BRANDIS AIRFIELD

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP82-00457R006500260013-5
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
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December 15, 2016
Document Release Date: 
January 8, 2004
Sequence Number: 
13
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Publication Date: 
November 24, 1950
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Relg# CLASSIFICATION COUNTRY Gorrrany (Soviet -one) TOPIC i3randis rtirfic]d 25X1X EVALUATION see below-. PLACE OBTAINED DATE OF CONTENT 16 and 27 October 19,0 DATE OBTAIN DATE PREP REFERENCES 25X1A PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE) REMARKS 25X1 25X1X 25X'125X1 A 0 25X1 A Oom aento Thirty--five jet aircraft. TM C-15.., represent the planes are presumably Yak-11 and MA-7 trainers. One fighter reginont is still believed to be stationed in Brandin. The re it nt is sub- ordinate to the fighter division headquarters stationed in -drossenhain. 25X125X1 A 10'x Comment. No other radar set in Brandis. This may in cast no fighter division headquarters is stationed in Drandi;.. CONFIDi NTTArif CLASSIFICATION S"i"d' 25X1 25X1 t No. --0-/- ---------------- 11 go Is Class. Deals ;Need . . Cha: Han god To: TS : i I-', &r~T 70-2 . Approved For Release 2004/04/15: CIA-RDP82-00 q7 Q05 00 0 25X1 REPORT NO. 25X1A 1 25X1X athletic field near the barracks. 1. Bo weon 9 a.m. and noon on 16 October 19>O eight silver-painted aircraft with high rudder assemblies slanting to the rear and. elevator asserblieo set very high wore standing on the eastern edge of the Brrandis (IT 52/2 31) airfield. kl-*ut 140 soldiers tiara near the planes. Tho weather ,rac hazy and there was no flying. ithout 1550 soldiers wearing blue epaulets wore drilling on the 25X1 B 6.: CIA7RDP82-00457 25X1 B 2. :i;ht barracks buildings were soon. Sono of than were occupied by .Soviet depone:ents. ,cloven officers wearing blue-l:ordorcd silver epaulets wore counted near the buildings. There were no obstacle ligl-its. The field was guarded by several patrols and sentries. * 3. On 27 October 1950 the field was occupied b;;? 35 single-seater jet fighters with swept-back ti wings, six two-seater loww-win ; nonoplane s with radial angi:ioc, and four biplanes. ate The jet fighters were moved out of the hangars and torrrod to the _-)arking site by jeeps. There was intensive flying in formations of three, five and coven planes. The flying ti no was bcrt roen 35 and o rrinutos. The take-off run was o tirntod to be about l..50,0 rotors. A?:'out 3D0 officers and I wore quart red in the barracks buildings. Durin flaring activity the field was guarded particularly strictly. No radio station or radar sot was seen. *** Dig,-, was boing done on the parking site for aircraft in the southeastern corner of the fiolcxa 25X1 A *F--1 Comment. The information su-nlenents a previous report 25X1