NEURUPPIN AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. At Neuruppin airfield during the period 24 July to 19 August 1953, on the
following dates: 24, 27, 29, 31 July, 3, 7,.lOy 11, and 19 Augustf, pUG-15s
practiced firing at sleeve targets during the evening hours with search-
lights being in operation.
12_jul
Between 8:30 and 11 a.m. MiG-15s practiced firing at sleeve targets
Pu st. Parachuting was practiced from a Li-'_ which flew at an altitude of
700 meters. On each approach, 8 parachutists would jump and each time one of
the parachutists would be equipped with a double parachute Sore of the para-
chuttats did not open their parachutes until they were only about 200 meters
above the grounder
4 Augusta At 5 a.m. an alert was sounded by a siren. Aircraft from two flights
took off individually, assembled over the field and then headed east.
S August. Between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. there was flying by FUG-15s. During the
air activity, the SCR-602 Kniferest type radar was observed to be relating con-
tinuously.
9 August. No flying was observed.
1 Pu s,t Between 8:30 and 11030 a.m., MIG-15s r!ade individual flights at
altitudes of 3,000 meters. During the afternoon, individual Po-`'s were seen
aloft,
14 August. Between 8 a.m. and 3 pm.., 11G-15s practiced flyin4 elements of
twos at a high altitude. The weather was fair.
16 !oast,, No air activity was observed.
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2. On 24 July, there was firing practice at sleeve targets at night. During this
practice, source observed that the target was being towed by an UF?"iG-15 and
fired upon by TiG-15a. The tow-target aircraft took off toward the wests
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climbed to (in t4titude of about1,000 meters and approached the field
from the east, giving signals vith its landing light and position
lights until the sleeve target was in the l ears of the searchlight from
the .8-round. Then, the t1YiG-15 switched off all lights,, while the
3U-15 engaged in firing practice kept its position lights burning.
During the practice the tow-target aircraft flew a straight course The
practicing 1 iG-35s approached the sleeve target.::idewice from the rear,
firing bursts of up to 10 rounds with their machine guns and up to 5 rounds
with their canons.. The canons always used yellow-red tracer ar urition,
whereas the machine gun did not always fire tracer arrraun!tion0 The
searchlights involved in these exercises were posted near the areas of
hraerzlin, Nietwerder and Kull l:ur.gsterg hill. When the towing aircraft
banked toward the west, the searchlights would be switched off, crd at
the came time the towing aircraft would turn on its lights, The towing
aircraft would then start another'run, searchlights would core on and the
target was once again caught in the rears of the, searchlight. This proce-
dure was rereated seven tines before the towing aircraft finally ianded0
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ere was an alert flight of 4 r?iG&J 5s near the taxiway F,t 5 p4nt on 31
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July 4 biG-l5s were on the alert on the taxi
way and 4 of er a rcra ? e ra j ori.ty of which were MiG-15s were parked
in front of the hangarsh No air activity was observed.
4. Air activity observe- at the field between 31 July and 13 August included:
Jul Fror^. 7:30 son. to 5:45 pam4, MG-159 practiced firing at sleeve
targets. C1.L)udiness increased during the day but visibility was good.. The
t fiG-15 which was being utilized as target-tow aircraft was fitted. with
auxiliary fuel tanks and flew at an altitude of about 3,000 rieters0 The
attacking MiG-15s approached from an altitude of letween 1,800 and 29000
meters, either from t1' rear or from the right side The attacking ViG
would fire 1 or 2 short lursts of fire at the targets apparently from 2
heavy machine guns which bed a rapid rate of fire. After firing, the NiG415
would make a. sharp hank to the right, sideslip over on its right wing and
then land 0 The t w - tarvet aircraft would le attacked in succession by
several t`iG-'! 5s0
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two MG-15s flew wide circles over the e. 0
1 Avust, 3 MiG--15s made short local flights at a high altitude.
2 /`.ugust 0 5 MiG-1.5s or
UMiG-l5s, 3 Li-2sy 2 Pe-2s, 3 Yak-lls, 3 11-2s and. 1 single-engine aircraftp
presumably an 11-10, at the field n No air activity was obser. ved 0
Au st,1L between 5 and 8115 pam., an Li-2y flying at an altitude of 1,000
meters to 1,200 meters, approached the Fechlin alternate airfield several
times. No parachuting was observed. After 8:45 porn.,, PiG-15s practiced
firing at a towed target sleeve. S^archlights were in operation. The
sleeve target was being towed by a ViG-15 or tlNaiG-150 The tow-target air-
craft which took off toward the west, would approach the field from the
northwest. The attacking aircraft flew with their position lights burning.
