WITTSTOCK AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006600570006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 15, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 1, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASS IFICATION
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1April'195
DATE PREPARE
1. The following air activit;r and aircraft ware .observed at ttstock
airfield between 1 and 23 Fcbriiaz 1955
1 February. Throughout the dfr;rv individual flights were made by
P,IiG-15s or U MiG--15s. sFrori 180')? matil about midnight, local flights
were made by swept-back jat f - hters with set position lights. The 25X1
runway lights ;:cre burning.
2 February. Individual flights cre,'e made by MiG-15s or U.MiG-15s only
during the morning. 25X1
3 February. No air activity was observed.
4. 5 and 8 Februa, S.aept-.back jet fighters made indivi ua 25X1
I flights
during the morning.
9 February. Daring the after :sou, take-off a were made by 1 high+win25X1
monoplane and 1 Li-2.
flights. At about 1730, 1 i ingle-en~giae low-wir, monoplan
10 February. Throughout th': day, MUG-158 or U-MiG-1 js 1
or U-MiG-15s and approac'.r flights at towed sleeve targets
11 February. Daring the ;:corning, individual flights were (made by MiG-15s
12 to 14 ebruarv. No air activity vas observed.
15. 16 and 19 Februa- Individud]: f preotiotd y swept-back
engine aircraft landed.
22 February, MiG?-) 5s or U-20-25s made `individual and fo tion flights
and approach flights at towed sleeve targets. At about MO, a single-
16. 17, 20 and 21 i ruar . No air activity was observed
=.3 February No air act > _r y was observed.
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On 21 February, six AA guns were observed in the AA gun emp acement
in the southwestern corner of the field, 150 to 200 meters roar
Hoebbeler Strasse. 2
3. The followirng, air activity and airft werrjobserved betwe n 22
February and 2 March: t
22 February. At about 1415, 2 S>,it --? hgr V-40-158 took of headtr
south. Night flights were heard after 2100. 1 f
2S and 25 February.. No' air activity was observed.
24 February. From 2030 until about midnight, night flit hts
made by P iG-15s or U-MiG-15e. * *4 . ? 4
26 F'ebruart;. During the mmo.:ning, a ral LiG-153 or U-ItiG-I
individually crossed over the tosea.. ttstoe1. At 144
s-; ept-back jet fib hters were p ~z la :r ct oz the. 3 disc *field at,
ecwstern_ end of the runway and 10 additional s .rcraft of the
in front of the hangars. One .i G s r U_4404-1 took off
1515 and one aircraft landed at 1 5 *nd ,605 .
2_7, and20 February.
No c ::ir ac Jiv .ty Was obseirve
1 'v*t by ;~,larcb.. 1'n~rink; the th~~~.,rras act MiG
U-.:.iG-15s. At 1330, 1; LUG-15s or U-3:tiG-15s .rare counted on
field. No air activity was ,e .
arc There was no air act .va
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4. The labor office ins Wittato k Sired (firemen for Witt tock a'rfield where
the Soviet firemen, who r?evi?a:zsl opal a d, the heating ins &t c-m n
the hospital, were to return to the USSR.
1. Corimont. ".rittstoc1 is still occupied by 1 fighter
regi ant. F1i;ht trairin~ .cti i,y continued on the previous level.
2.I [Cnnsnent. The AA k;un em '_acament in the southwestern crner
of the landing field h tm r r ouz3ly b,,.-en confirmed..
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