DESSAU AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008600140004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 21, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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. Dessau airfield was occupied by aircraft on the following dates:
2 Juiy 3.951: 10 1410.715s, including two with the 1 jet
p ane wit a fuselage step, 3 single-entine low-ming monoplanes, and 4 biplanes.
4 Ju 9 riG-]$s, including three with the 1. jet
n ne _Al a fuselage step, 3 single-engine 1617=WIET-E3/75175EZETZE-7biplanes;
6 July: 10 Ni0-15s, 1 jet plane with a fuselage step, 3 single-engine low-vine
monop anes, and 4 biplanes; 6 additional L10-15a lauded at 11 a.m.
2,411: 13 Ei0-15s, including two with th
with a fuselage step, 3 single-engine low-
jet plane
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. On 9 July, aircraft observed at the field included 2 jet fighters parked near
the flight control building, 6 jet fighters at the taxiway 100 meters east of
the flight control, 14 jet fighters on the parking site at tile eastern edge
of the field, and 4 biplanes and 1 single-engine low-wing monoplane,
was seen at the. field.
3. On 10 July, 6 jet fighters were parked at the dispersal area on the eastern
edge of the field. Thirteen jet fighters were near the flight control build-
ing. The following jet fighters were seen landing at the field:
Time of Landine
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Between 5:10 and 5212 p.n. 1 individual .iet fichter and 6 jet fighters in
groups of two took off from the field. was seen atthe field.
ho 't 5:10 p.n. on 11 July, a single-engine plane with 0 radial engine ane a two-
man crew landed at the field. The red number 30 was seen on the forward end
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fighters with the at the flight control building, 16 jet
fiehters including one with the red number 983 at the dispersal area on the
eastern edge of the field, and 1 jet plane with a fuselage step, 4 biplanes,
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about 3 an hien, were seen on the top of the LIG-15 wings.
was parked at the field.
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The following aircraft mere observed at the field:
? Jul-: hich was near the
wee wi i black
and one without a number at the taxiway east of the flight control
lui c ng, 11 !i0-15s in the dispersal area on the eastern edge of the field,
h biplanes, and 3 single-engine aircraft.
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building, 19 iU-l5s in the dispersal area on the eastern edge of the field,
4 binlanes? and 3 single-engine aircraft.
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6. On 17 July, riG-15s were seen flyIna at an altitude of about 6,000 meters.
The leather was clear. tr.r Y G-15s landed at the field0 Five
had the two had the
. At 6:20 p.m., the lowin air-
craft were observed at the field: two MiG-15s, with the
a hod a ., W
building, 4 L'iC-15s including three with the
and one with the red number 1402 on the taxiway
con rol building, and 18 to 20 riC-15s, including one with
at the dispersal area OD the eastern edge of the field.
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At 6 p.m. on Jul the field included 12 riG-15s, 3 of which
had the and were parked next to the rummy, 15 to
20 L'AG-1 e 1 0 and 3 single-engine
conventional fighters. :ir force was parked in front of
the railroad station. At 0:30 iftwimmi-vdronmmmaimat.- lort flight were observ-
ed at the field. They had the et least 30 IUG-15s
were stationee at the field. & passenger car with a broom antenna was parked
next to the alert flight.
8. tt 6 p.n. on 13 July, three ri0-1 s of the
The planes had t'
with the ? e par
No 309, was ying. Another LIG-15 app
10 a.m. on 16 July, two MiG-15s with the
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at the fie:lee he
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Ianes were of the alert
1 light were seen at the field.
Three additional MAX3-15s
next to the runway. A LIG-15?
inc. At
were parked
flight. Three ri0-15s with the
Iced
MIwere parked in front of the hangars. (14)
y, an alert flight of three TAG-15s with the
eas observed at the field. A twin-engine low-wIng mono-
plane was next to the alert flight, A EiG-15, No 557, was parked at the run-
way. About 20 1110-15s, 6 biplanes, and 3 single-engine fighters were seen in
front of the hangars. A radio installationTas next to the aircraft of the
alert flight. Two acditional radio installations were seen at the runway.
All the installations had an extended single-rod antenna on a radio passenger
car.
- 10 an alert flight of two
t the field. ! radio 1_ e , e e was
arms. Thirteen :a0-15s1 including one with the red
biplanes, 3 single-engine fighters, and 2 jet planes with fuse-
age steps were parked in front of the hangars. ro planes of the alert flight
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were observed at the field at 11:30 p.m. Accordinc to previous observations,
the planes of the aL:rt flicht were withdrawn after nightfall.
The follow-in aircraft wvre observed at the field:
at 600 AG:- on 20 Jul. 2 jet aircraft next to the hut
point, 1]. jet planes, covered w1tt tarpaulins and parked in
one row in the eastern section of the field, 2 biplanes, and 3 conventional
fichters in the northern section of the field.
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1;7137-Tag:Wh'huf,--and 16 jet aircraft in the eastern section of the field.
The jot Diane with the blue number 99 taxied to the take-off point.
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LI 7 a.m. on 28112211 2 jet aircraft vitn the
EarITTTio takiiZeilr-hut, and 16 jet planes with blue, red,
respectively were at the eastern section of the field. (5)
nem covered with tarpaulins.
25X1C - 12. At 7:30 p.m. on 25 July,
includinc four with the
was parked at the field.
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and two radio trucks were
on 31 Jul?,? the field was
enEine-plane,-
were
or black numbers
Some o the plans
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wore parked at the field.
seen near the nicht control inE. ft 6.p.m.
occupied b, 3 jet aircraft, 4 biplanes, and 1 sinje-
Comments.
(1) n7-777uith a fuselage step is a type-26 trainer. The sinje-engine low-
wine monoplanes are Yak-us and, the bi lanes a '"
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