DESSAU AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400060011-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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The following air activity. and aircraft were observed at Dessau airfield
on 1 and 5 October 1954:
-1 Oct~ober0 Between r630,--a 17OQ, ,.fc wt ion flying was practiced by MG .].5s
or U-4'iG-15s c!hich disappeared or view flying in close order formation a150X1-HUM
an altitude A total of 421, et fighters were counted
at the field
In thc^ eastern section o the e was a raaio 1---- 11 one mast with.
a red flashing light which etas also in operation during the daytime. The
landing lights were also on, probably because of the naor visibility on this day.
Camouflaged motor vehicles were parked. at the field.
was freed from the squeezod cabin.
there. A rumor had it that, on l October, 2 jet fighters co?lided in the air
near Dessau and one of them made an emergency landing in the open field in the
vicinity of the village ofToerten near Dessau. The pilot who had a broken arm
October._. At 1100, 26 MIG-15s or U-1'.iG-158 took off heading east. They were
not seen returning to the field. At a later hour, no aircraft were observed at
the field. The radio installation had also disappeared. 50X1-HUM
As previ rannrtad- the field was bein vacated during the afternoon of 5
October
2 to 30 5 s or e
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occupati on of. Naqsiu ; e i in connection with the a r 27
S The observed aircraft
the aircraft had come from Miersebur _ Truck
was previously observed in t4ereeburg and Wit tenher,g. No ' ' 0'n t
at Merseburg airfield ;betweeu,.27 September and 5 October.
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