WITTSTOCK AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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REPORT NO.
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TOPIC Witt tuck Airfield
EVALUATION see below PLACE OBTAINED ..--------5X1
DATE OF CONTENT 16 June to 11 August 1953
5UTE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 10 September 1953
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1. The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Wittstock airfield betwann
3.6 June and 7 August 1953:
6~JWq,, Between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. MiG-15s made a few local flights-, The
weather was fair. In the evening MiG-15s practiced firing at towed air sleeves.
Each of the HiG-15s attacked the air sleeve three times firing 3 to 4 bursts at 25X1
each attack.
'17 aw.rae Between 10 a.m. and noon,, 10 I4iG-15s made local flights. At noon.. the
craft were parked at the field in a dispersed form
air
25X1 C Two ladders were seen at each aircra .
The alert flight was ncreas - 5s.
jM2, There was no air activity.
19_Jne2No air activity was observed.
e observation tower northwest o the field was occupied and the 25X1
guarding of the field was stricter.
28 Jam, No air activity was observed.
29J ,L Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.,, iiiG-15s made individual 15-minute flights. The
weather was fair. Between 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., there was intensive individual
flying by .G-15s and which repeatedly changed their crews between. landings and
take-offs.
ems Between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. individual local flying by M1G-15s was
observed. The weather was fair. Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., there was firing
with tracer ammunition at an illuminated air sleeve.
2. Ju1.v.,Between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., MiG-15e made local flights. There w?rc
no clouds. Between 9 p.m. and midnight firing at an air sleeve was practiced as on
the preceding day.
,, *here was intensive local flying in the morning and firing at air sleeves
at night.
There was firing at an air sleeve which was in the beam of a searchlight,.
9 "11, Between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., MiG-15s made local flights; 20 such flights 25X1
were observed,
J In the morning. there was air activity by about 15 MJG-15s? Weather was
15 ,There was air activity as on the preceding day,
10 overcast. Between 7 p.m. and 10:30 P.M. firing at air sleeves was practiced.
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16 xs. In the mornings 12 I;iG-15s were parked in aircraft revetaments.
After 10 am. there was intensive flying involvink, aircraft which had been
oarked in the aircraft revetrvents.
j Throughout the day I LiG-15s took off in groups of two The
weather was fair,
3 In the morninv 2:iG-15s flew wide circles over the field.
25X1 C 20 lv In the morning, c - 5 s flew wide circles over a z.e o e
weather was fair.
? Between 10 a.m. and noon, I1iG-15s made local fli~,htso
~J r. Throughout the day, aircraft took off in elements of twos snsz flew
wide circles over the field,
k, Prior to 3:30 p.m., 141G-15s individually made local flights and
subsequently practiced formation flying.
I 1 dint. There was individual flying. The aircraft practiced out of sit ht.
The weather was partly cloudy,
Z_AMWt& At 2 p.m. one Li--2 landed and twenty-six men got out of the aircraft.
3 jkw. g&, There was no flying,
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A AuCzst? .In the morning, individua hiG-15s made flights of about 30 minutes
duration. at 7 p.m. the Li-2 took off and subsequently 17 men, each of whom
equipped with two parachutes, jurlped from it southwest of the field. The
parachutists returned to the field by truck.
a,..&.: a. At 7 p.m.., the Li--2 which had landed on the ;receding day,, took off
headed in a northeasterly direction and landed again at about 8 p.m.
6 Au,;; to In the morning, there :.ras individual flying; by 1:iG-15s, Local
flights were also made after 8:30 p.m.
7 iu ustt. it night MiG-15s made local flights,
The following air activity and aircraft were observed at the field between
21 June and 4 August 1953:
and g2 There was no air activity throughout the day. tit nights individural
jets were observed over the town. Tanks and sentries were posted around the field.
21J Between 5 P.M. and 7230 p.m., individual flying- by lid-15s was observed.
ag-buqu.. There was no flying. Special security measures were observed for the
last time.
,, There was individual flying in the morning. Weather was 3/10 overcast.
After 4:45 p.m., formations of 6 24iG-15s each practiced flying. i k. 25X1 C
25X1 C off in rapid succession and remained aloft for about 15 minutes.
time that 24 MiiG-153 were seen aloft, 6 iai s or i - s were also parked
in front of the hangars.
J.?3 No flying was observed. Six NiG-15s were parked in front of a hangar.,
Jul In the afternoon, one NiG-15 flew wide circles over the field. `:mere
was a 5/10 overcast.
i ki _ guy ,, There was no flying.
J ,j_ After 10 p.m., individual jets were seen over the town.
22 A ? 3 1j[ , No air activity was observed. Weather was rainy.
Jill In the morning the noise of flying aircraft was heard. Weather was
10 10 overcast. In the afternoon, individual jets, without auxiliary fuel
tanks, practiced flying at large intervals. The weather had izaproved.
11.There was some individual flying by 1,11iG-15s in the morning. The
weather was partly cloudy.
may. There was no flying and it was raining. Between 8 p.m. and 8;30 p.m.
no aircraft were pas Iced outside the hangars.
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11LWa.r. No noise of flying aircraft was. heard. About 7:30 p.m., 11
conventional aircraft flying in two formations were se=:n east of Witt-
stock heading in a southerly direction. Subsequently, three detonations,
probably bombs, were heard at short intervals from the southeast.
