AIRFIELD AND AIR FORCE DEPOT AT STRAUSBERG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006100560008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 30, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CEN
L E CE AGENCY REPORT NO.
CLASSIFICATI ~ AtoSO OFFIOI S 011-9
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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zcne)
SUBJECT Airfield and Air Force Depot
at Strausberg
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ACQUIRED R Y O (IA us
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DA7 > DISTR. 30 October 1950
NO. OF PAGES 2
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(LISA 2D E3ELOW)
DATE OF 10 to 26 August 19 SUS PLEMENT TO
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1, On 10 1~u(;uct 1-250 the Strausberu (11 53fV 15) airfie_d was occupied
by al-~out 30 twin-en;j.ne i'e-2so 3o*.ie of the 31anes II -,To eocl:_pits,
(1) Late in the afternoon individual ?a-rachute j t nips wore made by
one to four parachntfsts from a slow twinnongine pla -e, (2)
2, On 11 AWuct 1950 no grading was done at the field, Cnciividual para-
.
chute jumps 'acre again observed late in the aftcrnooia. A ttiin-engine,
low-wing Monoplane towing a largo glider, possibly a carp lider.,
came from the direction of btrausborg and flew over -4.ho field about
9 a, m, (3) The releasing or landirr of thu -_slider w~:o not observed,
3. At 6 a n0 on 25 August 1950 27 planes tool: off from the field in
flights of three and farmed a formation in the air, `_"ie total tako-off
time eras 8 minutes, ',ach plane had a !-:o:.3b of about 100 1cc under the
mid-fuselage. The formation headed east, returned at 6 am. without
bombs and landed at the field. The dotonation of bombs era ; not heard.
On 26 ugust 1950 a freight train loaded with nine neir trucks without
markings arrived at the railroad atop of a trausbergg:tadt, The tau
were unloaded and torahs. to the air force depot Mo A
of the new trucks had tarpaulin covers and a tilted nr:.st with a red
position light on the cab. The other four had superstructures from 2?
to 3 meters hi crh, and on the roof a fra*ao, about 2 an hi f-h, 'which
protruded slightly beyond the front of the driver's cab and had holes
8 to 10 cm in diameter. (4) Another train arrived on 26 -igust 1950,
Tight closed boxcars and 25 in-line en?inos cov.:rod vJith tarpaulins
were for the air force depot and six cars of food fo:- the airfield, (5)
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(1) Acco ii.ag to the number and kind of aircraft the field is still occuy)iod
by a bomber re gitnent,
(2) parachute jumps have not been previously observed in Strausberg, It is
not believed that a parachute unit is stationed there. The jumps mere
possibly made by the flying personnel of the bomber re,;irient,
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letter of 16 October 1978 from thm
Director of Central intefi;genco to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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Cargo _gliders havo been observed ' nl l with Via air trans port
re? iElont stationed in lt.nbur.-a It is not knxrn whether the
bomber re ,i;:.cnt in otrausbor:; is also s chaciu1e to tour cargo
gliders.
For sketch of truck with Crar;,e on roof, see
The arrival of ray?io trucks and aircraft oo,i_ses at the air
force ae:r:)t Ana., 7reviously reportedn ..gee
1 11 nnex: :?_ - sketch on ditto.
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