GROSSENHAIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000540004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 4, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone) '
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DIST. 4.. Lovemtber 1947
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ATTACFMMENT s 1 Map
1.. Grossenhain Airfield near Dresden has-one workshops building and three hangars,
each measuring, roughly 90 x 45 sn:ters.
2. A control tower with t!/1^ and radar dominates the field. Some three kilometers
northeast of the land, ng strip, there is a gasoline t+ump which e' nsists of
four 250L-barrel tanks. At the mo nent two tanks are ? empty, one :.s full, and
one is in use. Both th. control tooter and the dump are guarded by one officer
and ten men.
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The Soviet Air Force Ground Staff is estimated to member about 300 raen, There
is also a cadre of about 50 men and 500 flying pupils, wearing the same colors,
aged 18-28, and of smarter appearance.
The following aircraft types were observed at the fields
a. Sixteen "Boston 3" machines (bi-motor, described as."einfaches
Trag-, Hohen- and Seitenleitwe:, k,
.iaahr rerk beim Fliet-en eingezogc - ,
pt and Iiotorensteisse").
b, `t!el.ve "Douglas PS 84" mach? aes ("2 Relhenmotore, einfaches, welt
aaisladones Trag rerk, einfaches
Hohen- and 3eit-3nleitwerk ahrwrerk
Seim Fii egen ei'stgezogen."j
Led star on wings and "Seitonleitorork"
c. 'Ywentytwo "Lagg 7 - 9" machines
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Class. CHAP1GED TO: TS
DDA Memo, 4 Apr
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Auth s DDA. REG. 77 1' 63
Dates 2 4 AP--. 5y*
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Grossenhain Airfield
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A. :orkshops
B. Hangers
C. Lodgings
D. Control Tower
E. Undor?round Storehouse
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