FINOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004600420009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 9, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION SEC=CONTROL - U.8.OF
EVALUATION PLACE OBTAINED.
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1. During April 1954, air activity observed at Finow airfield included indi-
vidual flights, formation flights and attacks at towed sleeve targets by
MiG-15 or U-}414-15s during daytime and flights by aircraft involving search-
lights during some nights. The alert flight consisted of 5 MiG-15s on
8 April and of 4 ;FIG-15s on 21 April. The aircraft stationed at the field
could not be counted but were estimated at 50 to 60. Source had the im- 25X1
pression that the number of aircraft was decreased on 10 April.
2. On 8 April, io rk was under way on shrapnelproof aircraft revetments in the
southeastern and northeastern sections of the field. Additional such revet-
ments were apparently planned for the northeastern section. 25X1
3. On 21 April, 6 a 37-mm AA guns were observed in the AA gun emplacement in the
southeastern corner of the field. These guns were used for aiming practices.
A radar set,3possibly of model AA 4 111 3, was observed north of the AA gun
emplacement.
5. between 21 and 27 April, air activity by MiG-15 or U-N1G-15s was repeatedly
observed in Freienwalde.area. After nightfall on 23 April, T"iG-15 or U-MiG-15s
flew in the beams of several searchlights between Know and Freienwrlde. The
sound of eircreft weapons was repeatedly heard. During the night of 27/28 April,
there was air activity. 25X1
6. On 24 April, 38 MiG-15 or U-MiG-15s, 7 Yak-lls, rnd 1 high-wing monoplane were
counted at the field and an additional 20 MdG-15 or U-b3G-15s were stationed
there. Fetween 10 and 14 May, there was intensive air activity, including
high-altitude flights by individual aircraft end formations of 3 and L sirrraft.
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crashed over Lichterfelde, about 6 km north of Finow. Allegedly, several
houses were damaged and the pilot had parachuted. On that date, night
flights had been conducted by haG-15s and U-D3G-15s which fired at
sleeve targets towed by other jet fighters of the seine type, while search-
new barracks installations amounting to 70C,000 eastiarks were scheduled
to be built at the field by the fall of 1954.4
9. During the second half of April, a PiiG-15 or U-FUG-15 crashed and burnt
in the village of Lichterfelde. The aircraft had been engaged in firing
practices conducted over Finow airfield. 25X1
10. Between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on 6 May, no air activity was conducted at
the field.
Comment Finow airfield is believed to be still occupied by a
fighter division headquarters and 2 fighter regiments equipped with a total
of about 60 i3G-15s. The aircraft numbers observed belong to Finow air-
field. The MG-15 which reportedly crashed on 23 April as apparently hit
during firing practices at towed sleeve targets.
Comment. It is Ielieved that about 30 shrapnelproof aircraft revet-
ments exist at Finow airfield. Since the field is occupied by 2 regiments,
it acpears probable that additional revetments will be built. 25X1
Comment. The AA gun emplacement has teen reported several times.
This is the first information on the presente of a radar set of an uniden-
tified type near the AA gun emplacement. 25X1
Comments, The information on the construction of two new tarracks
installations, though received for the first time, is believed credible.