STENDAL AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00280R001300140005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 30, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REP RT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
this material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United 8tttea w1t11n the meaning oC the lspionsge Laws. Ti:1C
18. U.S.C. Seca. 793 and 794. the transmission or revelation of which in any maruer to an unauthorized person 1s prohibiLe--4
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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Stendal Airfield
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &/~
DATE ACQ.
DATE DISTR.
NO. PAGES
REQUIREMENT
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30 October-1-956
a report on the construction work now under way,
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,. 1. Appendix.
the airfield plan JIB 5/36/85 Oct.,ber 52 on which
e un ermen lone observed features have been marked is attached at
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KEY: 1. Railway ramp used by the civilian contractor.
2: Hangar housing vehicles and equipment of BAU UNION BRANDENBURG.
3. Air traffic control building housing offices of BAU UNION BR_NDENBUBG_
4? Hangar used for the storage of coal, timber etc., by the civilian
Hangar housing the vehicles and er,aipment of VEBBagger and
Poerder Butriebe B1LIN and MAGDEBURG. .
Barrack blocks used as accommodation for Gorman workmen.
Wooden fence enol:?3ing the barracks area occupied by Russian
Entrance to the airfield used by the civilian contractor.
Eastern end of the strip levelled for runway/overshoot.
Approx. alignment of runway.
A strip. approx. 220
bordering strips
(a)
m wide is being levelled for an EAST WEST runway and
The EASTERN end of +,h-- levelled area is at approx. map reference'
.To date the levelled area has been extended west~:ards to approx.
Easting PD 394. It will eventually be extunde(% ending to the. EAST
of the village of SCITIDRNICICAU (PD 674-346).
(c)
The strip being levelled for the runway is 80 m wide and has a camber
of 40 cros. A strip 20 m aide along the NORTHERN edge of the 2un:r:.ty
and a strip.* 120 in wide along the SO'. 'TARN edge of the runway are also
being levelled.
(d) The removed top soil is being collected in dumps to tho NORTH of the
(e)
levelled area. Any clay excavated is also bei43 dumped there and is
later spread.on the:. levelled strips adjoining of ther side of the rur'rV.
Considerable excavation is re.juirud Jn the section either side of M..t.ng
PD 910, where the proposed runway e_oss;;s a hill. Maximum dopth
excavated hero along the NORT":LRN e' ,a of the runway is 200 ems and a7 one;
the SOUTIIERN edge 120 cms. The soi removed thorn is us,d to raiG
the WESTERN and EASTERN sections of the runway. To data tho level of
the EASTERN end of the runway/overshoot has boon raised by 40 --
After rolling, a further layer of 4t cros is no.+ boin dumped.
(f) Firth movements are due to be con,pluted by 15 Documbor 56.
Civilian Contractors
(a) The senior contractor on this airfield is 13AU UITIOIT (ITB) 1jRA,11LT2;11Uhr.
(b) The two sub-contractors rosl,ensiblo for earth movor?unts Ira tl:,$ ]3?_rr .~_i
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