STAAKEN AIRFIELD

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CIA-RDP80-00810A002400280002-3
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 19, 2016
Document Release Date: 
December 6, 2005
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2
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Publication Date: 
September 1, 1953
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Appr6itA8S16K)MW' ,e.2$f 1 : CIA-RDP80-00810 25X1 L V'ALUATI ON 25X1 DATE OBTAINEDi 2'AGES_ I EMARKS_,... r .,. 0 ?ni_Thrms,) came fran the field, Just-west r?f the bomb d?unp along-the northern edge! 25X1 of the field;, 13 large and 6 small fuel eontaiiiers, and which ap}:aren ay had beer., dug out a short time ago, were observed,, The radio installation which had been located in the western sector of the field,, approximately by the extension of the 0 25X1 - REPORT ..... .PLACE OBTAINED- . 25X,,,1 3 I' :.~_ ~.~~~_ ~~ t ^ # ~ ,61T9t ?m}tnw i o~ ds.Yld L1 URES (NO. & TYPES 1 Between 10e 15 a0m, and 4:30 p.,m, on 7 August 195%. five Li 2s were pa,,:,-tied in front of a hangar at Staaken airfield in addition to the 311-10s which had been reported. uxnway heal been removed, while the Adcock I)/F station In the southwestern portion of the field was still there, The searchlights formerly emplaced 'in a row at a right angle to the western end of the runway had been disma'ntl.ed., i .141 August,, the radio installation with four masts was still observed at the southwestern earner of the field. The searchlights had been dismantled- The fuel 'nont-)-iners at the fuel dump had been dug out and removed, and the holes In the ;round 'had been refilled, On 8 August, an air force 'Iuiit was entrained at Dallgow railroad station, No details have been observed? On 9 August, another air force unit with ecu1pment9 rich included trucks, tank trucks, ambulances,. fire trucks, mobile crc..nes and generators, was being entrained at Da-1:L ow railrfa d station, The unit arrived by an hi0awav No 1C from the east. operations still continued after IC p.,mn 4A 25X1 p E ;1gst,j About 6 p,m,,,~ 4 large fuel containers, which had been dug out, were observed at the northern edge of t,taaken airfield, About 1 a.m., loading operat:.ons were under way at Dallgow railroad station with the site being brightly l.ghted, About 5:30 p.m,,, a train loaded with 6 tank trucks, 2 fire trucks, 4 field kitchens, 3 ambulances, and 8 trucks was observed at the railroad station? At 80C pm,,, the train was still at the station,. Air force personnel were seen near the train,, )g2,,AuQ;u tj About 5:30 am., the train observed on the previous da:' at ilal-gow railroad station had departedpbut a train of about 20 empty flatcars was seen there, At Staaken"'rfield the fuel tarkks, which had been dug out, had been moved to the spur track and two small wooden buildings, at the former fuel dump, had been dismantled? The radio installation and the searchlights at the western CLASSIFICATION SECRET? Approved For Release 2006/01/31 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002400280002-3 rz.D a7 a Approved For Release 2006/01/31 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002400280002-3 3EGRET, II edge of the field had been removed, a u a A train consisting of 23 flatcars with furni tie and lit,-ht poles,, 1 f1r tcar? with aircraft wingsq, 8 boxgars with equipment,, and 7 oorverted boxcars with air force personnel was observed at Staaken freight station. About 5:30 p.m, # a train of flatcars carrying 5 trucks p 3 tank trucks 2 prime movers for aircraft, 56 5115 crane . rsp 1 furniture van, 1 mobile repair shop, generator, grass mowers, i^ 1lers, hay rakes, and fuel containers was ohser d at r'aligow railroad station. Air force soldiers were seen near the train., 6, Between 7 coma and 10 a,m, on 13 August, the open hangars and entering buildings at Staaken airfield were empty, The air sleeve previously observed on the flight control station had dissppeared The main gate was is ,ocked and no guards were seen, Cows were seen grating on the field., The radio installations were no longer observed, On 12 August] the air force unit from Staaken had been shipped with 1 s eq prrent to Sc doenefeld during the preceding week.. the last shiprient leaving on 11 Augurt0 At 13C p,,m