PARCHIM AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009800380003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 29, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION,
Parchim Airfield
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DATE OBTAINED
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DATE PREPARED 21n November 1951
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was hazy and visibility was about 400 meters. Four single-engine biplanes and
2 swept-back jet fighters were observed on the landing field. No serviceable
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hangars were available at the field. Seven houses, occupi by Soviet officers
and their dependents, were about 7Ot)ineters west of the Parchim railroad station.
a board fence 2 meters high. Five quartering
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buildings,located in a small wooded area in the northern section of the fieldrwere
occupied by about 80 Soviet Air Force troops and about 60'Soviet women who wore
air force uniforms, Two buildin4s north of the Parchirr-Damrl road Zero occupied by
Soviet buildings were surrounded by = 2--meter board
oviet Air Force officers, ._n.,
fence. Two sheds with large piles o_1 coal near them were observed at the end. of the
spur track of the field. *
2. A radio installation with. four masts was about 1,000 meters northeast of the
Parchim-Dar.rn road..
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Parchim airfield is still. occupied by a fighter re ginent equipped
w ~ G. so A sketch furnished by source but not forwarded indicates that the
d station belong to the settlement on a :!er leg which,
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hoixses west of the ra
ding to a previous raport, were evacuated by German civilians in December 1950,
The statements on the airfield buildings agree with available
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Comment. The radio station is apparently an Adcock DF station. Iiccording to
e c furnished by source, the DF station is in the eastern extension of the
runway about 1,200 meters from its end. The sketch is not forwarded since it does
not contain new information.
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