ALTENBURG AIRFIELD

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CIA-RDP82-00457R008100200005-9
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 16, 2016
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October 15, 2003
Sequence Number: 
5
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Publication Date: 
June 21, 1951
Content Type: 
REPORT
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~CC1t~NlR'..GerriArg edxe'rriee agg ENTIAIr,. Topic. A.1.tc Itcnburg Airfield 25X1 A' EVALUATION LJ-m._u._ ....._-..,., -Pi..,A .! DATE' OF CONTENT 15 April to 6 T;Tay 1951 A u DATE OBTAINED E~ 25X ,...,.,~..~ 1 ..........-i1ATE PREPARED--- .9...19.51-. REFERENCES] 25X1A PACE , ,... ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) sketch on ditty 25X1X 1,, The f oll.oning flying wet, observed at Altenburg airfield between Z5 and. 25 April 1951a 15 April. At 6:15 aam,,0 a twin- it transport took off? Two aircraft Y:7ad8 -1DC31 flights at 12:30 P ,,m" 16 April. At 10:30 aim two tt'rin jet aircraft made I.Ootainute practice ~A mover the field,, Four jet fighters practiced diving over the f' d at 2:10 p.m. 17 April. At 4:30 pima four transports took off ,Tour parachutists jumped Tr?`Vra piars and twelve jun;"a were made from Fitch of the ocher two planaso Two biplanes made practice flights, 18 Aoril, A. twin n inc- plane with double elliptical rudder assembly circled over lie field at 3 Po o 19 April. At 7:15 aImos three transports practiced takE,: offa and lary-iirsgs,, Trangp&rfa made night flights at 900 p.m. -with searchl.irghts and boundary lights in operation,, 20 April. Four biplanes continually practiced take offs an. landings 55en :15 a.m. we 1:10 par,, One parachutist jumped from each piano. Two ~,ransports made practice flights at I:i5 pz,., 21 Akcry.l.o A transport practiced flying bet-seen 6 s 30 and 9q`.0 ,ra About To' ter' rparachute jumps were made from each of four tren:;pc.rts at 5:35 p0m? Source observed at the T_ ding ar.es southwest of Dolsert.ain (N 52/K 37) that the parachutes dropped were tissue paper chutes with suspesided wooden durimiesa They were picked up by four motor vehicles, 22 Apprilb A transport left at 9:15 a.m., 2Lj?ri1? Three transports practiced take offs and landings at 8:10 a,, m,, 25 karil. At 2:10 p,,m0 a biplane and a si_r to r i ae plane circled No flights were grade on 23, 26 and 28 April" CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIA Approve 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Rel 25X1 I said that about one third of the soi,,'ir rs :.oa - ' e wore dark Ullif01 MS a Ho 01 !30 stz ted that several Soviet soldiers in one room were foldi r and nackintg parachutes, 3 On 18 April, coldiers were sett; nC up two fuel co :tamers betrro;cn the dis- mantled bane:ars and were instaliinC fire-fighting equipment noarhy? Each container was twice a lame as a railroad tank car in dianeter and lennth,: Two sentries jumrdod the containers, A board fence,, 3 rioters vi-rb . r ms beir ; erected at the roar of the ccntat.nern. Laborers at the field said that fuel for jet planes v!a ; stored in the cnntainerso. New trenches were b int, c? u3" behind the dismantled hangars. Two towers rrh ich were believed to be Di` stations were seen east of he railroad siding in line with the intact hangar, A braced radio mast and a motor vehicle were near the ran,-es in the cleared area north of the field, 25X1 -q5X1 25X1 Me field was still occupied by 28 trip i ry nc. no trail:: worts be ., Ln~l~ o n n 25X1 25X1A Corr=?ent,. The t:e of bsh ; th o e aircraft and t'rte flying act?_vity indicates Huh t t re azr i.aleti is still occupied by the same air transi,ort retinc,it 25X1 A previously reported. The re,-~irrcnt is equipped w th agar Cormlent;, 25X1 Well's P ous y reported o,T The purps>ose Of the tower , has, not or ni e c i ow for?r~~r9 see Anney,, 25X1A I Annex: 1 - -,ketch on ditto,, CONFIDENTIAL 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/01/28 : CIA-RDP82-00457R008100200005-9