KUMMERSDORF BOMBING RANGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008400570010-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 2, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1, Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m, on 2 June 1951, tvin-oneine bombers with double rudder
assemblies continually practiced bombing over the bombing range in the eastern
section of Kummersdorf (N 53/t 80) firing range. One bomb of about 50 to 100 kg
was dropped from leach plane Is, while the hits were probably observed from
another plane. The bombs were released from planes flying horizontally at an
altitude of about 800 neters. Being still continued at 3 p.m0 while the needed
area was burning at several places. Between 9 and 10 a.m., individual bombs were
dropped from jet aircraft flying at an estimated altitude of 3,000 meters.
2. Bombtng over ombine range was recently intensified. Previously, single-engine
aircraft were seen diving and attacking ground targets with aircraft armament and
light bombs,
30 At 709 a.m. on 9 June, a bomb was dropped from a jet bomber flying horizontally
at an altitude of about 800 meters. The bomb landed on a settlement house northeast
of the railroad station of Kummersdorf firing ranee. The house was destroyed and
all roofs of houses within 300 meters, were demolished. Uowever, the cellar? were
not damaged and no crater was created by the bomb explosion, Shortly afterwards
the area where the accident occurred was blocked by Soviet Air Force soldiers. A
commission of air force officers arrived later to examine the damage.
4. At 1 p.m. on 13 June, n formation of sinele-ongine aircraft approached the firing
range from the southwest, at an altitude of about 400 to 500 meters. The planes made
a slight dive and fired at ground targets with aircraft weapons. At 4:30 p.m., four
sinele-eneine aircraft approached from the east at an altitude of 30 to LO meters
while firing with aircraft armament. Then, four aircraft of the same type approached
the firing range four times at intervals. of about 50 minutes. The planes were flying
at an altitude of about 300 to 400 meters.
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Between 20 and 23 June, bombing was practiced daily from jet bombers flying
individually and horizontally at height from 19000 to 1,500 rieters. From the
explosions heard it was the opinion of source that three different types of bombe
were dropped from the jet bombers, Only one heavy bomb eea released from each plane.
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444111 Convent? The presence of an air force firing range in Kunmers-
or is known from previous reports, According to the present
inf'ormation the field is being used by bombers and ground attack
aircraft. It is believed that the planes belong to the ground attack
regiments stationed in Reinsdorf and to the bomber regirionts at
Jueterbog-Altes Lager airfield to -which twim-jet aircraft are also
assigned,
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