BRANDENBURG-BRIEST AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008000650001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 11, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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On. 1951, there was no flying at Brandenburg- 25X1 C
I3riest ai r xe c . A radio installation with four masts was
located near kilometerstone 2.2 on the Plaue-13riest road,
100 meters west of the road in the extension of the runway. (1)
A concrete structure the larger portion of which was under-
ground, was in the i-Jddle of the square of masts, rotary
searchlight, between the radio instillation in.d a canal,
started operating at about 10 P.m. On - at 10:30 P T,m,. , 25X1 C
it was observed that the srarehlight rotated clock-vaise.
It flashed about six to eight tines at irregular intervals
within thirty minutes. The searchlight pointed Piano.
when on or when being switched off. Two radio masts were
seen side by side south of the flight control station on the
southern edge of the field.
Troop quarters were located in the woods near the Wriest
Vorvaerk (farmhouse). Twelve soldiers rearing rep]-borierr.'d
black epaulets were seerr, thhere. (2) force tr'ocpsy including
officers with their dependents were quartered i;:_ the forrr~,er
4, Individual jet fi rs with swept-hack wings made practice
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fi';hters were p;ari;.ed. in one line one the eastern edge of the
:field. (4) The radio installation with four r_asts, the =?dA ,gun
ande:anstalty4 (3) A total of 13 captains and majors were
seen there within one hour. .i railroad sid'ng ran west o
the Landesanstait toward the field. Part of the shrubby land
between the spur track and the road leading to the f~i.reld.
.had been cleared. and red-white signboards were observed there.
Jet fighters and individual biplanes practiced n.i,;ht flying
at the field fror, During the flying activity.., 25X1C
searchlights loci We . Pow and at 13randerabur - -rrtdo
airfield were in operation.
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CLASSIFICATION
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Class. Changed To: TS S
/refit.: 70.2
Date; Approved For Release 2000/08/07
DATE PREPAREG: ll June 1951
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(1) The radio installation, xhr se location was confirmed by
other soua.rces, is an. (dcock DF station,
(2) The crews of the four A.A guns, emplaced on the northwestern
ed e of the landing field are probably quartered there.
(3) The personnel of the fighter regiment and. ground units are
billeted in the Lan.qesinstalte
'f4.) The airfield is occupied by a fighter re irnent equipped
r;1th about 40 T iG-15s ,
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