FINOW AIRFIELD
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP82-00457R007300100001-3
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RIPPUB
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S
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 20, 2016
Document Release Date:
January 30, 2006
Sequence Number:
1
Case Number:
Publication Date:
March 7, 1951
Content Type:
REPORT
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TOPIC i+inoW .,i_rfiele,
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT-=
DATE OBTAiNEE
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-ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
1? On 16 January 1951, one biplane, four cin,le-o=,;ine fighters,
and 32 jet fighters with swept wings were counted on the
northern edge of the Finow (U 53/v 03) airfiold. (1) 6:,-x of
the jet fighters were not covared with tarpaulins
TrucK.
e a e entrance to the field? Thora Tra no flying because
of rainy weather. Trx, radio trucks, each with an extended radio .Nast
on to,), were p;arlced on the landing field, (2) :'here were li,hts in
the eastern extension of the run:vay0
2. On 30 January,, jet fighters with swept wings wer : p:irked in the
northeastern corner of the field. Four of the planes had a rod, about
30 cm high on top of the nose. A red flag;, 15Q20 crr? was fitted on
the rod. (3) Thefour aircraft which wore parked se-eerately
3. "11 the jet fighters with swept wings had an antenna rod behind and
to the right of the cockpit, The rod tilted to the rear. There was
'intensive flying throughout the day when the weather was favorahl .
An avu-.raga of four jet ?lanes re in the air at a time0 The total
number of aircraft could not be determined. Two biplanes a_ two
rows, each of 12 to 15 -,planes, were parked on the northern edge of
the field..
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4. On 3 r':bruary, six jet fighters with swept wings were parked in groups
of 2 and 4 in the northeastern corner of the airfield. One bi,)lane
and approximately 20 jet fighters with swept wings were in three
groups in front of the hangars. All planes had the air intake and air
exhaust apertures covered with a red cap, ', hole, about the size of
the palm of a hand, was seen exactly in the rd.c?dle oft ' front.
ca}ao (4) Four planes :Tad a 25X1
rod on the nose with the red g on tn7. A rod., about 6-0 to 70 cxi
high and painted on-aluminum color, ,pis seen at the roar section of
the cockpit on all four planes e ThL rod tilted to the rear. No an -
tonnae or similar devices were seen under the wings.
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The quarters in iainow were still Bally occupied. About l00 to 500
air force troops were quartered in the camp of semipermanent buildings
on Piesenthalerstrasee and about 300 air force troops were quartered
in the camp behind the cemetery. An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 men were
quartered in the billets west of li.esenthalerstrasse, (5) Trucks
were parked in front of the guardhouse on
eser- halerstrasee.
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6, Truck I occupied by ten air force soldiers, Taft the restricted
area . south of Fin(ra, along the road to flies enthal (II r- 3/Z 97), (6)
7. No indications of a change in the occupation wore seen at the airfield
on 7 F=brua
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On 12 Fobruary, there were no indications of a transfer ld
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, of transfers were seen at the airfield u to
7 February.
I Co:ments
The number and type of aircraft ob?erved indicate that the occupation at
the Finow airfield has not changed. Two fighter regiments and one fighter
division headquarters are believed to be stationed there.
Flying activity of the two fighter regiments is probably directed fro a the
two radio trucks.
The utilization of the red flags which were previously reported is not
known. It is believed that these flags possibly serve as warning sins if
the air intake is covored,
This information is received for the first tine. The purpose of such a hole
;annot be ex-alainod. if the red cap is to serve as protection of the air in-
A cane which belongs to the Fino,,r airfield is located in the restricted
area,
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