COTTBUS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005100640001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPAREn 20 Soptember 1954
PACES a ENCLOSURES (No. 0, wPE)
REMARGKS
Tho 2@11ouing air activity and aircraft were observed at Cottbus aairfleld
betwoen 5 and 20 bu!;ust 1954
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5_.!~w n Throughout the days Yak=18e practiced f11ing in formations of
two and four at altitudes of 600 to 700 meters. Each flight lasted 15 to
20 minutes. The aircraft took off and landed individually. The d:eather
was 3/10 overcast.
6 pia s$o During the ;ornin8,, Yaab-lls made aaorobaticsD which included
loops,, turns and rolle,, at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,500 meters.
as:k . There was no flying.
JL /~ix ~z ~ Botwcon 0600 and 1203,, Yak-11.9 made individual local flights
of 8 to 10 minutes duration at altitudes of. 300 to 430 meters. The weather
was 8/10 ovorcast; at 1200 rain set in.
2~1 Anpmsta Yak-18s practiced intensive flying including local aes~obaatics with
loops,,, turns,, rolls and recoveries. There was a 6/10 to 7/10 overcast.
d~ a nd l iama9 ~ No flying was observed.
16 C 17 unto . !alp 189 made flights in forr,:ations of threw ana four
with distanca of about 50 motors between the nir raft. These aircraft took
off and landed individually.
and an aircraft 1eu::th to behind o
18 and 20 u,ust. Yak -13o a 5~ r~ is alternately made individual local
flights. Flying in formations of two and four aircraft in close order
was practiced. The distance was about one aircraft width to the side
Cotn:::cnto Air activity conducted by the Aeroclub Cottbus was nori ala
Formation flights observed on'l8 and 20 Augusta show an improvement of the
status of training.
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