SCHOENWALDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500060002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 31, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTENT 22 to 29 4'une 1951
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1. Between. 5 a.m. and 5 pato on 22 June 1951v flying vas continually practiced by
sine/a-engine ground attack aircraft with the white numbers 3,9!$, and 6 on their
fusolaces. Between 8 and 10230 a.m. on 26 Oune0 ground attack planes made
ind:".vidual flights in rainy weather. After 3 p?m. on 29 June? there was flying
with ground attack aircraft, The sky as overcast and visibility was from 5 to
6 km. Twelve ground attack planes were seen taking off at short intervals, The
white numbers 4,p 36.9 380, 400 and 49 were seen on five plares. There was ne flying
on the other days of observation. (1)
2. On the morning of 25 June? an alert alarm signal sounded at the field. Alert was
practiced again at 9430 a.m. All the .UX and officers ran to the landing field. The
25X113 officers quartered in buildingNo 23 carried mal p and head-
phones. (2) Three trucks on which the
banage of the ELI was a u iugs0 The alert
lasted until /2430 p.m. According to conversation among officers, no furloughs
were being granted temporarily. The distribution of alcoholic drinks has still
prohibited at the field. The previously-reported transfers still continued.
According to rumors, the personnel transferred let for Blstal. It was learned
that, Senior Lieutenant Katslov? (inu)? belonged to Ynit AFT, 21.248 and worked in
the unit headquarters. (3)
3. The pilots and observers usually live in the same roor,, 1,10st of the pilots are
lieutenants, whereas the Observers are senior lieutannuts end captains All
the personnel killed in the previously reported crashes wore officers except for
two who were sergeants. According to source this proved that the crews of ground
attack planes were almost exclusively officers. Source leprned that the crew of
a tnin-engine plane consisted of a lieutenant as pilot, a. sergeant as radio
operator, and a major as observer. The radio operator of this unit was usually
an ICO and seldom an officer, Observers and pilots get the same rations whereas
the technicians do not. Service and furlough was usually regulated alike for
pilots and observers who were assigned to the same plane.
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4, After 27 June, German employees at the field were no lomer allaaed
to blry in the air force shop but were still permitted to buy :in the
AM shops, Source learned at the same time that, after June 1951, the
eld;ra ration cards for offioers of the air force unit were no
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kviet docvnents found in building :4).23 inclLced an insured i.etter
%-3dressed to Vladimir Aleksandrovich SMiT110 of Unit APN 212b8 The
letter contained a ,narriar:c certificate and a birth c,rtificate sent by
wit'e of the addressee? The other docunent is a stor n worning of the
1.ix. Force Linistry of the 0 S,S.R, to unit APN 62126- (4)
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iniormation confirls the oresence of Rround at',.ack aircraft at
ohoonwalde airfield, Accordinf; to observations by other sourcos,
airfield is occunid by a ground attack reineet and au air
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For location of buildf 231 see Annex to 11111111111
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