STAAKEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007500650011-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2013
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: April 4, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY GernarT (:)oviet t
REPORT
TOPIC Staaken _Arnold
EVALUATION
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DATE OF CONTE \IT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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1. At 3:30 p.m. on 7 Larch 1951, thrJe twin-ongine transports with
single rudder assemblies, which had arrived in formation, landed
individually at the tnaken (11 53/Z 65) airfield.
The status of the radio
installation west of the field had not changed.
2. Pt 7 poll. on 7 1,:arch, the large revolving searchlight at the Staaken
airfield began operating. The weather was clear. After each 10 re-
volutions there was a pause of three minutes. At the sane time a
single-engine high-wing monoplane and a biplane with position lights
began to circle the field. The planes landed with their landing lights
on0 :hen landing they were also in the beam of a searchlight onerating
from the ground. After landing the planes remained on the ground for
about 10 minutes before taking off again. Flying, was discontinued at
10 p.m., but the searchlight continued operating.
3. A single-engine high-wing monoplane and a biplane practiced flying
from 7 to 10 p.m. on 9 Larch. The weather was clear. The training
was conducted in the same way as described for 7 Larch, with the
exception that the field was not lighted so brightly when the planes
landed.
4. No flying was observed at the field between 2 and 4-2.r.14 on 10 L:arch.
The field was aain free now *
Comment.
A ground attIck regiment and an air transport
squadron are therefore believed to still be stationed in btaaken.
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