FINOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003500560008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY Est G=eri.~rnv
TOPIC Firow i=irfield
2 EVALUATION-L
DATE OF CONTENT.
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DATE OBTAINED-
REFERENCES
PAGES 3 ENCL URES (NO. & TYPE)---!-- sketch on ditto
REMARKS
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1. The following observations were rY.s.de at Finow air field between 24 Iua ember
and 12 Dece aber 1953:
24 to 26 fv vember, only a fete local flights udere r._r.de t y 1-,1G_15 or U-1 1G-15s
during, this period,
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2'7 November 1 Tecember, No air activity ws
observed it the field, There
was usually fair weather. &t noon on 3C ! o,.em er, 44 =:iG-.15 or 1L 1 iG-15s, in
addition to the 4 alert aircraft, end 7 Ye lls were counted on the northern
edge of the field, An r--dditional 10 !tW_
5 or NiG 15 and 4 Yak-ll were
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l,_,December, The 4 alert Y 6-15. were still ol. served in the northeastern corner,
4 'NiG_l5s were perked on the eastern edge of the field near the runway, 37 ViG.-15
or U-tiiG.l5s were. counted on the northern edge of the field, and additional air-
craft were ots erved there.
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5-December. no air activity 1,w s ols erved at the field? Aroi.nd noon; 4 I1C-15s
of the alert flijht, 43 1;10_15 or U- "1G_15s and about 10 Yak-lls were counted
on the northern edge of the field, and an ar;ditionaa about 10 FIG-15s were
r~ rlrofl i 1, e,.m
Ito 12 i)ecenaber- On one of the days during; this period around 4 p.m., the four
"alert aircraft were towed to the northern edge of the field, while 2 I:1G-155
were parked on the taxiway just north of the end of the runway, On the follow-
"Ina day at r-10 a
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e 4 alert aircraft were again observed on their usual
dispersal area, while the 2 ViG_155 were not observed. Visibility was poor at
4 n.7n
L _PLACE OBTAINED.
24 Noveurher to 13 - ecenl-er 1953
REPORT' NO..
DATE PREPARED 15 Je nua.ry 1954
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The noise of running- jet eng nes
was repeatedly heard during the daytir. e.l
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a, radar set, definitel-ir of Token type, was located . ? ne ers
fray: kilometer marker 63, stout 50 meters north of the edge of the
wood. Another radar set was located about 20 meters from the.set*
The two sr:ts did not rotate on 25 Peov ib r t etween 3 gre. and 3:45 p.m.
At 11 n r. on 27 ~~overber, the Token-type set was observed rots tin .
At 1200 p.m., the two sets did not rotate. a 25X1
Token-type set was nounted on a superstructure were earth was presumally
raised. temporary buildings 25X1
were located near the sets. At 3:45 p.m, on 27 ovemter, #t van-like
truck, possibly a radio truck, was ob~erved for the first this about
60 meters s, u' least of the radar sets. The radar set previously 2b-
served on Post Strasse was no longer observed there on 9 Decer:berm
3. Between 24 ! ovember and 17. r'ecemter, the AA ,gun emplacement in the south-
eastern corner of the field was still occupied by 6 x 37 mm A/A guns04
4 Soviet dependents urearing civilif-n clothes have been observed in T'inow
since around 27 foverater. It was rumored that about 20 far:illies had
arrived there.5
5. On 30 November, a sentry wearing red-bordered black epaulets was posted
at the dump in the northeastern corner of the.field where a pile of bombs
covered with tarpaulins was observed. The other piles of a.n^munition
which had been previously observed were probably located in the newly 25X1 C
built sheds.6
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7. The following observations were made at the field between 29 November 25X1
and 13 December:
12 De cember , No observatibns could be made because of thick fog0
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en antenna syste
m prole.bly with a telescopic r?ost,,.
to _ cn in di
ameter at the to
on the 1tollberg (moun n) near
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FinowfurtI d
sketch of the s ntenn?t , A rez3ar
station was observed from thho Fi
now-Finewfurth road. On 29 Mk:vom
b;er, the device, sir:ila.r to e steel skeleton structure, we s in 25X1 C
operation,
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20 C rir~.ent The Token--type radar set t,a previously reportedo
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It, Turbo-type raader set,, a. Knirerest-type
radar set,, end a e-type radar set were previously observd in
Finow.
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3. Comments The reeler set on Post Stresse is believed to be a
\\.nl ere _t?-ty ?e set which prob,s.bly ' elongs to t e division hev.dqut-rters,"
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4* 1L Cor.Tnento The AA gun emplacement we a previously reported severe 1
tires.
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5. Conment. reviously reported the expected erriw.l 25X1
of Soviet de ^endents and the e tfsl?lishment of a Soviet school. 25X1
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Co7.,T?entt The bomb dunp tees previously reported several tirres.
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8. LCo!~r:-,ent? For sketch of antenna systet~, The i.nnexo he antenna
protally is a decir:et-r tation,
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:ante tr a Sir ~e:n `Jr~ tr:c's~ect ~ m Itr ilbex?g Neat, Pl n-w
h c' 1fl ~ ?; t. 3 bi (.: e t1 by >' _ i.zy
The unrioi.- stsaped ref
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ut,oiUt 40 r rrl s~ d _ane'tei? ts c)-Y'-i.ented
the r~4!t.'~. ~~. ~':~?i7 ~ ,~ 3.. f'~ 1:16 tri. ? U Sr'e(---Qi:7i to th . a-t f.ieL 1
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