BRANDENBURG-ARADO AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003701020008-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 18, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2009/05/11 :CIA-RDP80-00810A003701020008-0
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~C}f'IC Brartdenburg~r~adcs Airfilald
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,DATE PREF'APED Y~ February 3954
ENCLOSURES #-aa & 11r~~~
LACE OBTAiNEQ.~
to The Following observations were made at Braxzdenbur~AA~?ec~a airfield between 1S and
31 Jsn~yr 1~51~ a
~ 5 a~ '~ 7 _,~ammsr~rxr` There was nQ air sctivityo Twenty-seven Z].-~lOs were ~aarked on the
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eastern ed,0e of the fieldm
J?~, ;Between 31 aomo and 2 gomQ, two Pe~.2s zn~de laca.7. f13~taa
19 J,en Between ]1. a~mm and 2 posuv~ two l'o~2s circled widely over the field,
25 Jenunrv.. Between 9 s?mo and .~t3O p?mo,~ them was light air activity by aircraf*
which made individual. flights as' about 2l~ rainutesa 25X1
i 2b. 27. 28. as?~~ 29 Jstaustry,~ Ther+~ was ~ r tiv v brr ~I7,.~ ~~,
during the mornings on the,.-
Januarvo uaad lO a?m~ 9 flying was practiced by I1-lflso 25X1
,~,~ J,yr ~, Ido aircraft we~ra observed aloft?
20 . On 21 January, fox^mations of 6 to 8 graced attack aircraft were repc~tedlg abaervec
flyi.ng aver Brandenburg The aai.rcr~ft headed earth and then returned from the narti~
after-about l5 minuteso They hrd taken off individually from the field At ~;l~out 2v1.~
pom., 25 I1-lfla ware counted at the fi,elrlo Between ll a,,,sua 8,nd 3 p~.d~ fArmations
of ground attcck aircraft ware observed roschi fxosn the north c ss
field' and headed eaato
Brandenburg Briest airfield no take-offs were observed there
lfiti~urtherrr~ora~ ?ee times fasuc ;~S,ifl..l5s oar iT - 5s flew over 25X1
Brandenburgo An 25 Jsnuary~ 24 Zl-1fls were counted st the fieldo
enta Brand~enburg~-Asada a3.xfield is atil.l occupied by a ground attack 25X1
rag spent equip~aed with about J~0 17.-.z0a~o ,A3xcraft cf the grr~und attack regiment from
Brandeniaur~;-Briest c3.rfieZd r~aleatedly lazes rat Braradanburg-~rada~
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