DESSAU AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004800210011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 25, 2013
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 31, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. a. Fifty-five fighters with angular wings, painted gray-
grcen? were parked at the northern taxiway of the
Dessau (14 52/E 06) airfield. Eighteen jet planes were
parked at the southern taxiway.
b. Descri.ption of jet planes: Air intake in nose, air
exhaust at tail, low-wing monoplane, wings swept .back?
leading and trailing edges straight and parallel, wing
tips cut, rudder assembly sloping to the rear, cock-
pit set above root of leading edge of wing, nose wheel.
co Four conventional fighters were parked on the
southern edge of the field in front of a small wooden
cantonment building with superstructure and antenna.
They taxied to the aircraft revetments at 7 eardo !roux
other planes taxied from there to the cantonment building.
About 1/20 flying and ground personnel were relieved at the
stuns time and left the cantonment building.
2. The jet planes flew over the field between 2 p.m. ai.d
1I:30 p.m. They took off individually and flew in forma-
tions of four at an altitude of about 1,000 meters.
they chanced their positions after
wing-rocking of the left plane. The flights averuEed
from 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Three new cantontaent quarters and two wooden garages were
seen south of the field and the railroad line.
'Ms document is hereby regraded o.T"
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the ,
letter of 16 October 1978 from 814'
Director of Central intelligence to to
'Archivist of the United states.
Next Review Dare: 2008
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It is assumed that the .field is occupied by two tf igh ter
reg iment s. previously ? equipped wi th LA-9s. Th a presence
of jet planes is reported for the first time. The Dessau
fighter units apparently are being re-equipped v.ith jet
plane s. as has been observed at .almost all other Soviet
Zone airfields occupied by fighter units. The arrival
of a new unit was not noted. The 20 to 25-minute average
flight tine seems to be the usual duration of practice
flying0 the rra xi mum
flight time is probably about one hour c;
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