ERFURT-BINDERSIEBEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005700470008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 10, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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-East Germany
REPORT
ErfurtBinde MPAirfie 3w-
1. T s'vi~ and air- -- e e oLserTcd at
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16 Octor~ and 6 ;ov be 1
0Otobe P r 'iG-15 U ~," G-15s were parked on the d. ers l
k5 .-I,The latter aircraft headed ez_ct.
16 October. A Po-2 landed at 1245 and another Po-2 too!{:
a ne''~ ic ~ s on * 1+'b' Er v `s vede.
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6+jyTovWmllex A4_allot " oAoo, tjro-`IG " or I1-lKipti5s.c'o$*ec?. ,-cr
a GsallpT `t 010 + iMI110- t js Hindi u d i;u tuf f
e i- tVvals of atioti , 1 rq e'tth ? WNAa -.rd r't banlet*d -to tlir, I c i t. .
aa~i per ~sse bi,3 i fo ic~l at-' M'4! -C tudv otf J5OO -to 6.00 meter;:.
The. distance between` t'hc et-, o aircraft in the fornat=-:,_ w? ~ Lost
02 $Lmr ?s;)^ns. Fli hts in the vicinity of the field Were at an
a_ x'' l "f 600 to 700 meters. After about 7 minutes, t'~~ ei,?~.r^.ft
app ro ch d azad individually 14 da at he field. No other 3cti.~- i ty
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abqut 3 0 It took off at'1 0 A'E 5i i --**o.:Aer-l'Ss+.r I1 rr
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eg i cr ssed over 'Er 'u!'t T n
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Ors 2.0 ana 'Q October, no changes were o )served on the c o . r '-
rad='r installations at the field.
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e# of- th'er fi~P d' way:
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unohan med. :o' Fv ; s o 1 e ct- t` f4cr s?eritry armed with 'a subihashi ne
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A ~?atchto- er"b to 11(y rAeter? h k Vrr.s :n ..s,, erc i4ed about 'WCr tr:etejrs
northeast of the ~f'l i'r'"ht orttYo2+el?tt t* no -I#- waO Still unocct Y):!cd.
Ei -ht to 10 men wearing civilian clothes were engs^ed in prey ;rrtion;25X1
f'cr? tr;e demos ishing; 0~, ~~s in the southeastern corner of the
field. The blasting/ oc : tween 1200 and 1300.
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3cii. con 2t Octohc':r and -7 "`cvember. no air activity r ,,.s o""scrvrd
e oc''t on "9 October "then two :l0-15s or L'-'-C-1:s crossed over
:. aunt Four 'iC-1.5s or 7L-'iC-lTs ..sere continuously -ir'-d r.eor
t':e f' ig ht control,
7. 11,P .fol.l.e?w'i.ng radio instsll tions were observed:
An Adcoc'- DF ststi 'n rn.d a r?- id installation of ' ^:asts in the
so, t'nrestorn corner of the landing field.
A mast about 18 meters high and braced by four guy wires was
o'bsrrved about 1,000 meters east of the field boundary north
of Petrrborn _L temporary building and two radio trucks -,ere at
Vie foot of the mast.
A most ehout 10 meters high and braced by ? or 4 guy wires =Jas
obac-'ved about 75 meters southeast of the flight control st^tion.
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i:'e generators were observed at the field. Therefore. it
as believed
tilt/ t current for 'tower and lighting purposes was su? --li^d. o?- 2 '"it,h
tension lines from the direction of Erfurt. Thera was
running from the' field to Zrfurt.
telephone I ine
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The folio-ing buildings were locaated at the field:
Ten ,urrterinr buildings south 6f the" rrfurt-binders1eben road
4 sm.a l' er bui' e.inrs near the southesatern boundrry: brick -buildings,
such, as r*u3rdbcuse, kitc1'en, flight control station, anal a building
of un'-no^?n utilization between the kitchen and fl.i-ht control bui'di1:c'?
a sr.^.' ler building cast of the kitchen. which had previously been
o.-curied by a salvaging com +? riy 17 shrc:nnielrrobf aircraft revetments:
no brick hanf-rrs ,-ere available- a ne^v1y constructed --ooder watchtower
near the f' i.->'ht control station.' The motor vehicles wr:,.e r rked ,at'e: p-rking lot to which some sheds
with roofs were located. Seven containers -ere observed in the fu.^l
dum,,, 2
p. or. ~,;rfurt-finde.rsleben ix'field.
2 , I 1Com-.c.nt. The information on the install::tions at the Pic? ld 25X1
codi cts '-, ith previous statements:
Accordin- to previous reports, 10 containers '^er.- believed to oe
located in the fuel dump! 18 shrapnelproof revetments -"ere observed,
9 quartering buildings "ere counted south of the 'Erfurt-Bindersleber
roa.,i etc .
The watch-cower shout 1 0 meters northeast of the flight control
st-t-i.on is r, r.o ^ted for the `'irst t c oe. Tts uti 1 i ze,.tion is lot known.
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