The tow-target aircraft would give blinker signals with a lamp fitted on
the nose and when the tow-target aircrafts reached the area just northwest
of the field, 3 searchlights would go into operation and catch the sleeve
target in their beams. The towing aircraft would then stop giving 1.1inker
signals, The attacking aircraft approached from the right side and above;,
firing two or three short bursts from two machine guns. The sleeve target
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would be attacked by several MG-15s approaching in succession.
Take-offs and landings were made with position lights burning, Run-
way lights were also in operation. One searchlight each was located
in the area south of Altruppin, northwest of IKraenzlin, and immer,
diately north of the ammunition dump on the northern edge of the
installation, There was a 9/10 overcast.
bgot., From 6 a.m.G to 5:45 P.M.,, MiG-15s practiced flying in ele-
rents of twos at a. high altitude. There was an 8/10 overcast and
visibility was good:, Individual: MG-15s took off toward the west,
tanked to the left, then followed a straight course from west to
east at an altitude of about 300 meters, crossing over the radar set,
bank toward the east and, subsequently, would again cross over the
radar set,hcaded west. This pattern vas followed two or three times
by each of the aircraft involved, Source believed that the approaching
of radio beacons was being practiced. Between 6 and 7:45 p.m., a total
of 16 parachutists jumped from a Li-2 during several approaches over
Fechlin airfield from an altitude of 1, to 1,200 meters,, The para-
chutists opened -their parachutes after dropping about 200 meters.
After 8-.45 p.m., MiG-15s or UMiG-15s made local training flights,,
S Auausto Petween 8830 a.m. and 5:30 pom-, iiG-15s or 1J iGd15s prat=
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In the morning, 2 loaded Li-2s were observed lug o a
bi-2s were seen landing. 1,11 the aircraft that left the field headed
toward the southeast.
6 PuZusto Between 6 a.m. and 4:30 pomo, 5 flights of 2 MiG-15s each
practiced formation flying.
7_Aupst, At lls30 anima, a flight of 2 Yak-lis handed. Between 11:30
a.m. and 12:10 pomo, 4 MiG-15s made local flights,,
8A__us119Between 8-.30 a.m. and 8:44 a.m., 1 MiG 15 flew circles over
the field. There was a 9/10 overcast and visibility was good,, Between
10:30 a,,m, and 10:36 a.ono, 24 MiG-15s fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks
took off and assembled in 3 squadron formations and headed west. When
these formations again crossed over the airfield coming from the west,
ounted 28 "iG-15s; possible that 4 addi
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tional SIG-15s had joined the formations while in r1i
crossed over tht field In wedge formations of 9, 8 and 11 MiGs respec-
tively. At 11:15 aom., the MiGs broke formation. The last aircraft had
landed b 11x20 a.m,, Prior to 1 a.m. individual local flights were made.
2_&uXi No activity was observed.
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10 Au ust, After 6 ax.,,, 3 TU-2s practiced flying in flight formation.,,
After 8:30 p,,m0, MiG-15s practiced firing at sleeve targets with search-,
lights in operation?
11 and LujMMts. Diving by individual MiG.-15s was practiced throughout
the day. The weather was clear. After passing a point mih of the
field, the aircraft had reached an altitude of between 2,000 and 2,500
meters and then sideslipped over on their left wing? The dives were
made in a straight line and at an angle of about 50 degrees over the
northeastern portion of the landing field =a No ground targets were ob-
served. The engines were throttled down; the aircraft pulled out of the
dive at an altitude of about 500 meters. They came down an additional
100 to 120 meters, and then flew with full throttles toward the westp
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climting again to their former altitude of 2 000 to 2500 meters
Each of the aircraft made 3 dives.
1 f+ r_ sty Letweon 6 and 7 aomo, the 4 141G-15s of the alert alert flight
were towed from the erstern end of the runway to the western turning
apron, The weather we s fair, visi? pity good with an easterly wind o-
From 7:15 a0.ma until ahout 6 p.mo, 111G-15s made high--altitude flights
Plerents of twos and threes and also individuall' _.
5 Prior to 13 August 1 3 11I1A guns,, prof ally 76ds mm~, at
the field west of the ? g control station,,2
6, Air activity observed at the field between 3 end 16 august included:
Au ustb Prom 10 to 11:30 a.r,, (,i--2s made local flights.
