DRESDEN-KLOTZSCHE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300300006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 23, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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23 Febreary 1955
1~ The fellewing air activity and aircraft w~eare observed at Dresdee-IIotsaehe airfield 25X1
bcetwess 1# Dece~rear 195h cad 20 - 1955;
Spa Degrees 1>d00 and 2000 3 Pe-2s cols 1oca1 ilighta cif about 15 siawates
~t3e? at alt3tgdeb of about ,x,00 cetera.
~,,~, >Te air activity was cbserved?
,a, '~, tt30 and L~."C1 with cat].7 sheet interruptions 2 Po-2e ~s asea~ cleft
a~ a~ tomes act abactt 350 satara.
~~~~~ lrt~ses 1200 and 1435, 2 Po-2s aireled the field widely at altit~ss of
a esters.
7S ~ . Detress 1,7x20 and 7.200 the noise caf het aircraft wiaioh flew abewe the ola~e
was heaEa:~! in the Wei~odcarf-Elotsa~he area.
~ tl~e ~~ 2 1~d-7.5s ar U-M1~-15+r approached the tYsld~ sBbse~eetly
e ai-er the field for about 2"F! aisrt~es Win[ at a shoart distaste behind each
and then disapgeared teaard the east. tt'tsr cheat 30 aiauteas DdB~-1Ss oe II-1~,4,3.se
eroesed aTer the field sad disappea>~+ed ian aar'Icbwesicer3,y direetio~-. Det~eesa 1100 cad 7rq~0,
cage lb-2 pasaetised 217iaa, The aircrraft took aft' lotar t#aea.
~",~ ,,ie Itt the aox~ag, sees I~fiQ>1g ar R.?~4-15 was ~ al+ot't in the iTei~odoa~t'-
1C1,area for about 30 sues at a~n altitude cat' about 7'00 asters. S'he a3rcratt
disap~,aeared toward the east. Betyeea 1?d~0 cad 14~a 2 Po-2a grade 3eoal flights.
Det~reen 0900 and i2d0~ 2 Pe-2s lade flights of about ~ motes dm~atios.
yes aaad 1300! elaae~ta of two 1~t3~-lgs car t3-I~G-lea repeatedly o~-ear
the Meld at altitudes at' cheat gt~Ef aetean.
Setw~t 1000 cad 1300 2 terms code 1oca1 flights.
b the aoarni~ga s M?ti~-15 ~ ~5 ~s aloft e~nrea* the field fox" about 30
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st as altitude of about 350 asters. T4s aircraft diaappearad toward the eaato
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titer chest 30 dsutes~ gas elsseeat of gre IOrG-15s or U-Miti~?15s sppreac3aed fro? the east
aad d3rtpQeured toward the nortla.?northeas#.
Three At?~s wwe sees in front of the fearaer Iatfthaasa hangar. Li-2s were no~ rem cn
the laadi~tg field but it was learned that t'he L#.-2e were still at the field.
2. Helati~-e7.y maaep- osficears were eontiauo~tsly sees in teram. Of all aflitary perses~el sea~y
75 pest wee air foares insig~d+a~ 3 peroest aaLoar traaaport issigsia~ 2 percent sipal
ias#gnaia and She ~' me ias3;~fa. 9are et'fieera w+ese air taaree eaKiseer insignia.
So6l.diers sees ware app~C#,stt 19 to. 22 years eid~ 1160r cad ettioees wre sppreoCLrrat*'~j'
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~ tbeace rrae so air actiritT. Uo airearaft were parked aa- the
~iag field. On ~ ~anuar~-~ hire waa no air aotivitp. Thre? Li-2s ~nre parked
is front of the eadt~rn haagar?
5. ~ aneee~oatatsr wsa seen ea the right tov~r of the forcer Lufthansa baiildiag~ a
oaao~as-eo~rered AA ge~n was asea on the tower in the aidd2s cad two casts on
the left tover?
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This 3 Pb?2s wheh ors ett~.al. statioesed at I~resdea-Aotssche air- 25X1
e ~~ b eFred to be ZSs3ren air~ft rd' tSe heselquarters of the First Gds
Kies Acne. Tt f s armed that the ~,'~r ayr tt~+-i~a ssea is tine l~sfs~iorf-
~.?tsseh area repa~ss~cltsd ~a !~' ire etr~egr ~ ~t altioh is stationed is
the torns~' ~ ~ a~od peae~ioea is Ares~rs-I~s1ler?
L#r-2s 1s~re UeM slatio~t+d at the~25X1
fia'ld. So tar a#ar s~^ki~ lp s wets ed~ heworer~ eecoept for the
take-otY of sate of then era ~ .
The bttilditsgs of tote t~ Ia~ftkriegssohttle_ (air fearoe oaflet 25X1
~ is Ioewttad 3s the aorth+eaater~t seotf~t of DirssdearAstsre~hi air-
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tis3d is belia+nd !ro be ~~ bq a c~lvia6 ashes?1 of the ~'eaarth lir
ir~~ a entppl~ age~r of the T~a~rt~-~'vnrth Jlir ltd vhi~- is also in ehetrge of
~~ distribution of sa-tor aehisles~ a notear sehiois repair sits~p a'f ~-
heasth lir ~, cad an ~. seia 3aQ town
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