ALT LOENNEWITZ AIRFIELD

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CIA-RDP82-00457R006200370001-6
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2
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December 22, 2016
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March 2, 2011
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Publication Date: 
October 13, 1950
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP82-00457R006200370001-6 50X1-HUM I..OFAX 11 C9 SSIFiCATIOf~t j'/v )~J`i t;L/L' ),,-_ I L&L JJLY COUNTRY '; aviot Zone of Germany REPORT .~x A t Loer~zaeti~i t ;irf r1 EVALUATIO DATE OF CONT DATE OSTA1NE REFERENCES PAGES 2 -ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) REMARKS DATE PREPARED 13 October 1950 la There teas no flying t the ".lt Loerinevritz (,J 52/ 3._.) airfield between 7 and 9 p.m. on 15 ' ontombor 1250. The obstacle li.ghtfs but not the runway lights were svaitciaed oh. From six to right planes were parked in a hangar which was open and lighted,, 2. 'The field was observed between 3:30 and 9 on 19 uupt.,mber 12.3. Nine 1et :lanes with high rudder assembly sloping to the r ar wore parked in a row on the L~,nc t.ra ; field,, four planes of the same type were on the eastern end of the runway and six to eight planes in front of the hanars. (1) 'll aircraft hadtheir air intako apertures covered .with red sheet metal, (2) The han ars wore closed, a''7? s 1 t1~.,`le-7a ;3 r1G' low-win monoplanes made flights lasting about 30 -Unutes in occasional rain with a cloudy sky. Description of s1 n le_engine,, low-awing monoplane ; two-seater cockpit, antes. vod forward of cabin, a'itot tube in left wine;, radial en,~;ine with rect. propeller hub., tail wheel not retractable, intake tube or o' cooler under. engine on left side, trim tab on left aileron, white squares on underside of loft winruns or i:aa,chirae guns which could not definitely be seen wore in the .ngs close to the fuselage. (3) Flying aas practiced at an altitude of a bout 2 $000 meters, The planes repeatedly vanished behind thick clouds. During the flying a truck with a radio mast about 5 motors hi;:;h$ and about 30 :ten, possibly studarat pilots, -;ore north of the eastern end of the runway. Three of four trucks and from 10 to 12 Dassenger cars wore nearby. 1'a blue, biaxial trailer without windows was in front of the flight control station. .a plane landed at :55 and the obstacle light was uwitchod .)-a for about 3 ,linutes as it -,,M raining and visibility was limited. 4. One w'in le-engine, .tour v-in, monoplane and. 23 jet Lighters with .swept-track .rings were counted at the field on 23 5eptambor 19,;0. (1) a-1e hangars ware closed. .Pour jot fighters and the din.;, le-e gins, low-:win;; monoplane practiced flyri.ng between 2:30 and 14 p.m. There wore only wall cloud gaps and it occasionally rained. The jet fighters took off at intervals of about 30 seconds, lifted off the h111N10t Not NJ lh;np In MMass$ ~111nt~ Ifio4 %%a wnS Tot TS S ~- #1~~% l(.1 ? 1u1a 01,01 Bye Xr,"IiL/1J:; )f Ii:I:~_L4i O'TLY Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP82-00457R006200370001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP82-00457R006200370001-6 vqo,/O-,Inn/us ok'.t:'I0:r ra otfl.Y z; cauzr~d at a speed of about 250 km/h, climbed to an altitude of about 1,000 meters in about 2 minutes, and flew over the field above the cloud base. The panes landed at 3 and took off again at 3:30 P.m. The monoplane made the same flights as on the clay bof cre a Two radio trucks were at the eastern end of the runway. one truck had an antenna about 6 i'.eters high, the other had t?ro antenna,5 at the roar, wall which ?ointed uoe'ard to the roar and one antenna forward on the roof. ..out 150 men were standing on the landing field in servora? roues. device with a shield but without a barrel :ias in U -1e, southeastern ?:::ection of the lanr iw; field, It rosombled a z,un.. (4) On 20 Se;_)tez:bor 1)!;O there was no aly _7 ? at the field aftuor dusk zlthou.-h the weather was ~ ood. "he lights :;Q!-e not >,vitched on and a _rcraf t remained on the larg:3 i ng #iold, The runway lights,, searchlights on -,)01('..c; ah nit 30 cm high ,, were s till there ., j. small wooden hut with a radio tower about 10 metars highs ra, in the extunsi en of the runway to the east. The fi:r . was strictly ,carded. The view was li. ;cited on the southern edge by a board fence ch zs a out 2,, 2 motors high. Soviot ,guard detail of four to six .,ion `-s as stationed in Alt Loennewitz a 50X1-HUM () (2) The lid on the air intake a. x rture as a:~ oar ;ntl a rote ctf an a Painst (3 ) (4) Fro)ia the description the planes are Yak-11 trainers P The type or use of the device in the s outhea.stern section of the field ca:znot be doter?s lied . 40 0~ Jy ILY C9NFID UT 4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/02 : CIA-RDP82-00457R006200370001-6