BRIESEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005100400002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 31, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY- East GGEUADV
TOPIC
REPORT
EVALUATI O N
DAt" E OF CONTENT
WE OBTAINED
I;E =ERENCES
MACE OBTAINED-
ATE PREPARED_.,_.. 31 August 1954
PAGES o.~ 2 _.._ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)__,.-_
RE.JARKS-_ This is UNEVALUATED
1. The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Brlesen airfield
between 7 and 28 July 1954:
ys At 0900, 4 11-28s or U?11 8s took off at distances of 2,000
meters, made two local flights in elements of two and subsequently
dicappemred toward the west., These aircraft were not observed returning
on this day or the following day.
About 1300, 4 I1..28a or Up1l-28s landed at snter ela of about
10 minutes.
. About=0, 6 11-28a or U-11-28s took off individually and
disappeared from view,toward the west. About 1100, the aircraft landed
individually. The weather was overcast at an altitude of about 200
meters and there was heavy, rain.
,may. Between 0830 and 1500, individual aircraft made flights of 5 to
8 minutes duration. For one hour, 2 jet bombers, in line abreast formation,
made local flights over the field. ' There was ,a ceiling at an altitude
of about 30(. meters and there were frequently heavy rain showers.
26 rLU There was no flying during the daytime. From 2045 until after
midnight, there was night flying. At intervals of about. 2 minutes, a
jet bomber would take off for a local flight. 1hn landing. the aircraft
switched on its landing light and directed the beam in various directions.
After touching ground, this searchlight was switched off. The runway
was marked by white lights p the western and eastern ends of it were marked
by some green and red lights respectively. Every day except for 8 July,
30 11-28s or U.-Il.-21s were parked in groups of 10 on the southern tfsxiway.
On 8-July, only 26 aircraft were seen.
? ?lt. Between noon and 1800, there was intensive air activity and .did
not stop during rain showers. Individual local flights and flights of up
to 45 minutes duration were made in the air space west of the field
During air activity, one l1_,28 continuously circled over the field.
There was no flying during daytime. The weather was 7/10 overcast
.with intermittent rain showers. At 2030, night flying started. The
aircraft repeatedly took off at distances of 800 to 1,000 meters.
M. ho flying, was observed. About 18009 29 11.28s or U-11-28s were
parked at the southern taxiway.
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xr. 3etween 0700 and 150C, there was intensive air activity. The
weather was overcast at an altitude of about 6CC: meters with intermittent
rain showers and visibility of about 5 km. On the average the flights
lasted 25 minutes. About 6 jet fighters were continuously aloft at
the saeo time. Two jet bombers flying in formation continuously circled
the field for about one hour. About 1800, 30. jet bombers were parked
at the dispersal areas.
During daytime, no air.' activity was observed. There was a 6/10
overcast. Thera was night flying after 2030. The aircraft with their
position lights lit flew individually toward the west. 1
2. During the first half of July, about 90 soldiers arrived at the field
from the USSR.
A bomber regiment equipped with 30 12=-28s is stationed
a esen airfield. Air activity observed indicates an advanced status of
training,
20 I 4-060t. Same source previously . ported that9 according to talks
a mong the ground personnel, officers of the unit had come from
Kasan. The correctness of this information and the information in the
present report cannot as yet be evaluated.
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