COTTBUS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007800840006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 19, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 16, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved forRelease2013/09/19 : CIA-RBP82-00457R007800840006-5
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lo From 5 to 1C.April 19519 it was observed that excavation work at Cottbus
airfield was being done on a stretch extending as far as the Lukasfeld
toward the east. A transformer station was removed to be rebuilt farther
to the north. A three?story house on Burger Chaussee Was likewise dis?
mantled. The landing field was extended beyond the railroad line. How?
ever, the trains on this line, the so?called Spreewald Bahn, were still
operating. *
2c The terrain in front of the runway at the west side of the landing field
was being levelled. Excavations up to 1.2 meters deep were observed
there. The fuel dump on Burger Chaussee was also being enlarged. On 5
Aprilifour large containers were seen in the fenced?in rata dump area.
By 8 April, these containers had been dug in. Another container of the
same size was seen on 9 and 10 April. **
30 The field was still occupied by a unit equipped with twin?engine planes.
Night flying in good weather was observed. ***
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Comment. The Lukasfeld is about 600 meters east of the railroad 50X1-HUM
line. This indicates that the landing field would have a total ltngth 50X1-HUM
of about 3,000 meters0 the runway
is scheduled to be extended to about 2,500 meters.
Comment. 10 fuel containers with 50X1-HUM
a oi capac ty of about 0,000 liters were seen there on 27 March 1953..bUKI-HUIVI
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