BRANDENBURG-BRIEST AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010000010008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 13, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Go1r;aany (Soviet Zone)
CrEndenburg .Bri.est .,irfield
DATE OBTAINED.
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PAC- ES.-..,..".._. Ei LOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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etx en ? and 5 p.ra. on 15 oveiabcr 1951, there eras no flying at
Ira:iderzbu.rg-Briest airfield. There was a clop(.1 base of about 330
c.ietars and visibility of 5 km,, Sixteen EiG-15s were parked in front
of the flight control building. (1)
1 radio installation with four masts .*,,as observed west of Plaue-
Y3ri~st road, in line with the runway. t r?-:z( .io :?n>tallai;ion with one
gas-l" sad some low wooden buildings were located In the extension
of ,he runuay, northwest of Go?r?;+en Lake and another ra.r":1-o installat.'_ ,n
1,7 t:.3 oae mast was 'L7es r of road about 1 000 mete:irs-
nor? h of triangulatioII..oint 31. c ib1e extended prom the ratter
(Jo installation to the field via the radio i.n>tallation northwest
of docrd.en Lake, (2)
The air force personnel were quartered in Landesanstalt (rorri,-rly a
r,?en;a1 hosri.tal) where two radio trucks with extended rod antennas
,,e7_', puked. The r dio truck continually occtipie:fl and in
f:ape-at ion. (3) was observed between the Landes
a.ns;alt and the entrince to the field. The fuel (lump of the field via.,;
l0 motors south of the runway, 350 v oters s-outhVJost o . the fli',ht
eori:;roi buuild'nr;, 250 rioters east of the field bordler, and 450 nei:er ,
o 11" the ;t1. arc house. It consisted of tank car-like containers;
sf ax? ~ f :rill ch erc e 1.3 x l5 rooters five 1. .2 1_ `? c titers, and one
.11 2 ~ti 5 . ete.rs. The duns, was surrounded by a fence and guarded b.y