FINOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004600420010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2007
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 9, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/12/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA004600420010-7
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J DATE PREPARED- "' 9 June 9_
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iighta during some t fights; " a alert, f1i ht consi.stad of 5 "iC-:LSa,on
Agri 3G-15s oaf2 XpriL' ThO i'k'crxft gtaticnei et the field
rould hot ted tut v;4,e tistina?,t, Q }p f :source hs " the 2n-
that thb nuntsr of cireml_4 vas decrerscc en 10 1p, :1.4' 25X1
ur. 1jy~p was unr[er wear on-difp helyyi~ out ircrefL'rev ?trents in the
;ut astern and itortheaZ,tes na sectjot of f17 tdd, Addlt4 mn_ 1 such revet?
ante tiere,e.Pp-sreAntly planed for the taottt easto ?r: eecttior..1
4.AYT11iMrir* 37 mt FA W31 e obsgrvec.4,, the AA gun emplacement in ?:ho
out:vcae.tern ecr_rer of the -Md. -"z -etc funs e_?e used fir _. 'Ting piacticas-.
racer set,-ressi._l of r.:o,.lel A P was cL;,v.=ved roTzh of '.he AL. gun
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7eundi of : ircreft warpons ur.s rep3atedly heard. luring; the iUibht of 27/23 ;April,
?re vas ai.r acti-aii,y?
,=twsc:n 21 erd 4^.7 April. activ'.ty ry VIG-15 rr U-1diG-15s :;as repce.tmdly
>:se:ne2 in Freie;nve]de ars,.. After nightfeli on 23 April, .'iG-15 or U-1/,G-.15
in the teams of sev+.ra - a:3s.rtlights tetwee;ri Finow en.'l : reienrQrlde. Tha
Cn 24. April, 3 < i; t,?--15 or :l..v r,;--15s, 7 Yak-lls, = r:! 1 high?__w2.j:g mo oplcne we:-cs
enu4 d at the field end an Iditional 20 15 or U-f_HG-i5.1 ;:ere atet_onod-
IettTeen 10 and lw 14,y, there was intensive sir octiv-.ty, ircluding
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m Wr e .- -..LI'G ly 001 jet A,-',!
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i,.. p(; the second hall' of f1 it, a IM! or i1. '11-17 cr5.
in he villEge of Pictterfelca. The 1110ra?c. hnd ea-n e ged
}_::;tlees conducted oter Frier aarHY^?.&.
10 Ftbree.n c a?n. .r3 9: '0 ,.n. or 5 Pay, rno tir activity me acinumin. Of,
ti a field.
figi ter division headquarters End :' :'igtter regime: t; equipped with r. tit' l
c" Out 60 ?30-25s. The r ircreft n-l .?F> observad ::ejci to FLu:w air-
F a. c., The U1005 which re::crted1 om ed in ,:1 :;Al dy ..-'
din rf firing pr?r ctiee s at ove:d e * . sargoOn-
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