GROSSENHAIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005500520002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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f ~ The following air activity e.nC ?r~r~:._. i. r. obserL e
airfield between 5 and 18 October 25l < tiring
as described above. At 1145, a or U-?, iC-117 tool: c-1-J-1 two
local flights and. landed again at 1''5
10 October. At 1120:, a or U-1.i0 ?15 took off [in ti- 130 c' :More
take-offs were observed. Between 1900 and 2030, the sea._ chli_nt~ the field
'.vas in operation.
11 October. There was no air activity. Four or i iC' -' s i. sra
parked in front of the large hangar in the eastern part of ch( Cie1_d.
12 October. No air activity was observed..
v,ere
aircraft , ._C,C:,vaUiZ
work was under way at the previous dispersal area of the ale::- `ligi t.
were parked there. A tank truck was seen near the
the runway. About 1740, 6 JViiG-15s sr
parked at the dispersal area of the alert flight
At the same time 4 ':iG-15s or U-I.iQ- f s,
13 October. At 1100, 113C, .1145, and 1200, a Yak-11 too.: of for a
local flight. Between 1830 and 2000, the searchlight at the F l_: .c i s
in operation.
14 October. Between 103C and 1200, 8 Take.-??offs by 1,JC- 5s n;:? I
-; iC .15s
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were seen.. The aircraft made loc l flights. Between 1800 and 1934,
the searchlight was in operation.
a to 18 October. No air activity was observed.
18 October. About 1245, 4 jiG-15s or U-h G-15s,
were parked at the new dispersal area of the a er ig_
Southeastern end of the runty. No other aircraft were seen narked
the field.
the-
2. There no changes in the sta-~Ius of the radio and radar instnllaLions .
at the field. About 1545 on -18 OOctober, the radar set was i:-.. open. ti on
There o -.hange in the s-ta tus of the gun emplacement Truck
Comment., Grosserf:1=:.''In airfield is occupied by two .fighter
regiments ard a fighter divsion headquarters. Air activity observed was
normal.
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