DOEBERITZ AIRFIELD

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CIA-RDP82-00457R004900550009-3
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 14, 2016
Document Release Date: 
May 3, 2002
Sequence Number: 
9
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Publication Date: 
April 27, 1950
Content Type: 
REPORT
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O x - OYa9 INTft0f4XrQj For Release 2002 /0 7 . 04900550009-3 ~~ 25X1 25X1 A l t?3~ r... CLASSIFICATION ij~{ }~e~ C UNTR'{' !Vnu t y, 1. 7r n r ~A7~P11 c*t sT TOPIC Ai r-cj n7 A EVALUATION PLACE OBTAINED 25X1 DATE OF CONTENT {i.~z, zr n ~; r,~? ra rn ~~,,.w. ~wi ..., .. 25X1 DATE OBTAINED ---]_.DATE PREPARED 97 ^. ` .1 ?4n REFERENCES PAGES_ ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) . . ~ h .. f 1...^. ,. ? ~~, REMARKS i ?Y_.. ~.n i r} or t:vim r arZ t h i. ..n n SOURCE 25X1X 25X1 As previously reporteds o aircraft (radio mast second third of cockpits without directional loop antenna) wore parked in_the southwestern section of the airfield. Four aircraft cf the same type but with directional loop-antenna and radio mast forward of cockpit, were parked on the side, 25X1 25X1 AA X 25X1X 1., The Doeberita (N 53/Z 65) airfield was observed from t1 west tal.ween 11L30 a,m, and 1?3O p.,m.. on 22 February 1950:. The visibility was good although the clouds were so; etiMes low, Forty to fifty single-engine low-wing monoplanes were parked in front of the hangars and on the landing field r. There was flying Eight to ten planes were standing at the tskc- (sff point near the flight control station on -U e southern edge of the airl'ie .d.. Some of the single engine low-wing monoplanes had a cock- pit about 50 percent longer than that of the other planes,, They had no directional loop antenna forward of the rudder l se bly but radiators set right and left of the fuselage,, somewhat above the wings, 3o?-.e planes had wings the fit?st quarter of which was horizoutal and the remaining three quarters slightly tilted Two, ground attack aircraft types, an obsolete and an i.:aproved one, apparently were stationed at the airfield. tlr g y g ac lty 1t was o servecl, ryas turned by one quartar and then,, suddenly retracted inward. The fl lits varied I;r length from 15 to 20 minutes. Tra era were apparently not concerned (sic). 25X1 This document is hereby regraded to CC WIDE'1`iAL in accordance with the letter of .16 ?otv4er 1078 from the Ol rector (4 Central, I ntolfigence to the '4 i 00#Wd'K*12 2002/1 Next Review Date. 2008 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/08/07 : CIA-RDP82-00457R004900556009-3 CENTRAL r { 'LIGEINCE AGENCY S C ::,2 25X1 25X1X 25X1A CONFIDENTIAL 4. The airfield was observed from its western edge on 8 :.:arch 1950 with an almost overcast sky and an about 800-meter base of cloud. Seventy-eight sinc1e-engine aircraft were parked on tie northern edge of the landing field. .six of the,-:a made local flit-hts of 10 to l55-rnirute duration:. The .Mancs t.c,d a too-marl crew The t:;~o attached photographs were taken 51 Sixty-tiro single -engine aircraft :were parked in front of the closed hangars on the southern edge of the field on 15 :_Iarch 195O ='ix to o ik .nt air-- craft made individual 30-Minute flights from 9 a.n* to 1:30 p.m, with a visibility range of 6 to 8 km and about 12000-mater base of cloud. 25X1 A I I Corime nt The described aircraft are !L -2s and IL"-10s. The planes in the attached two photographs are IL-10s., The reported number of aircraft agrees with previous i~ for ,,ation., Two around attack regiments of the `?d Gds Gil Div are assured to be stationed in Doeberitze, These regiments are ecuipped mainly with iL'10s The 11- 2 type plane probably is only used for tra ininp purposes 1 annex Aircraft Seen over the Doeberitz ,lir field . .. (2 photographs).. CONFIDENTIAL Approved For Release 2002/08/07 : CIA-RDP82-00457R004900550009-3 25X1