JUETERBOG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300300011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/07/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA00530030001 1 -1
CLASSIFICATION... SGiiF~'r.
COUNTRY Fast Germany
TOPIC -- - JueterLog irfield
EVALUATION__ 1
DATE OF CONTEN1
DATE OBTAINED
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The follo-sing air activity and aircraft were observed at Juetcrbcg
between 13 and 23 sep tembrar 1950
t,. ,S- j; - g.. At 15x 0& 16 MiG-15s or U - 1G...:i5^ were by ing to-,?.a c
'.'.}ca restern
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hangars to the east end of the runway. TakE:w b ff s in elements o t,: -4z Y, ere .trade
after 1600, Shortly after the. take--offd two elements assembled in a formation of
four and --)racticed flying for 25 to 30 minutes. The ne ; two l e ents cook off
after 12 to 18 minutes, Air acwb ity continued until about i&)0
Se ~m At 1000, 20 jet fighters were towed out of the no---the.; as hangars to
the east end of the runway,. After 1030, take-offs were made by inda.vi.0.u::l aircraft
and elsmenta of two, at intervals of 10 to 15 minutes. The ai. crsf't, flow
individually and in elements of two up to 1200. After 1300, ties :air c.rn t took off
only in elements of two, assembled in forinntions of four and then p: acticed formation
flying. in the meantime, a jet fighter 'towed a sleeve. target which rag:: attacked by 2 MiG-15s or U-MiG-15s, Each aircraft fired 2 rouxids;, This exercise was repeated
several times up to 1900. -
15_Sen.t trtR r, There was no air activity throughout the day. After n i. ratfa Lip there
was air activity by jet fighters, but no details could be obeerv :d L.
5, No air activity was observedl
M ?gatpp rg There was no air activity by jet fighters,: At 1100, 2 11-28s without
auxiliary fuel tanks landed at the field and were parked in front of the southern
hangar. Between 1600 and 1635, an 11..>28 with a sleeve target took off,, Light PA guns
fired at the towed sleeve target over the firing range, The towing plane dropped
the sleeve target about 300 metres over the field and then lande?l.c, Subsequently,
a second ll-28 with a sleeve target took off and remained aloft for about 30
minutes, Firing practices at the towed air sleeve were again conducted over the
firing range.
1.8 Sent, ilgrs,,. There was no air activity by jet fighters. Between 1100 and 1200.
the two- I-1-28s took off once and towed a sleeve. target over the firing, range,,
Light AA guns fired at the towed target:. At 1400b the two aircraft aggain took Off
and disappeared toward the east.2
~Q Se ^. e At 0800 a siren sounded. and an alert practice st,F.~ t,cra_, /`.i. the jet
fighters were parked in the revetments at the edge, of the field and the woods
where they were camouflaged by branches. At the same times u ;jet f`_g:ters were towed
out of the southern hangar and p_rkcd along the runway at inter-17:11s of about 100
meters. These aircraft were also camouflaged -vaith branches and tarpaulins ,. Luring
the alert each jet fighter made one local flight of 10 to 15 minutes c uuat? o_a.
The officers and EN were fitted with gas masks,: The alert practice i,:a