SCHOENWALDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006200390009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2012
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 19, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/17: CIA-RDP82-00457R006200390009-6
CLASSIFICATIO
COUNTRY ;Soviet Zcne of Germany
TOPIC Fchoeno.alde hirfield
EVALUATION_._ -
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
CMJTROL/US OFFICIALS 01MY
JDATE PREPARED9 October 190
PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE) _..,
REMARKS
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2 About 40 single-engine ground attack aircraft started flying at the field .at 50X1 -HUM
6:15 a.m. on 23.Septernber 19;)'0. The take-off toot-, about 20 minutes. "'
aircraft assembled in formations of C to 10 planes and headed north
through the entrance gate to the field.
1. At 1:20 p.m. on 22 September 1950 a west--bound, law-wing monoplane with
radial engine flew over 5choenwal de {g) 53/7, 66) at an altitude between
300 and 400 meters. It rained occasionally and the cloud base was low.
The plane was. of a type which has not been seen before. Description: leading
edge of wings swept back, trailing edge straight, tips rounded, landing gear 50X1-HUM
probably retractable, rod.on top of fuselage a engine
similar to that of a U-2 plane, slow. * Track passed
ore was no flying a the field up to 500 p.m.
when the formation landed. The landing took 40 minutes. About lj single-
engine ground attack aircraft were parked in front of the hangars. * The
weather was favorable although -it rained some.
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Compent.- Presumably a UT-2. This to has not previously been seen in
he Sov a .ene of Germany.
lcnmr The number of aircraft agrees with previous.; observations. ~
One ground attack regiment is still believed to be stationed n
.~c oenwa e. Thy: report does not indicate whether the air reconnaissance regi-
ment Which was previously believed to also be in Schoont aide is still there- 50X1 -HUM
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/17: CIA-RDP82-00457R006200390009-6