WELZEW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006900340003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 31, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/03/10: CIA-RDP80-00810A006900340003-9
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the rational Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Sep. 783 and 784, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Welzow Airfield
REPORT
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31 May 1955
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DATE ACQUIRED This is UNEVALUATED Information
1. Aircraft Count: (900 hours on 12 March)
11 IL-28 on the northern part of the runway;
4 IL-28 on the southern part of the runway;
1 PO-2 near the administration building;
2 IL-10's.
Some of the revetments were undoubtedly occupied by additional aircraft.
2. Air A.tivities:
Due to bad weather and low visibility, no flying took place on 7 March.
On the preceding day take-off and landing
exercises and local flights of about eight nutes' duration were conducted
by seven IL-28's. Flights lasting 55 to 70 minutes were carried out through-
out the night of 8 March. Some of the IL-28's were equipped with wing tanks.
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25X1 A*O
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