PUETNITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400090016-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 28, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East Germtnv
TOPIC Puetnitz. Airfield
REPORT
EVALUATION.dJ__
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCE
fATF PRFPARF'l 28 October 1954
PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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1. The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Puetnitz airfield
between 3 August and 1 October 1954:
3 August. MiG-15s or 1L. iG-.15s practiced flying in elements of two. Two
elements were observed between 1000 and 1200 and 10 elements between 1600
and 1800.
5Au ust.' between 0930 and3100, take-offs were made by three individual jet
fighters and two elements of two, letween 1600 and 1800, five take-off were
performed by elements of two jet fighters.
7 Augusts Air activity was heard but no details could be identified.
9 _to 11 August, No aircraft were seen aloft.
22 du ust. Between 1600 and 1900, a r1G-15 towing a sleeve target and three
elements of two jet fighters took offs
1.4-August, Seven individual jet fighters took off between 0830 and 0930,
17 Au rust. Five individual take-offs were mcde by jet fighters between 0800
and 0840 take-offs in elements of two were performed between 0930 and 113.0?
19 August? Three MIG-15s or U-YiG-15s indivldually took off between 0810
and 0835.
20 August, One MIG_l5 or U-11G-15 was seen taking off.
21. to 23 August. No air activity was observed. The weather was unfavorable,
24 August,, Between 0815 and 1200, eight individual take-offs were made by
jet fighters and 13 take-offs in elements of two, At 0832, a formation of 12
jet fighters crossed over the field heading northeast. At 0845, another
formation of 14 aircraft crossed, flying in the same direction, A third
formation of eight jet fighters was observed at 0855, The three formations
flew at an altitude of about 4,000 meters. beginning at 0930, the aircraft
of these formation landed individually,. During the afternoon beginning at
1330, the same air activity was observed as during the morning?
13 6eptember. Between 1925 and 2123, 19 take-offs were made by MG-15s or
T3,4,iG-15e with set position lights. The first aircraft landed at 1940 and the
last at 2158,
1 October. A Li -2 crossed over the field flying from east to west. 3-
2. Letween 1700 and 1900 on 4 September, firing at towed sleeve targets was practic-
ed along the Faitic Sea coast not far from Wustrow, near Ribnitz;p on the
Darns. The jet fighter which towed the sleeve tarr-et flew parallel to the sea.?
shore, shuttling in southwest and northeast direction. The attacks were made
by jet fighters flying in elements of two. The front plane attacked the first,
approaching lateral from the right upper side and giving a short burst of
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fire which could not be seen. Subsequently the plate flew under tho toning
aircraft and pulled off. While the second aircraft attacked in the same way
the first plane regained its firing position. Each element approach. 3
times. While the first element fired, the'next element flew parallel. to the
sleeve target
Comment. It is believed that Puetnitz airfield is still occupied "by
a f:"ighter division headquarters and two fighter regiments. The observed air
activity including flying in large formations corresponds with the status
of training during the fall of the preceding years.
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