RADAR INSTALLATION AT FINOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004600500005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 5, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/06: CIA-RDP82-00457R004600500005-5
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CENTRAL INT LLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.. 50X1-HUM
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone) DATE DISTR. 5 "une 1950
SUBJECT Radar Installation at Finow NO. OF PAGES 5
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TI-IIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
There was no flying at the Finow (h 53/V 08) airfield on
17 Junu.ary l9 0 as it vas raining and tt e=
Poor A plane v. ich approached the field turned o.f"f again
after three red and five green ground signals had been
fired twice from the field.,
There, was no flying at the field between 1 and 3 pQ on
18 January 1950;: Three twin-engine DC=-3 transports , 12 to
1.5 biplanes and 30 to .0 fighters with radial engines were
recognized at the field. ..ore aircraft whose t,7.[)(-,,s could
not be determined were parked on the western edge An
estirra ted total of about 80 planes Y. .4r, at the field. The
parkin- bites were on the northern edge..
drove toward the field,