1 jUji, Between 9 a.mo and 1 p.m., MIG-15s made individual fiiLh,s
of about 15 minutes duration. There were no clouds. Fight jet fighters
and 1 Li--2 were parked at the field,
19 and 2 J~1ve No air activity was observed.
21 Jtal rye There was light air activity in the morning. In the
afternoon the following IIiG-15a were parked at the field: 10 at the
eastern end of the runway; 9 near the aircraft revetments north and
.south of the western end of the runway, and about 11 near the aircraft
revetments southeast of the west end of the runway. One Li-2 was seen
in front of a hangar. .bout 4:45 p.m., the I-:iG_l5s previously seen in the
aircraft revetments near the. west end of the runway had been removed.
22J y2. Between 9 a.m. and 2%30 p.m., individual flying by IiiG-15e was
observed. In the afternoon 15 to 20 jet fighters were parked near the
aircraft revetments at the west end of the runway and 1 Li-2 in front of
a hangar.
23 Ji r., Between 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., individual I-aG_15s with auxiliary
fuel tanks practiced flying at irregular intervals. There was vL-riable
weather. .t noon, 13 jet fighters and the Li-2 were parked in the area of the
hangars.
a$ Ju1v~, Between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., individual :D-15s, with auxiliary
fuel tanks, flew wide circles over the field. In the afternoon, 6 and 4 jet
fighters were parked in front of the hangars and east of them respectively.
Possibly more aircraft were parked in the woods to the east. l t 6:25 p.m.,
a formation of 12 MiG-15s, with auxiliary fuel tanks, was seen over the town.
The MiGs landed at the field at 6:38 p.m.
J Between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., there was individual flying by
MiG-15a. There ,as a 5/10 overcast and good visibility. At 2 p.m., 26 IiiG-15s
were counted at the field, 4 of which were parked at the eastern end of the
runway and the remainder in front of the hangars.
~d , tiut~, No flying was observed. It rained intermittently. In the
evening of 3 gust, the noise of individually flying jet aircraft was heard. 25X1
aty There was no flying. Eight MG-15s were parked at the field.
4o The following air activity and aircraft were observed at the field between
20 July and 11 August 1953:
ZQ_ba " Between 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., 16 I-liG-15s, including 4 at the eastern
end of the runway, and 1 biplane were observed at the field. sifter 7:30 a.m.,
individual MIG-15s and the biplane made local flights, while other M1G-.15s
took off in elements of two.
ZL.jjAjjy.L In the afternoon,, 20 MiG-15s and 3 biplanes were counted at the field.
There was intensive flying by elements of two =IIiG_15so
Between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., 1 biplane and 2- MiG-.15s landed.
,July. At 1240 p.m., 4 IiG?-15s took off, assembled in formation and left
toward the east. Fifteen MG-.15s and 1 single-engine monoplane with radial
engine were seen at the field.
&., ul.vo There was intensive flying by NIG-15a and the single-engine low-
wing monoplane between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The weL.ther was hazy.
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Jillym There was no air activity except for the take-off of a NiG-15 at
`7 a.m. The weather was variablep
,3 _'t Between 4 p.m. and fi p.m.a MUG-15s flying in elements of twos and
In flight formation left the field. toward "ehwednrich4 ':eather was haz e
Twelve MG 5s and 1 single-engine monoplane with radial engine were observed
at the field.
5 ..u,~ t? An additional twin-engine transport wab observed at the field..
Between 3230 p,a and 4 p.m., MIG-15s with extended landing gears flew wide
circles over the field. There were intertnittenn rain showers and t Le
visibility was poor,
7 ~1aa~ust Between 12935 pomp and 1:12 p.-n. 't 12 ii G-l5s, ifith auxiliary fuel
tanks, took off at intervals of about 5 aniiautes and individually headed cast.
The HiGs landed atain between 2:10 pomp and 3 p.m. - 4250 pal o, 214. 11,4G-15,s were
parked in three: rows of 8 IiiG-15s each in front of the hanL.am
ineteen MiG-15s and 2 twin-en ;ine transports were observed at the
field. The latter two aircraft took off at 4;30 p.a~a. headed to the south,
MLG-15s flew wide circles over the-field.
5. Between 20 and 27 July. the f
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and sedans
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At 10315 a.m. on 5 }uLuetp two I!jG-15s ware observed aloft cvsr the field.
The alert flight of 4 MiG-15s was parked near the runway and 22 I .iG~-l5s on
which maintenance work was being performed were seen in front of the habngrso
Two , 37-an A .guns were emplaced---at the crests edge of the field,, .t 2s0 gym.
and 5:30 P.Ta.. 11 '-`~ c ere parked at. the field. Sedan 25X1 C
25X1 Cand van-line truck were identified at the field.
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to be stationed there. aircrafti
enta This report- indicates that there was no change itr this
occupation of %'it cstock airffielda 4 fighter relirnaent equipped with about
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were observed for a ~.rs time in :as errma t U e following
served previously at the airfields mentioneds I uin Koe` hen, 25X1 C
n Lserz and Neubravele-hou g, n Zerbstr, ~~in Puet , in Laerz~,
in Neubrandenburg, L_j in .erz and later. in iieubrandenburg~ in Neu.
randenburi>,,
in laeez and Neubrandenbuar The firing practiced at illuminated
air sleeves ap.oesrs noteworthy, Similar observations have been reported from 25X1 C
other airfields in .~st Germany ; indicating a high proficiez y in traI ling.
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