NEURUPPIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300130003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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to The following air activity and aircraft were observed at No-z-appin
airfield. between 1 and 15 June 1953:
I Jun Twenty-one MiG-15s and U-MiG-l5s were parked in the southern
section of thelanding field.
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Ju?e Between 6 and ffi posv.o . formations of 4 MiGG15s practiced diving
west of the field? from an altitude of about $ OO0 meters t~) 3,,000
meters. Night flights were made between 8:3O p.m. and 11 p01fl.
12 J, nsaes, Individual flights were made by swept-back jet figs .tern at
about 3 p,,mo Night flying was practiced. between 9 p m. and 'x:30 ama
1.5 um Four 14i' 15s took off after noon and renal ined. alof- , until
12:50 p.m. A grin-engine plane took off at about 12:30 pure Most of
the soldiers observed at the field wore blue epaulets with air force
irnsignia0 There were also about 100 men with red-bordered black
epaulets with artillery insignia, l
2? On 15 Junes 4.6 boxcars, o kitchen cars and 2 boxcars with ration
supplies were observed on the spur track at the field, Furthermoz,
individual shipments accompanied by 25 to 30 air force soldiers each
arrived at the field from varrious directions? 2
3. On 1 June, no air activity was observed at the field. Betweon 8 s,omo
and 11 a.m. on 2 June, there was local fly-env by Individual Po-2s
while the sly, wac 5/10 overcast. At 11 a.m,,, a singgle-engin=:= plan
circled over the town. After 6 p.m. on 5 June, some take-cafes were
made by MG--15s. On TJune, source observed from 1.ttstocke:' Alice
that 17 MG-15 and U -MG-15 planets including 4 of the aler-; flight,
and I sintigle-?engine plane were stationed at the field Be woen 8 zi,' ,,.,
and 4 p.m, on 10 June, there was intensive flying r r .MiG?-l5 0 1
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The Hollowing air activity was observed at the field between 22 and
26 June:
2 June,, At 9:30 a.m., a twin-engine plane landed at the fialCL, After
1.0 a.mo high-altitude flights were made by i''1'iG.15s 25X1
There was a 6/10 overcast and good
visibility. After 3 p.m., a single engine plane was aloft for target
representation. In the afternoon,, 16 parachutists jumped from a twin engine
piano over the JBachlin landing fieid~, A total of 24 MiG-15 and U?fliG-15
planes, single-engine aircraft and 2 biplanes were counted.
2Ji?n? Air activity started at 6 aomo and the sky was 4/10 overcast.
Swept-back jet fighters wade stoop banked turns at an altittudE: of
3,000 to 4Q 000 meter's in the morrning. In the afternoon the fighters
practiced flying in elements of twos and aerobatics, Three biplanes
practiced spot landings,
21 71 In the morning, there was a 2,1?l0 oni a ca s a 4 `Nm engine
planes made instrument approaches at beacons.. Ian the after?noor.., there
was no air activity because of thunderstorms. 0
arad 2?a Jtuae No air activity was observed, 1
on 25 June, 6 four-barreled AA guns estimated to be 20--miss were observed
at the field. AT guns and AA guns of 70 to 80 mm, were parked in revetments,
The radar set west of theofficers club apparently was a SCRR-602 Kniferest
...type seta-
Aboiet noon on 30 June, three MiG-15s made dives over Neur?ping L"rom an
altitude of about 5,0'.:0 meters,
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