PUETNITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005600810007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 24, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 6, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION '-
COUNTRY Eest Germany REPORT
TOPIC Puetnitz Airfield
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONT
DATE OBTAINED E PREPARED
REFERENCES
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS ---
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
Aecember 1954
1. Qi3, 8 and 9 October 1954. 2 to 3 ..;iG-15s or U-I-aG-15s took off 25X1
individually from Puetnitz airfield. Between 10 October and 4 November,
there was no air activity. Througho..~ ,~ November, flying was practiced.
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Sixteen to 18 individual take-offs by ~iiG-15s or U-BiiG-15s were seen.
25X1
2. On 17 and 18 October. 4 biiG-15s or U-idiG-15s were parked south of
the eastern end of the runway. There was no air activity. 1
3. One Token-type radar set was seen on a hill about 1 km southwest 25X1
of the Ribnitz railroad station. 2
Qr,}_25 October, 10 L1iG-15s or U-Iui3-15s rovers parked at the field,
including 2 in the southwestern corner next to the hanar and 8 25X1
in the northeastern edge at the edge of the woods in the eastern
extension of the runway. bore aircraft were possibly narked at the
field. Possibilities of observation are limited. No air activity
was observed. 1
5. A metal plate, about 5 meters lon. and fitted on 4 leis about 40 cm
high was seen between tY,e '~uildings of the Dammgarten settlement.
Three T-shaped antennas of shining metal were fitted on~the plate.
The two antennas on the outer sides were about 75 cm high and were
connected by a cross dipole, about 120 cm long. The antenna in the
middle was not in line with tiie other antennas and was about 50
cm high and 75 cm wide. Two wires extended from the metal plate to
' four wooden masts, about 2 meters high, which were located in a
harden. The metal plate was surro;.~nded by a mesh-wire fence. A
temporary wooden building and a temporary corrugated iron building
.east of it were seen next to a small building of the settlement. The
two temporary buildings were connected by.a telephone cable. An
antenna mast which was braced four times and surrounded by a mesh-wire
fence was,seen next to the temporary wooden building. Two soldiers
were seen in front of this building. An antenna mast of an
unidentified type was seen next to the small settlement buildin;. ~
6. On 25 October the.lightir~ facilities at the eastern end of the
runwa~r were s~ritched on for 2 minutes.
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7. .':zi antenna rias?, about 5 meters high, had been orected at the street
lI1 :.''rC11t of t'~ie ::refs police builain~; a~: i~ibnitz. file mast Leas
bro,ced. in four }daces and the bracii2gs fitted. to cenent blocks.
It ~:zas not detex?mined tc which unit the radio installation belonged.
F;. At OEi10 on 46 October, q. ;:~iG-15s' or U-i".iu-15s were parked at the
eastern end of the rur.rray. The aircraft were rict covered by
tsrpal.;1.`_ns although ths:re vra.s rain. One :rotor vehicle Lras seen
near the aircraft. There was no air activity. There Lvas apuarently
no chan~,re in the occupation of the field. 1
9. '.here Leas no change in the status of the 'T'oken-t;~pe radar set on
l:oeL~penber~ (hill) 'south of the: rurrcvay or the Tolter.-type radar set
:>outh of the ~tibnitz rail.rnad station. 2
1~. 'our buildirz~s were under. constructior~i.t t':e field. One of the
buiJd.in~s wit, to oe used as "economic building", another, vrhich eras
r.o be fitted wit'ri a loading rarlp as storage bui.ldir~U. ~hc purpose
of r,he t?~vo other buildin~e, L~vas not detez^.~ined. 4
11. ;:very J.ay a;, 08pC, trvc~t arrived at the Ribnitz railroad
station front t.ao airfi.clu 'o nict. Lzp officers and ::.;I ~rrho arrived by
rail. The truck, L?ras aZvra~r4 occupied by the officer of the ~:ain guard,
w;1o wore a red ax?~i bard L~i.th white enletterin;~. 'she truck also
carried German Ln~orlcers to the field. The Lvorkers did riot have to show
t~zoa.r passes before entering the true:. Their. pa; ses were only
~~or~trolled at the date of thQ fief.:, A buw from fife VJB-4rerkehr,
shuttle 'two or three tz;:~es ia.ily betdreer: the airfield and the
Ribr:itz railroau station. 'Phe bus lire terciin