LAERZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002600370009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 29, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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29 September 1953
r 3 September 1953, there was intensiv .1 air activity at Laerz ai rfipid lit the
s=e time, 56 swept-back jet fighters, including 16 on the eastern edger 3-9 an
the western edge, and 21 on the souther'i edge were parked at the field The
total number of aircraft including the se 'used, for flying was estimated at 70 o
.A SCR-602 Kniferest-mtype radar set on Sprott Mountain was in operation.
Herz airfield is still occupied by a fighter division
headquarters and two fighter regiments. The estimated total of 7C MG-15s is
believed to be correct ? The radar set on Sprott Mountain was previously reported w
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Approved For Release 2005/07/13 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002600370009-4