ERFURT-BINDERSLEBEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004400850005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 12, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 9, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUW"f2Y East Germany
EVALUATION-
DATE OF CON
DATE OBTAIN
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REFERENCE
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1? Between 29 April and 5 May 1954k the pessibilties of observation et k% 'art i.nders-?
leben airfield were limited. Only on 5 May, was air activity by MiG-15s or L714iG-15s
observed About 3 p.m.;, on this date a MiG-15 took .of-'f and landed a: t:r ,gout 8 minutes,:
About 4 p.m., a formation of 4 aircraft took off. The landing of this fc:r:,atioz was
not observed Some MiG=l5s were still parked near the flight control :%, tionJ
20 On 4 and 5 May, an inditidual radio mast was observed; located about 150 meters east of
a PEV-45 DF station in the northeastern corner of the field. A multi-core cable
extended from the mast to another radio mast north of the fence around the field near
Perterbcrn; it was supported by auxiliary masts, Another ?KV-45 I? station was observed
at the eastern edge of the field, about 100 meters west of the fence:. A radio
installation with 6 masts was located in the southeastern corner of the landing field
.In the middle of the installation was a radio truck with a rrast which had about the
same height as the other masts around. Lines extended free the roof of the radio truck
to the masts arranged around it,, Another radio truck was observed west of the flight
control station.2
3. On 5 Nay, 4 AA guns, estimated at 37.nm, were seen in the AL gun empiaco.L:ent on the
southern edge of the field. Between the guns was a range finder with a base line of,
about 1.5 meters. Gun shields were observed on the protective ue:lls and Morse signals
were heard from the emplacement.. Source noticed that, piles of barked logs, about 5
meters long, were stored in the AA gun cplacement.
4. About 20 to 25 workers were engaged in stripping work on ruins along frfurt?48indsrs--
leben road. This area was marked by a signboard bearing the inscription 'VIM
Bergungsgesellechaft Berlins (nationalized salvage firm)?
1 C Erfurt-Bindersleben airfield is still occupied only by 3 alert flight
o -155 which is believed to be assigned to Merseburg fighter division, 25X1
was saeansprved at the end of thrch has not yet been identified.
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1een reported0 The reported dimension of the base of the range finder is t_lieved to
be correct,
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