PUETNITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004400380002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 2, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 3, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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LASSIFICATt%;, "W'V
COUNTRY REPOR
EVALUATION.
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED _
REFERENCES_.__
PAGES --ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE) 2 - two sketches REMARKS
-----From late Narch to 24 April 1954, NIG-155 or U-MiG-155 practioed flying with,
iroreasing intensity at Puet
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eld. There was siso flying in unfavorably'
weather. Air activity included firing at air sleeves. formation f:.ying at
altitudes of up to about 7,000 suers. aerobatics, and individual flying; Vu
a, 20, 21, and 23 April, night flying was practiced. The swept-back jet fighters
were flying in the beams of searchlights and were followed by searchlights to
the licit o, their range. On several days a Yak-11 with ve?lov o.gtne ..
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landed and took off again later n 25X1
abor V'iG-15a or U-MiG-13s ware stLtioned st the #io ti + +,,_
co'mted was 36 aircraft on 29 MR-r- ,
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2. During night flying on 21 April, take-off signals were given by a device went
of the DEngarten settlement. At first only white lamps were seen at this
dairies. 5bcrtly before the take-off by one of the three swept-back jet figh;ers
parked at, the southwestern end of the runway, the device in red ii_:hts, throe
tires gave the following Morse code signals in short succession . This
procedure was r e eat a second end third aircraft 2took off at short 25X1
iutervale. sketch of the instaF'ation. The To;en-type radar
set on Kceppenberg was observed at its previous location. Ancther token-typr
radar set was located on the northern side of the field, southeast of the loading
raurF. Cne Kniferest-type set and one Fishnet-type radar set were seen east cf
Koeplenberg. During air activity, the tniferest-type radar set was in motion,
while the Flshnet-type set was net observed roving. Four trucks, including two
radio trucks, were seen next to the sets. 3
3. 3in;e abo""t 17 April, 10 to 15 three-axle tank trucks, which refueled the
airarart '.nvol?/ed in air activity, have been observed north of Koer enberFa
si1'rer,r ppo. i,.ce body had been erected on a timber scaffolding northwest of
the firs ste,tiou. 4
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4th 1,500 kg of ack bread and 120 kg of. white tread daily.
,,he Soviet officers with many military decoration;; who had grev.o sly been
:'requently seen in town were no linger obEerved thare in p.pri.l. Source has
the impression that new personnel. who apparently wore rew uniform. had
arrived. The uniform consisted of single buttoned jackets with et:trvi up
.ollars with collar patches, dark-blue trousers Witt.. red edging: '.ucked into
officers' boots, service caps, and belts without arms. The:jr..ckEts had no 5
pockets. In addition to the officers many Soviet, dependents were Sean in town.
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7. Between 5 and 22 April, air activity by swept-bac}: jet fighters observed at
the field included firing Est air ~aleeve3 individual flying and formation
flying in formations of tw6 sand roar, 25X1
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8. In April, particularly many air Three soldiers wi:o were about 11) years old
and had close cropped hair were seen in Dnnungarten. 5
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1. Coor::ent. Two fighter reg .mer '. ecl.zipped with' t. total of ::b) : 45
are stationed at Puetnjts airficId. t me the renir.;rid oer:: -)r.' . ?h'i-pr n UPS
intensive air activity.
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2. Comment'. For sketch of the dti -?rice, s3 a Annex
, The f e: i r _a.t~. 3 rir f: i 25X1
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that six white lamps were bm,ning; continz )uoly and rr ?ked tr:..s ,c; t rs ~s ,,h
device
, while three vertical tubes 3-re `'W' a thing rer,'. signals
Comment . One radar iae>f~.:a 1a,'~ r~rn tens:-.sting of :. Token _ttitpe Irrpsf,:rE yb.ii:.. 25X1
tyre and 1 Fishnet-tygm radar sz::t :r^h are ? pparent located rs1r?',h and
of the airfield area. 'A D rat b -tv