BRIESEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800330006-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 4, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/06/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005800330006-9
CLASSIFICATION
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OPIC_ ??riesen Airfield
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EVALUATION
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7uxing the period from jNovemi?her to 1 December 1L4, -there we,s al r activity
at Briesen airfield only or. TIIovember and. 30 November. Flying waft started- 25X1
at about 1700 on. 26 November. There was a closed ceiling at an 6.l9 tude of
abo :. ; 700 meters and visibility of 4 km. A total of 56 take-offs chid landings
,were made up to 2100 whgn air activity, was discontinued. Three air'vraf t weir
usually aloft *at the sage time and,Ygracticed flying, for 38. minutee;.P..l1 of th ~y
aircraft had. the usual sitIon liC*ts. During the land, i aneuver 'two white
light;3 were lighted-up on the aircraft when they were about 3 km i' _-or the
airfield. The lights ;which were .fitted in the vicinity of the enL iaec were
turned off when the aircraft touched 6roux:d. During the air activity, -white lamps
on both sides of the runway ware witched on and a red seaight neiarti.e". flight control;tioadiated, 4, w Light vertically upward. btween IOM 4111W
1400 on 30 November, I 1726s made ,30-minute flighU. There *at a 10/140646waat?
at an altitude of 500 ;meters anj rsibility pf 1 km.Wur airo*.ftk.Mrere . ,, ,.
temporarily aloft at the same t The lighhing faci! ies aloe rumay
were not in ope;at,1on although , 3 .bility was poor. Dig the en$il a period ' . -
of observation, .gnly 23 II-28 , wpre parked on the usua3;,?Uppersa Ore as along,
the southern taxiway. Additio> 1 aircraft w1ja flssibly "eked in south*estern
corner of the field. 1
The following trucks with Soviet drivers wea' seen' proceeding to faze airfield:'
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1. Comment. Briesen airfield is dt1ll occupied by a bOlhber regiment equipped 25X1
with I1-28s.
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