PEENEMUENDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003100480009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY b: $t Germny
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Feensmuende Airfield
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1. Almost every day during the period :F'ror 13 to 22: August 1953, II 25X1
ob erved r,~p + Usedorn that =firing at towed sleet targets was procticed over the Baltic Sea. About 5 km from the shares approximately peallel to the
Bansin-.3winemuende railroad line., a srwept-back jet aircraft towil,4 a sleeve
target was attacked by another swept ck fighter. The aircraft came 'rom
and departed toward Fbland
2. The following air activity and aircraft were observed at the field between
30 August and 9 October 1953:
30 arid 31 Aup.~ust. No air activity was observed at the field
I SeRjenber. At 8:t+5 aim., a Li-2 took off and headed south. There was
a scattered cloud base and good visibility, At 10 a.m., 10 swept-back
jet fighters were towed to the runway and subsequently made local individual
flights throughout the morning. The aircraft were towed back to their
dispersal areas at 2 p.m.
2 Sent,. At 8:10 a.m.. an aircraft with double rudder assembly took off.
There was sunny and windy weather. Flights were made by Li-2a and a Yak-14 in
the course of the day
3 September. No air activity was obs v
September At 7:15 a.m,., a Li-2 took off and headed southa There
was a strong -westerly wind with intermittent rain showers. An aircraft with
double rudder assembly landed at 9:45 a.m.
11 Sept r., At 7 a,.m., a Li-2 and an aircraft with double rudder assembly
were parked at the runway. No air activity was observed.
12 September. As on the preceding day, the two aircraft were :still parked
at the runway &7 a.n. Taise-offs were made by a Yak-14 at noon and a Po-2
at 4:15 p.m. ,
13 September. No air activity i * oba M.
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14. September. At 7 a .n . , i Li-2 and 1 aircraft with double Yadder-
asser..bly were again observed parked at the runway. A Li-2 landed. al:
3x20 puma
1b6&~tmber. A Li-2 took off at 11 a.m,
17 Se ember A Lire landed at 10:45 a.m4 and 2 Li-2s took off at
1:30 P.M.
19 September, A Li-2 landed at 12:30 ,).m. There was a scattered cloud
base and rainy weather.
20 Sepptember A Li-2 took off at 10:34D a.m
21 Septembrx A Li-2 landed at 8:45 a.m., The weather was cloudy.
22 September. At 10 a.m., 10 swept..-back jet fighters were parked a L
the runway. The aircraft made local flights during the morning.,
2 Se tember., A Li-2 took off at 10:50 a.m. and another Li-2 landed *.t
3:30 P.m. There were scattered clouds.
Sptember., At 8 a.m., as on the preceding day, an aircraft with double
rudder assembly was parked at the runway, A Li-2 took off at noon and
landed at 2:30 p.m.
25 September. Thirteen swept-back jet fighters were observed at the ruiway
at 7 am., when the weather was sunny. The aircraft made local individual
flights throughout the da? and returned to their dispersal areas at axixt
4 p.m. A Li-2 was observed aloft at 4 p.n.
26 September. The weather was foggy in the morning and cleared up in tie
course of the day, A Li-2 was observed landing at 4 pons
27 Se semi r w he aircraft with doub !_e rudder assembly was again obser'Ted
at the runway., A Li-2 took off at I p.,m,
28 September. Ho air activity was observed at the field. There was a
scattered cloud ceiling and strong westerly wind.
21 September. Swept-back jet fighters continually made local flights
throughout the day.
30 Se ember, A Yak-14 took off at 7:10 a.m. and another aircraift of ne
same type landed at 4:10 p.m. A Li-2 landed at 9:10 a.- m. an aircraft
with double rudder assembly at 11 a.m. Seven swept-back jet fighters ,ogre
towed to the runway at 11:30 a.m. and subsequently made short 1oca-1.
flights up to 3:30 p.m.
1 Oct't rs. In the early morning, two aircraft with double rudder assszrblies
were observed at the field, One of them took off at 8:50 a.m. A Li-a2 was
observed leaving the field at 11 a.m.
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2 October., No . air activity vas observed . There were clouds and c.,-)n .iderab:
hazy weather,
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Sep. M,b 3r Between 10 a.m. and 3 swept-back jet fighters r.~ade
high-altit=:xde flights over L"sedor, and take-offs and landings at the f'le Ldo
16 and 7r,,;ietrlt r~bew A large--scale exercise, involving AA units, was f:eld
in the Peenernw.zendee.-Karltshagen area., Sorts slips, apparently belonging ? c
the attacking seac, terf-e ;L: ez ved ;;n 1-he f altic Sea.
Some of then? ,,sere attacked by . swept-back jet fighters 2
18 Sept?Mbe3r Daring the noon hours, swept-tack jet fighters were
observed over sedom-
2 Se fiber . A twi.r -engine aircraft was observed over Karlshagen.
2 Se embbor Tim swept-back Jet fighters were observed aloft at, 8 a.m.
29 Sept(w,.ber. At 10 a.rn. and 4 p.rnna, air activity was conducted ty
swept-back jet fighters.
1 October. single engine airrcraft with radial engines landed
at the Field at 12:15 P.m.
and a October. No air activity was obzerveda
6 October Between 8 au.n. and 9 a.r,,,., a single-engine aircraft circled
over the over the landed shortly between t:-.e individual circles
and then took off again,,
At 8 a,,n.,, nine swept-back jet fighters were towed to the
runway, One of the aircraft towing a sleeve target took off at 845 a.ai?
Subsequently, the other swept-back jet fighters took off and practiced
firing at the sleeve target.,
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8 October , /,t 9;45 a .n , a Po -2 took off .. The sky was partly cloudy.
s were node by an aircraft with double rudder assembly at lq.lt)
Landing
a.m. and a single--engine aircraft at :3 p.,m. The first aircraft took off
at 3:10 psra. and landed at, 4:45 p~ `, A 1k-2 landed at 3.15 ).m. and another
aircraft of the aerie type took `off at 3:30 p.m-.
October. A swept-back jet fighter took off at, 9;05 a m,and nude sore local
flights. Eight swept-back jot fighterss w4ich took off at. 9:15 a.m, assenbied
to two forrwations of fours and then practiced formation flying. Throughout
the day, individuaal take-offs and formation flights were practiced by
swept-back jet fighters., Some landings and take--dffs were also ,.'Ad* by
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Between 1 and 5 September, night flying was repeatedly practiced by swept-
back jet fighters at the field.
4, The following observations were made at the field between 15 September
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6 t?ctobe re Between 8:30 a.m. am 3? p.m., swep t nark jet figh`.ers
were observed aloft.
8 0 r Swept-back jet fighters pre.ct .ced .f ring over the
Baltic Sea.
10 October. /fit: 9:20 a.m. and 300 P.m,., swept- ck jet 7ithters
were observed eitf t
6 Ctctober. Seven conventional aircraft acid 16 swept-back jet fighters
wore observed at the fiel.d0
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25X1 A 1. E~Cq 1m 'penes aende airfield is r,ta l,l occupied by a ~ va figxa ? r
regiment with s Tx~it 20 AG-15s. The akeeratt, conduct the eara air ty
as usue,? ly sr i ormead grj the fighter .'e it e%1rav. The pasta --rt, of the ..7..grt s
by a Li-2, which were apparently made vE;ry day, i as not been c1a: lfied nor
has it been determined why an aircraft with double rudder assembl.;r, pos.iblz
a Tuv2, was preaentt at the :"J.eid, It is tjel:ieved possibis t .at the `.E u-2 was
used for target representation.
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