FINOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004501080007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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allegedly received an eff~r for' canctruction work at Fi~zow ~irfield~ 1
Oaring 27 ~Yey,, 3ndividtaal flights ~,nd aerobatics were o ~server~ .st the
field, On 8 June, high-,al~titud~ f1 fghts wer~ wade 9 The ;"~.eld was 25X1
occupied ~'Y about 1+0 2~iiG-15s anal ~`~IiG-15s, Four AA g iris were
~0 June l >4
DATE ~'REF'ARED
1. In mid May 1954,, the owner of a carystr~uetion firm s tote i that he had
observed in
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repeatedly observed in thF~ area of t~7erbellin Fake < In a 3d3ton,
individual flights.and formation flights, aor::e times st high altitudes,
were n!ade at the field. On 4 June, siriulated lows-level ~.ttacTcs f3,cing
were ~:&de at ground targetg~ The aircraft a;~roached ~.ri,h the son tc
..hair beck. After nigP2's;falla riigh-t f:~_ights were conducted. the
airfield ass occupied by 50 to 6b P~;iG-15s rind U~tiC-15s
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3q Between 31 t~,ay and 5 Jur_z, firing at towed sleeve targe~s wms
A fioken-tyl~ radar. yet wa:~ locate
/~ x 37~n AA gage -were . o~,served ir< the AA ~~uz er~Flacer..~e zt , ,~
t ~~^_Lo~rm-~ent v Probably eons~truct~.on ~~ork on shrapnelF~rsof aircraft
revetment. ~~t are tee re aanstructed in the southeast;.~rn ~.r~cl
northeastern sections of ~~;he f_ ie~.d ~ 25X1
a u 00 me ers sputPz of Finow-Firzo~rf'urt road in line -.~~.~~h kJ.l~ineter
marker 6.c,, Another ra;~ar set was located south of the atx~ve x?o?ad,
in line with kila^eter marker 6a3. I~. was believed to t:3 a lluraba-t;}rfe
se?~: from a distance of 1,'~OO r~eter~.2 Taward the ever~i ig oz' ~. June,
at k'inow e,irfiold
2. I ~Cor~ent. Fino~r airfield is Tae~.ieved ~to ke still ~ccu~ied b;,~ a
fighter division headquarters and two fighter regiments, 'T'he rai:rcraft
have ~'reviously 'been abser5red in ~'3n~~w,
3~Go~ r~er_t. A li~h.t A;?1 ba.y.ter&~ w`ith ~ x ?7~anrn AA, ~';~s ia~ 1acr:~ted 25X1
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Approved For Release 2007/08/04 :CIA-RDP80-00810A004501080007-9