NEURUPPIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500280009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 8, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTENT 25 June to 4 July 1951
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J, On 25 June 1951 biplanes No 4 and 6 practiced local flying at Neuruppin air-
field, Flying was discontinued at 740 a.r . because of unfavorable weather.
On 2.6 June, the alert jet fighters parked at the eastern end of the runway
had red numbers 01? 17b 20 and 22, There was no flying. At 12;15 p.m. on
28 june, a sthgle-en;-ine plane which vas not stationed at the field took
off, The plane as equipped with an in-line engine two-seater cockpit with
seats arranged in tandem, and a weapon projecting beyond the rear of the
cockpit. * At 8130 p,m? alert planes pith the same numbers as Observed on
26 Jutook -off for Short flights.., At 5;10a.m. on 29 June1 biplane No 2 took
off from, the field ane headed east. Siburce did not see the plane land. There
was no other flying throurhout the day. Between 800 and 10 a.m.. on 30 June,
the following flying activities by swept-back jet fighters were observed'
Plane Number
20
Flying Time
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From 8140 to 9:03 3.134,
22 From 904 to 929 a.m.
01 From 9;30 to 955 aom.
The planes flew through the clouds. No flights were made on 1 and 2 July
1951. On 2 July ane2t,hack jet fighters laith the red numbers 31 and 61 were
parked on the eastern end of the runway.
2. On 4 July, four mmpt-back jet fivhters with the nuMbers 01, 07, 20, and 22
were parked on the eastern end of the runway. At 6;12 a.m., wlept-back jet
fighter No 1174 took off, flew throurh the clouds and landed again at 635
aJa. Plane No 1249 flew from 6145 to 70sal" plane No 07 from 7:06 to 730
a,m., and plane No 1189 from 8410 to Ba35 aal. This flying continued until
3:30 p.m. At 112 p.m. plane No 1176 was seen at the take-off point. Flying
discontinued when a thunderstorm set in. The aircra2t with four-digit numbers
were of the same type as those with two-sligit nuMbers. The take-off and land--
ire were timed with a stop watch. An estimated strip of about 900 to 1200
meters of the runway was used for the take-offs and a strin of 1.?000 to
1,500 meters was used for the landings **
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a e commander of the Soviet pilots took documents with him when he
fled to the west in a swept-;back jet fighter and that p for this reason,
the security measures at the field were intensified. ***
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Comment. An IL-10 or IL-20
amen . The airfield is still occupied by a fighter regiment equipped
with Eid:i5g;Thome Yak-11s, rrid Po-2s. The four digit numbers are reported
for the first time from this field.
25X1A *** Comment. This information rns previously reported by another source.
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