GROSSENHAIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010600120007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 22, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECt1RIT! INFORW TION
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2letween a and 10 a.ra. on 2 Oecerioer 1951, two jet planes with the red
al-q 10)i nnd 502 -practiced f1yi.w o-rer (rrossenhain airfield. Trucks
F77! ere observed at the field. 25X1 B
20 3etween 10:30 arm, and 3 porno on !i January 1952, Orossenhain airfield was
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observed. A~ vieibilit,r of 1 kr:,, increased to 3 Ian. The .field was occupie
by six uncovered "iG-1as, which had no a'ixiliary fuel tarikse The lanoN,
on wh-Lc'i no nip fibers could be identified, wore parked in the southeastern
corner of the field. The doors of the hanr,ars were closed ', There was no
A Data?bo type radar set riav observed in the -t.-mods in the northeastern corner'
of th4? field. A radio installation with four r, ,was located about 600
meters :.'roue the east end of the main rumrky. is
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25X1A I I omrrent? Acccxdin; to another source, U.1rosserhain airfield has been re-
ac cupied by two fighter re ;inents since early ?: ovember 195]. in addition to the
fi; htar division headquarters. Flyin: observed indicated that the two fighter
rc'r,in: ntrr were hoin~- reactivated with new flyin-; %-)crsonnol. It is believed that
r.c st of the aircraft were in the pan-;ars on the-, days of observation. Another
sc7.rrco observed up to 12 lli 15s over the field after 7 December 1951, It appeal-:
t1?.at the re;:;i'.ren-?'s have been equipped with a fear aircraft only. Aircraft number
ittla.twas proviouslr; observed in :irossonhain by uhe same source, while aircraft
nz,mbcr 502 is reporter. for the first tine. Lo other aircraft numbers have been
resorted since the reoccu.-)ation of the field.,
25X1A - ICs'. 'nt. The radio install.tions were not observed by the sax.,re source in
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the field,, This was con arise a previous 'e ?25X1 B
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No Change In CQ ------------
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Class. Chaeed To: TS S
AKth.: HR 7 0.2
Approved For Release 2002/08/08: CIA-RDP82-0045DRO4$jtQO--