there were stored construction materials three large
concrete mixers which were in operation, a dredger which removed gravel out of
a gravel pit, and several low brick buildings one of which was :till under con-
struction. , The concrete was hauled on narroww--gauge field lorries toward the fie 1d,,
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L;j C_ lent. /sizow airfield is believed to be occupied b y a bomber regime
The latter unit arrived from. SchoenwaL de about 13 May 1953
an a - ,, The two twin-engine planes observed by souro25X1
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3 possibly are Tu.-2s of the target--ttw wait? This assumption has not 'Dean confirmed.
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The fuel dump was reported previously
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is pro ' A y equipped with a PAY--4y I station, poss
transfer of the target-tow unit.
Approved For Release 2003/05/21 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002100040004-0