SOVIET AND EAST GERMAN AIR FORCE ACTIVITY AT BASDORF AND TUTOW (SECURITY MEASURES, RADAR ANTENNA)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A044900140001-8
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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 22, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 8, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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SUBJECT Soviet and East German Air Force
Activity at Basdorf and Tutow
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report concerning Soviet
weather conditions, and bombing practice procedureso1 It further
states that no aircraft was observed at Tutow, either flying or
grounded. On either side of the runway, in the southern part of
the airfield, a KNIFEREST radar antenna is located; a wooden shed
stands near each. No Soviet personnel was observed at Tutowo
and East German Air Force activity between'8 and 11 September 1958
at the Basdorf bombing range and Tutow airfield. The report
describes the security measures in force at Basdorf, time and
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EAST GERMANY
AIR
Russian and lw'.G.A.F. activity at BASDORF and. TU`20W
(e - 11 Sep 5}8)
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BA'ASDORF BOMBING RIdIGE
1. On 9 Sep 58 the wooded area west of BASDORF was 25X1
heavily guarded by Russian ::,entries and motor-cycle patrols. No
entry was allowed to civilians as aircraft bombing practice was in
progress. Red flags :ioxe floa::n at various points to show br,i: i;
practice was taking place.
2. Bombing practice took place between the hours of 1000 -- 1200
hours.
3. The .f'o:l.loc~:i.ng obso rvations were noted:
(a) The weather was poor with low cloud (approximately 600 m..
ceiling) and rain.
(b) Single aircraft flow from east to west at half-hourly
intervals over the bombing range.
The aircraft sounded like jet-pourered aircraft flying
at a height of approximately 2000 rn.
The aircraft fle~;,r straight over the target area and
never came below cloud level.
if they have a spocia1 isssued by the %rgermaster.
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(o) Each aircr. tft let drop a salvo of four bombs.
(f) The bombs made w~ considerable detonation. Trees and
visibility prev anted observation of flash, smoke., or bomb cr eor. ;.
On 11 Sop 50 no bombing took place from 1400 hours to 1700 hour
The .ati:a.th::r .? as very bad at that time with low cloud and heavy rain.
5.
Ori 1.0 Sep 56 no a.irc?r
either flying or troun.ded.
t were in evidence at TUTOW airfield,
6.
The airfield. is guarded by pel .ce. Civilians wearing red
binds patrol round the perimeter fence.
7.
Lo~,wl inhabitants of U OW?W ar e allo,~od to cross the airfield
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8. Either side of the run,?ay, in the southern part of the airfield,
a YNIPEREST radar aerial is located. A wooden shed stands noir to
each K1'TIFEREST.
two new wooden huts have been built.
They _ ave windows and are 1.0 in. long x 4 in. wide. Another two such
huts are still under construction with as yet no roofs.
10. No Russian personnel ware evident in TUTOW on 11 Sep 58.
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