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1 ./ugust between 7 an ^nd 3 p.m,,, and again from 6 to 8 p.m., YiG-15s
made individual local flights; letween 3:30 and 5 i ~rl Q, a Li-2 was ob-
served aloft.
5 August e T etween 10, a,rn? and noon, 11G-15s flew circles over the field
and from 4 to 6 p.rn. FiG-15s made individual local flights. `!'here was
a 6/10 o-tiercast at an altitude of al:out 1,000 rnr:ters.
6 A tg Fetween 7 ar?m,, a on 10 '`iG-15s practiced flying in for->
mationsof twos and threes;
7 ABUst. From 8. a,m n to 6 p or ., individual local training flights were
made at large intervals. The weather was 9/10 overcast.
10 Au u.st4 From 8 aomo to 11 a.m., TU 2s practiced flying. -?ftor 8 pamo9
5 -or 6 I"iG-15s fired at an air sleeve which was observed in the beam of
asearchlight posted near Nietwerder,,
11 Gupta F'etween V aam and 7 poril.., 110 -15s r. de many individual flights,
The weather was cloudy. J'fter 8:30 p.ma, firing at sleeve targets was
practiced and searchlights were in operation.,
12 1 1 Au vstg There was heavy flying activity ly Tic-15s which also
flew in forwatiors of twos and threes4 The weather was fair
],/".Au t From 10 am until noon, 1'!G-3.5s made individual loci l train--
ing flights,, 'r?om 4 to 6 p.m., flying was }-racticea.,by TU-2s. !1i0-.15s
practiced night flying crow 8 p.r. until midni?ht,,
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and 1. p?rt1~" i"iG-15s and ii.-2s pr?articed indi=.
Vidual flying. The weather was faire
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alert of 4- 7tiG- 5s, 22 other iG-15s .ncl, also a ,- an ._ sin ;le-
engine monoplanes parked in front of the hangars
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7., Air activity observed at the field between 3 and 22 August lr'53
included.-
1-1-1 MILS-L.- 7?'ronnn 7:30 urtil ridnight, 1 i C -lfs I~rac iced firing with
tracer am-unition at sleeve targets. 't'he three searchlights which
participated in these operations were counted on trucks. 1'he ?'i.C3d15
used as a tow-target aircraft was fitted with a light on its nose
and gave blinker signals with it,
A =opus At 5:15 en alert was sounded with sirens. Thereupon?
lG-15s were disr:ersed on loth sides of the runway. From 7 p.m, until.
r+.idni.ght,, MiG-15s practiced individual flying0
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5 Iu &a.st,. YiG-15s practiced flying, in groups of twose. Tr:.k.e--.offs
landings were also made by elements of 2r
7 August . 1'?.G-15s flew circles over the field
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/tuL-ust, :.t noon there was local flying ly I'iG--15sQ
2 _ j , ~ Nc air activity,
10 August,;. No air activity was observed during the day... Firing at
sleeve targets was practiced at night,
1.1 AuLust4
Fror 6 pem;, until r`dnight, biplanes practiced local flying.
E}Lt, ??, e.tween 7 e in. and 5 p.r-p ~dif:mic r~Arta.nE?r7 f"~y1n~r
vidually and also in grouts of threes,
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1 4 u at, 1N1G_15s and subsequently TL=.2.s., flew circles over the field,,
17 ilua;ust_ From 7:30 p.ri to midnight, YiG-15s flew circles over the
field. 0
18 AuZustt, From 7 axo until noon and from 3 p.m, until midnight, ti-
planes rade local. training flights. During the noon hours, several
11iG-15s Practiced flying.
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19 Auk No flying was observed during the day,, From 6 p.m,, to mid-
night, '10-15s made individual local training flights;,
20 Iu u No air activity was observed;,
21 12ust, From 5:30 par?. until midnight, NiG-15s practiced firing at
sleeve targets with tracer armrunition0 Searchlights were also in opera.,.,
tion. During the morning on 22 august, there was school flying by* bi-
T,1nnPA_ Tndividuel fl ' s by MiG-1 s were also oLserved.l
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is E C nent,? The information contained in the present report indi-
cates that the pilots of the aiI units stationed at Neuruppin air
field have reached an advanced stage of training. The geographical
points where the searchlights are located and used for ni t firing
ea+ cii.aae?va- +.,arErat:s can he found on GSGS 4414, sheet 3OL2
21 Q Corimexntm The AAA emplacement was previously reported
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