COTTBUS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300090009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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In June 1953, construction work was observed at Cottbus airfield north of
the highway to i3urg0 Construction material as well as Diesel locomotives with
dumpcars rrere seen along this road.
On 30 June at 1:40 p.m., 10 i' iG l5 and U-MG-?15 planes., including Nos 242.
411 and 418, took off from Cottbus airfield,, assembled in a formation in the
air and then landed one after the other-at 1:55 p.m. Between 10 p.m. and
iiiidnight on 7 July, local individual flights were ride., Wring the aighte
of 7, 8,9 acrd 10 July, local. flying was continuously practiced by individual
jet plane30 At noon on 9 July, 80 to 90 MIGr--15 and U-I27,0--15 planes and 17 ?
" ak-ils were parked at the field.. There was local flying by the Yak.Ils. 1
3,, In early July, source determined that VFL personnel were quartered in the
Funker Kaserne in. Cottbus. 2
4? The number of jet fighters at the field was Increased around. 10 July. The
crates previously observed in the northeastern corner of the field were still
observed' there. The guard at the field was more strict than efor?e'
5,, .Uetweeri 19 and 30 June, no activity was observed at the field? After I July
swept--back jet planes practiced flying in formations of fours and nines. On
16 July, about 150 swept-back jet fighters and a number of single-engine
.ilanos were stationed at the field.
6. On 14 July, the field was occupied by about 140 swept back jet fighters of
which 90 were counteda On 15 and 16 July, individual planes; departed head rag
east These planes had not Won observed to have returned as of iC July,
CLASSIFICATION
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0 Cob , ntq Since April 1953, when new OW-i5; are ved at ottbus air-
, the field ha.s beds occuplar' by 80 to 90 ii G-l5 a rcraft~, At 'esent,,
the ii - 15s are probably floun by pilots of the Soviet training re- r r rit,
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The former IFux,ker Kaserne is occupied by the VPL operatiore,
staff which was .transferred from erlin-