PUETNITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004100220004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 2, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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Between 10:40 a.ra. and noon on 17 Fm ruary 1954, when the weather as s tinny,
,here was air activity at Puetnits. airfield by swept-back jet aircraft which
took off and landed Individually. At 3:30 pyre. on 26 February, a MG-.15 or
J4 i 15 took oft, clinked to an altitude of 2,000 rsseters,. .snd than dived
lowrt to about 200 reterss. The aircraft re )eatod thin dive procedure several
and landed at . p.ri.
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3. Throughout the day on 24 Februarye, formation flying vm s practiced by 1AG-15 or
1i-44iG-15s. The intervals between the individual aircraft of the.formations were
very close. A total of 1941i.O-15 or U-MiG-15s were counted at the field. 1
4. During February, source detea Tined that Vzjor Eun ev (fnu), supply officer
#l,t the field, gave his address when corresponding with 25X1 B
?Aapply fans,,. Furthermore source learned from Soviet soldiers at th ield
that they have been stationed there since 1951 ande : ;:: had 25X1 B
forri rly been located in Neubrandsnburg. 2 On u y, 50 P ~.ats were
issued food in a special kitchen. 3
A Sabo-type radar set and ` tc, 'truckr, were observed in the eouthwss- ern corner
at t h,
quartering area south of the athletic field.
.-lbout 15 fuel containers, partially underground, were observed in the fuel
dump east of the quartering area...near the spur track. On 4 February, 12
aiJ.rdad tank cars ,ere observed they e. 5 An AA gun emplacement with 6 x 37-on
AA guns was located in the road fork at the northeastern corner of the hangar area.6
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Comment,. Puetnitz airfield is still occupied by a fighter division head--
quar emirs and two fighter regin-ents equipped with a total of about 45 } Ov-15s.
Host of the aircraft are usually parked in the hangars.
CLASSIFICATION SEO ULF,1
REPORT NO.
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,re reported for the first time.
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3. Ggnet This is the first indication of the number, of pilots at
.e - e .d.; t as reported nu ber of 50 is believed to be slightly low.
25X1 A 4. Comment. Prior to 22 December 1953, a D=bo-type radar set had been
o served on Koeppenbe.rg. Since 22 December,, 1 Token-type set, 1 Fishnet-
type set and 1 Kniferest-type set have been reported.
25X1 A 5.,?enft. The fuel dump is located at the eastern edge of the field.
6. Oo ent. The AA gun em placerent is located on the northwestern
edge of the field.
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25X1 A 7. Cor ent ? the OATB of the fighter regiment
plc =transferred from Neubrand.enburg to Puetnitz at the *nd of December 1953.
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