KOETHEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009500070002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/01: CIA-RDP82-00457R009500070002-2
CLASSIFICATION,-F.. j
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COUNTRY German' Sovie': Zone REPORT NO.
TOPIC ioethen . 4irf iel d
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
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REMARKS
Yo aircraft were parked at the field at 2 p.m... on 1^ October50X1-HUM
The billeting area was guarded more than before. The 200 liters
fuel drums at the fuel dump wore guarded b sentries. There
was only night f -i Sedan and trucks
were observed at the field, ~x
DATE PREPARED,.-.. `~'..~:....Yoveriber
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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1 On 10 and 11 October 1951' therc._ was ni roht fl ing b, birl?mnes
at i;oethon airfield. Trucks ,,e
observed at 12:40 p.m? on 1 cto er, nn(!
5:30 p.r . on 11 October.
2. Two swept-back jet fighters
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wf,xe observed on the northeas ern ea,--ye or the field at 4:10 p.m.
on 15 October. cJork was being done on these planes. A wind so^k
was being erected at 4:40 p.m. The landing lights in front of the
field were removed. 1;o radio installation or ~A gun emplacement
were observed.
3,
invents from Koethen were
transferred to Zerbst on 2 October 1951. The two riG-15s y^t'.~_ch
were observed at the field on 15 October were possibly un?i.ble
to fly the {lay the regiments departed.
LC2in_.,en.t The two fighter red;
CLASSIFICATION ul b -CONTROL/Us O TT ICIA IS 01-1Y
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/01: CIA-RDP82-00457R009500070002-2