BRANDENBURG-INDUSTRIEHAFEN AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180009-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 19, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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East Germany
Brandenburg?.Induatriehafen Airfield
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
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REPORT
L DATE PREPARE~O 19 April 1933
PAGES,_.. 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. &TYPE),
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1,, The following air activity was observed at Branderb::ri --Induatriehafen
airfield between 2 and 19 March 1955:
2 larch. At 1120 and 1130, one Po-2 took off and departed toward the
east. The landing of theca aircraft was no observed. There was a 1/10 25X1
overcast.
Wt the airfield. 125X1
9 Larch. At 1420 and 1645, an element of 2 Il-10s took off an;:. crossed
over the field at aneltitude of 1,000 meters. The weather was favorable. The
elements flew 3 circles over the field.
11 March. At 0915, 3 individual Il-10s made 3 or 4 local fili-hts at an altitude
of 1,500 meters. The weather was fair in the beginning and became dull 'later
on: At 0945, one Po-2 took off heading east. Eight !I-lCs were parked on25X1
northern edge of the landing field. They flea individually at first and
after 1?15 in formations of 4~
12 March. From 1020 to. 1430, there was air activity by 3h T1-10s which took
off individually and in elements of two and practiced flyi:i; infformation of
up to 12 aircraft. There were no clouds.
14 Larch. At 1340, 3 Il-10s alternately made local flight, There vae a `10/10
overcast at an altitude of 3,000 meters and visibility of 44 km. Large water
pools were seen on the landing field.
16 warch. Between?0930 and 1500, there was air activity by 6 I1-10s-:^nich
made flights in formations' of four while e'an,.;in=; the formation and local flij:hts
at an altitude of 80" meters. There was ra4-n and an overcast sky.
17 March. At 1210, a Po-2 took off during li ht snowfall. It 1215, an element
of two Il-10s took off heading east. Their landings were not observed?
19 March. At 093C, 9 Il-10s headed in formation to the southeast and
disappeared from view. There was a 7/1fl overcast at an al.ti t-4- of 7,CC0
of 1,000 meters. Each squadron wedge consisted of 3 f'li ht.s, Truck
by 12 and 11 Il-10s which flew in squadron wedge foination at, an alt:.t de
t'arch. Between 1030 and 1410, there as intensive air ac: ivi_ty. At
first individual flights were made and aftor 1;00 formation wa practiced
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meter,. it 1000, 12 sin le}n: gine aircraft crossed over the town t' ward
the southea9t at an ait .t;tide of 1,500 meters. The aircraft presumably came
from I3rc :idenburg-Briest
2, 2 4.nd 3 March, Between 1300 and i600, individual flights were made by I1.10s 25X1
of which _5_i76 were simultaneously aloftt . At about 1630, 33 IT-10s wes
counted at the field,
6 Lard,. At about 1530, 29 Y1?.1Os were observed at the field.
f+ia.r?i., 9tween 1500 and 1700, individ;;al 'lights were made by Il-.10c
irr.ludintr lea: 02, 6, 20 21 with red propeller huhu and rod upper ed et' %`r
the rudder a7.eemblies.
11 March, A total of 52 Il?-10s were counted at the f;.eld.
j,. On 11 and 12 March, formation flying, was practiced by Il-10s?. At 1020 on
12 Larch, 33 I1-10s took off, assembled in a formation and headed southcast.
They returned to the field and landed at 1130. At about 1700, fo;mation
flying by 6 to 9 11-10s was practiced for 40 to 50 minutes duration in a south.,
easterly,, direction.
ig Ma.rch~ A formation of 36 11-10s was observed. Throughout the day
formations of 12 I1-iOs repeatedly headed southeast and returned after 1 hour.
23 March. A.total of 38 11-10s were observed at the field,
Comment. BrandenburL_?-?Indust:?iehafen airfield is still occupied by 1
groun' attack regiment equipped with about 45 li-10s.. The aircraft of the
regiment practiced bombing over Kuzimersdorf bomb range
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