GROSSENHAIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500060009-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 31, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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TO 0roesenhain Airfield
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DATE: OF CONTENT_ 1 to 29 Juno .171
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Between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on 18 Ohne 19510 17 swept-back jet fighters0
-about 10. to 12 single-engine low-ming monoplanes with radial enginess and
two biplanes wore seen:at 0rossenha1n airfield.. (1) The alert flight
consisted of four jet fighters with the rod numbers 6750 685, 4920 and 16.
TAY hzdrhite-berdered Soviet stars. Plane No 16 was the only one with a
yellow horizontal stripe on, the upper edge of its rudder aesembly. Six jet
fighters were parked north of the alert flight. 'These planes had two-digit
red numbers and a'yellow stripe on the rudder assembly.. The remaining jet
fighters were parked in front of the hangars. (2)
A large trailer with windows, 4 tank trucks, 2 trucks, and 1 jeep wore parked
next to the alertfljght. NO railroad ears re seen on the spur track, but
nine large aircraft.cratesp,indluding four boxes for rings, wore :stored on the
leadinf!, raMp. The number 2470 2480 2490 and 250 were seen on the last four
crates (3)
3. Four jet aircraft of tho alert flight with the numbers 130 160 210 and 62 were
parked on the southern edge of the field at 10:15 aam. on 15 June. Four
additional jet planes were parked in front of the large hangar uhidl was openo
Eight jot aircraft practiced formation flying in separate elements of two over
the field. At 6 p.m, on 16 June, Pour alert planes with the numbers 12, 62,
50, and 661 wore seen at the field. There WAS no flying.
4,, At 9:10 a.m. an 18 June, a three-engine transport with a double.radder assembly
and eie:ht square windows on the fuselage aft of the wings landed at the field.
It came from the east. The plane taxied to the large hangar and took off
again at 1020 a.m heading rest. The same plane had landed at the field about
four to six weeks ago. (4) fine jet planes were seen on the southern edge of
the field at 11 a.m. Fourteen jet planes practiced flying after 12:30 p.m.
The planes of the alert flight seen at noon on 19 June had the numbers 12, 18,
58, and 661. No flights were made. The same stand-by planes wore parked on
the southern edge of the field between 3:30 and 400 p.m. on 20 June. Jet
planes r.o 210 380 662, and 749 -JAIrso towed_out_of the large hangar and then took
off from the field at 4:30 part,, An additional_ 16 jet planes wore counted at
the field. A gray-green biplane with the blicx number 20 on its fuselage
circled over the field. A biplane seen on 21 June had the black number 21.
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, On 25 June, the four alert planes had the numbers 18, 21, 58,
ard 749. There was no flying betueen noon and 4 p.m, It was
Tininr. The noise of flying jet aircraft WE9 heard during the
iirrht of 28 June. The alert planes seen on 2V Jane had the
flwa'rers 39, 40, 59, and 600
li the aircraft numbers were red. The planes with two-digit
TuAbers had a colored diagonal stripe on the rudder assemb1y
iLereas the planes with three-digit numbers had no such stripe.
1 truck occupied kr five sentries was parked at each end of the
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were seen at the field,
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Th- airfield is occupied by two fighter regiments and one fighter
givisios headquarters, The regiments are equipped with TAG-15s,
al;.-11s and P0-2s.
k Previously, 52 MiG-15s with red two-digit numbers were observed0
sr addition to tmo-digit numbers, three-digit numbers of the 4000
5000 600, and 700 series have also been recently seen at Grossen-
;AJn airfield. It is possible that the aircraft previously
'searing tas-digit numbers have been elven new numbers recent1y. The
teu numbering system is not known.
1 it has not been determined whether the aircraft crates are numbered
consecutively.
Ibis aircraft type is not knowm,
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