BRANDENBURG-ARADO AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002800470001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
East Germany
COUNTRY REPORT
Brandenburg-Arado Airfield 50X1-HUM
TOPIC
EVALUATION
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DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 3 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)-;
REMARKS_..
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1W The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Brandenburg-Arado
airfield between 11 September and 2 October 1953:
11 September, A total of 35 I1-lOs were counted on the eastern edge of the
field, There was no air activity;and the weather was rainy and stormy.
12 and 13 September. 'TTo air activity was conducted. There was the same weather
as on 11 September.
15 September. Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., formation flights were made by
elements of twos and. up to 8 aircraft,
74 September, Petween 8 a,rn, and 5 p.3n., a few flights were -made by Il--lOs,
16 September, There was light air activity up to 3 p.m.
At 2p.m,9 maintenance work was being done
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1 September. At 11 a.m.,, 37 aircraft were observed on the eastern edge of
the field. There was no air activity.
Subsequently , individual test flights were made,
21 September. Air activity was started at 6 p.m. It became more intensive
after nightfall,. Fligi:ts were made in elements of twos. and, for the first '
tire at night, formations of four aircraft were observed aloft.
22 September. At 7 a,m., 37 canvas-covered aircraft were observed on the
eastern edge of the field. At 11 a.m., the aircraft were refueled. Between
.4 p.m. and 6 pane, flights were made by a Po-2. Up to 6 pm.,, individual
flights were made by ground attack aircraft., Later, this air activity was
resumed and continued up to about'3 a.m.
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22 September. During the morning, one Po-2 was observed aloft. At 5 p.m.,
some engines were run up for testing purposes. From 6:30 p.m. until after
midnight, night flights were made by ground attack aircraft, Between 4 p.m.
and 5 p.m., I1-10s probably from Brandenburg-Priest airfield continually
flew over the field.
22 October. At 5:15 a.m., the loud noise of engines was heard from the
fields At 5:45 a.m., 24 Il-10s individuqLlly'taxiedto the eastern and
southern edges of the field and were parked there in two rows. The flight
and ground personnel lined up between the aircraft, while about 15 officers,
including a general, inspected the soldiers and aircraft. The general spoke
with individual soldiers. After the inspection, which lasted about 40 minutes,
six Il-10s took off individually at 6:30 a.m., at intervals of 6 minutes.
The aircraft. assembled in a wedge formation. Another six I1-10s took off
at 6:40 a.m. The first formation landed at 8 a.m.'and the second one at 50X1-HUM
8:25 a.m. After the landing, the aircraft individually taxied back to the
southern edge of the field and were parked there in the previous arrangement.
Three or four officers of th ire t
and s oke with their crews .
elements of twos an one of fours for 30 to 60 minutes duration. 50X1-HUM
Additional aircraft identified in the course of the day
About 20 meters from the two
rows of aircraft were two aircraft
During the air activity, an
were observed on the southern
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2. The following air activity was observed at the field between 15 September 50X1 -HU M
and 2 October:
ambulance and radio trucks
edge of the field
.1. September-0 At about 12:30 p.m., a total of 34 II-10s were observed
aloft flying in formations of'twos and threes which assembled in three
squadrons of 8. aircraft. each and one squadron of 10. The formation headed
northwest maintaining a distance of 500 meters between the individual
squadrons. After 60 to 70.minutes,'the aircraft landed at the field.
16- September. During the mornings individual flights were made, by ground
attack aircraft some'of which subsequently made low-level attacks. At
3:10 p.m., two Il-lOs practiced formation flying.
17 5etatember. A total of 34 Il-10s were counted at the field.
12-September. There was poor visibility. Only-30 Il-lOs were observed at.
the field.
22 Septembers Between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., night flights were made by
Il-10s,, with two to four aircraft continually being aloft. The weather
was overcast.
Air activity was continued up to 5 p.m. by aircraft flying in
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24 September, Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., individual flights were made
by I1-10s which, after 3 or 4 local flights, made a low-level attack,
29 Septembers Once, a total of 26 I1-10s were observed aloft The
aircraft practiced flying in squadrons for. about 40 minutes duration,
Aircraft flying in squadrpn formation practiced
flying in various directions.
coomment. Brandenburg-Arado airfield is still occupied by a ground 50X1-HUM
attack regiment with I1-lOs; during th 1 t onths, 37, to 40 Il4Oa
were counted o 'A total of 44 aircraft ere observed o Temporarily., 50X1-HUM
there was intensive air activity particularly informations. It was
.observed for the first time that flying in formation of four aircraft
was practiced at night,
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