BRIESEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007800360006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 1, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
TOPIC
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
East Germany
NOFORN
25X1
REPORT
25X1
DATE OBTAINE
REFERENCES_
PREPARED 1 Auu;ust 1955
PAGES 3 ENCLOSURES (N0: & TYPE)
REMARKS
1tw.s:. r, '2 June and 5 July 1955:
June. There was M. 8/10 overcast ate an altitude' of .:'bout 600 meters.
1. The' fo O 'in- air activity and aircraft ,,were observed at Briesen airfield
,e, and v
visibility ox about , km. After 0700, 4 I1-?8s 25X1
ind.iv4_dually took off at intervals of about 5 minutes.
field. The described exercise was repeated trice until about
activity was discontinued. A total cf /!C Il-20s and 2 Li-2s
edges of the wood. The aircraft were recognized by their
ru e covered with tw=s and branches.
here was no air activity. ? 25X 1
T}'e;; used a runway 1 enyth of about 1,000 metes, then lifted off the ground
_,i . slo^mily climbed. All aircraft had auxiliary fuel tanks. The aircraft 25X1
c:'.' clef over the field in various directions and at jt4
zi. between 800
r_d '1,002 meters and, at about 0735, landed at intervals of about 3,000 meters
;nil _ r f1 i_;?hts were re eatedly the same aircraft up to about 1100.
n . aircraft hick were net ii,vol air activity were narked under
oea flal,-, e alo the edges of - t d ,round t-ie airfield.
Jti:rie... There- was the same' .er as on the ;)recedin^? day. At 0715, 11 25X1
bout ;mina es :_11 take-c 'f to the vest, the aircraft crossed over
Lie fiel i flying Bove the clouds. About 3G minutes after the take-off
btt the 'first tnl? about 2 minutes after the last I1-2%, the aircraft
?jegau to the east at distances of about 3,000 meters. After the
and 1
of individually and at intervals of 3 minutes. 25X1
27 J_cze. There was a 7 10 overcast at an altitude of about 2,000 meters
and visi'_hilit~ of about 10 m. At 0700, 9 Il-28s
and 37 individually took off a intervals of about 10
June. No air activity was conducted.
minutes, the aircraft individually landed at intervals of 10 minutes. At 25X1
about 1100, air activity was discontinued.
;. a_ke-off, the aircraft repeatedly crossed over the field
in v::.r'owe d_rections and at an altitude of about 600 meters. After about 45
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2c, June. There was no air activity by the Il-28s stationed at the field.
e teen 0600 and 1200, jet bombers epeatedly crossed 25X1
over the field flyin,, i __ Bread-out formations of 4 at altitudes of between
30C` and 1,000 meters. The distance and interval between the individual
a,ircra"t -vas 500 to 600 meters. Shortly before the aircraft appeared, a
siren was scudded at the field for about 30 seconds. Five approach flights
were observe-d. During the morning, no activity by personnel, aircraft,or
motor vehicles,-was observed at the field.
2 and 3 July. There was no air activity.
~. July. No flights were made throughout the day. At 2100, take-offs were made
at irterv:;,ls off' about 1 minute by II-28s without auxiliary fuel tanks. After the
t_i e-off, the aircraft flew straight toward west and individually disappeared
in the clcuJs. By about 2116, 15 jet bombers took off. At that time, the
fir,-!t iandi:;g was made. Subsequently, the'other 14 aircraft landed at intervals
of no rands at most. Between the landings by the last 7 aircraft, the next
Il _..Cc in-li,Tidu=.ally took off. Air activity was Such an intensity as had never
before hesn obE3erve3, at night. Sometimes, up to 15 aircraft were simultaneously
cf the flights being made over the clouds.
5 ?uly. There was a 10/10 overcast at an altitude of 7C0 meters and visibility
of _Jkout 3 km. Beginning; at 0800, there v:as air activity by the Il-28s which
were p .rked at the western end of the southern taxi okay. The first engine was
started; at 0750 and about 30 seconds later, the second jet engine started.
Immedi itely ;fterwaard, this 11-28 taxied from the group of 12 aircraft to the
eastern end of the runway. The aircraft stopped for about 2 minutes on the
connec ti.g 1 ane between the southern taxiway and the runway. Then it turned
on to the rr. n+ay and taxied al?nk a strip of about 1 , 100 meters on the
r_zr ,ay. It became airborne at x'803. After the take-off, the aircraft disappeared
in the Inst and, after ;about 3 minutes it returned from the east at an altitude
of :about 6^r meters. The landing was Trade .it 0809. In the meantime, another
airors t had taaxied 'to* the runway after citing also for about 2 minutes on
t~Te corner-t lane The next aircraft remained aloft foa^ 1(; to 15 minutes.
i 'I i rc :_af t had aux; 'far-
. , r activity ergs discontinued. The intervals between individual flights 25X1
lasted uup mirn,_Tt~s.' At 1400, ?n II-28s were parked in front of the
buildi.n7s just riort i of the
southern taxiway and 12 I1-20+s covered with olive-drab
ta_r_raulino were ?arked at the westerns end of this taxiway. The latter aircraft
h d ti;e 3' _e rve].ved in air acti vita.. One Li -7 ,:as narked in front of the fli-rht
control 't.tio 1
2. On July, the runway and southern toxin..*ay were lighted during night flyin`,
activity. green and 9 red lam_- ,.sere observed at the eastern end of the
11-er, the green liah.ts wen: s^,.itohea on, aircraft approached for landing.
I`1r tely, a ter rosin ov r the Teen i '^ts these were siwitc,iad off again
an ?',e new rod linhts flashed up until the landing aircraft had cleared the
rnri' . The re( lights were also in on r' tion until a to hnP-off aircraft became
a rbo ~l,e. rye searchlight, located 350 to rC(C meters east of the eastern end
of t`-he rove the following mer-:>e signal to ward the landin : aircraft
t i_ntE rvals of 30 seconds: "- . . - ." Al-1-