BRANDENBURG-ARADO AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004000390009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2009
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY.
TOPIC
CLASSIFICATION SFCRvT,
East Germ.
Brandenburg-Arado Airfield
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._REPORT
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EVALUATION PI AO-F-7 nRTAfWn
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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DATE PREPARED 17 pm.a.Vexc a 1954
PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)--
REMARKS.
flying.
3-,nd_,4 Fe 'uar Between 10 a.m. and 4 P. r., ., II-10s
1. The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Bra:,ndenburg-Arado
airfield between 2 and 25 February 1954:
2 `ebrua v. Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., 4 or 5 Il- Os and 1 Po-2 practiced
5 Fetuaz_,,~yv. Il-lOs~
practiced i nc iv'idual fly i 4 d flying in
formations of threes and fours.
6 Februerv. Il-10s
practices. .lying.
7. to 10 February, No aircraft were seen aloft. Ttrenty L;UFo 11-103 co, tired
with tarpaulins were parked at the eastern cdge of the field.
Il Febrt r . At 10 a.r ., a radio truck proceeded to the north-western co_ n, r
of the field. At 10:45 a.m., a green twin-engine monoplane landed and taxied
to the hangars. Shortly afterw ?ds about 20 boys, 8 to 10.years old, wr.. e
observed there.
12 E'ebruMr. There was no flying.
Between 10 ei. and 3 p.m., a Po-2 made local flights.
lk February. NO flying was observed at 10 a.m. Twenty-tiwc 11-IO: were p Irked
at the eastern edge of the field, while others t-oj e seen ire hangar N o 4.
15 and 16 Zgbr,. There was no flying. t aintenancis wor a was being done
on the a.rc.ra.ft
8 Fe usrv. Between 10 a.r.. and 5 p- ., II-110S
practiced flying.
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19 and 20 Fe : B tween 3.0 a.ir. and 4 rr.x r~z, t s
attack- aircraft were mad'.
21 and .22 t. ,r. ahr? vas no . '_,,in. On 22 a erg: 17 11-1-is ~,~
-ked at the eastern edge of the d.
i; g s~a' Cv... sxe: At 3$35 ":il13 11-10s were cu 3'er1d t the dgc s the ~.. #~L.e.
's ?u At 11:25 a:r:, one II-110 tool, off and- din r De add into t
rorthw?e.>$. Between 1 p.m. a d 3 D*rio u co f# : 'roui.,d attack ..r' : ?, '$ -rzcticed
flying. F1yi ig wan whz? 9 rain sat in
2. The following air act v:11ts"y and aircraft we c e obt e,r. vet . at ho fic .' 'v't,~ c 'yid
2 and 7 Februarys
2 'a",'+3 ', Between .i :bhp , , +`a 1:15 :. r g o:ixi a"U' ack~ " s , r a ss took
off individually .,and subsequently . aar$ic der , y n , At. 120.5 a ][ o Y9,' "$ion of 5 11-110's : C"' I 't~3xw4as a tho i;g `= ? h 3.r o' 1z ha c many c, v. ed, fI a> ...
30 to 40 iinees.
' ?a:?,: After 10&.n,, th wre vasirdd: v3dua1 ? rd fo li .:.tic n fl n!::. ~?n.
~py} ~. IY aircraft in then C.v?..~lW..t0...
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-5 FebrIp observed? e~ noon,, d ~'~ 1":e;~ v.~ ons, of graau d attack xi ttft
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7 F^ .ghteen 11-iO were counted at ha. ':.e1.3
woT entt. A gro'_md attack re :burnt eCj'c.'tipp odd wit C'S
is stationed at Br a'_ r rado airf e_,_d..
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