FINOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009800380002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 30, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Germany (Soviet Zone) CL CtP1TY INF'OBM&.TIOI`
COUNTRY REPORT NO._
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TOPIC Finow Airfield
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EVALUATION see below PLACE OBTAIN
DATE OF CONT
DATE PREPARED 30 November 19511
REFERENCES 1
PAGES 2
REMARKS
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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2. On 24 October, there was no flying at the field except for the
landing of eight swept-back jet fighters. (2) An LI-2 type twin-
engine low-wing monoplane was observed on 27 October. The :runway
had lamps 40 to 50 meters apart. Five lamps, each about 75 cm high
1 lamp about 2.5 meters high and another lamp about 3 meters high
lighted the main flying lane. A lou.wooden building with a
superstructure, 3 x 6 x 4.5 meters, which was located about 50
meters north of the four masts of the radio installation in Jagen
(forest-subarea) 216, was completed. (3) Another wooden hut, about
2.5 x 2.5 x 3 meters, was erected about 50 meters northeast of
four masts in Jagen 216. An antenna mast about 10 meters high and
with two cross bars on top was next to this hut. (4) Four wires
fitted at the four ends or the cross bars extended vertically to
the ground. The huts in Jagen 215 and the radio installation in
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3. chppvv ; 't ea 84;0&Vai AgP$ iiZgO 3 Oi2r? Finow who,had
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3 biplanes, 4 MiG-15s and 2 single-engine planes which were
parked in the northeastern corner. The military installation
which consisted of a hospital, storehouse, and troop billets in
the Messingwerk (brass plant) in Finow was no longer guarded
after 18 October. A Soviet Air Force guard detail of about 50 men
was quartered in the cantonment on Biesenthaler Strasse. About
one fourth of the restricted area bordered by Post Strasse, Pappel
Strasse, and the former Dietrich Eckard Strasse was occupied by
air force troops. The radio installation in the Finowfurt estate
was evacuated.
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4. Between noon and 1 p.m. on 2 November, there was no flying at
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Eight additional MiG-1 s covered
with tArnaulins were est ma ed at the field. 25X1
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stationed in Finow were transferred to the S R via Brest 25X1A
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(2) It is not a evea arrived at Finow airfield up to
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possibly arrived in Finow. A11 ' eight: MiG-1.5s landed at, the field
on the same day. It has not been determined whether the advance
detail of a new fighter is concerned. It is believed possible that
the airfield will soon be reoccupied because all the radio installa-
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remained at their previous locations. Its location. was
(3) The radio installation is an Adcock DF station.
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entered on Chart GSGS 4414, Sheet 3147.
(4) The installation is reported for the first time.
(5) The radio installation is outer landing beacon whose location was
reported previously.
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