MERSEBURG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010600190006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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. I:; ir_, , was conducted only in fair i eather. As soon as the weather bocarre
hazy, flying was diocont:inued. The take-offo by the aircraft were not observed,
A ~o :?-sha ed structure on two wheels was observed at the aircraft dispersal
area, but source rover saw it in operation. During good weather, the conven-
tionel aircraft would. take off about ` aorta Mean circled over the field at
ar altitude of about 3,000 motors. After 9 a.m., flying, by jet fighters would
start, 7 he fighters took off F individually Mat Mew in formations of trio.
Urles;3 flying; had to be discontinued because of bad weather, the jet fighters
practiced. until about )t p.m. 1 ive ;jet fi titers were usually involved. in these
fl i.- rr,s . Shortly before the jet planes larded three green ground signals were
f r ad fror.: the radio truck at the landin field. Me jet Lighters also px?ac-
t? cod tax ii.n;g. 4,8*
ti f':_eld. Cnl`yr the previously reported five aircraft
.During.; the period from 15 December 1,051 to 7 January 1952, source learned
that live of the seven swept-back jet fighters at :- rsebur airfield were
parked in hangars _l and. 2 during the night. The remaining tcao were in
hangar 3. At davna, the aircraft in hangars 1 and 2 were towed by a small
cat;orpillar tractor to the eastern end of the taxiara;r. The Jet fighters
frost h an hangar 3 were parked at its western end - hore they re-.7ained throughout
thn d:r
y even though flying was conducted by the other aircraft stationed at
s,f -3our?ce and supports the assu!ption that t ho new fig later regent i
rseb:vre is not yet fully ectuipp3d with aircraft. For #;hc time being, the
ac vent i T1-i5s observed at the field appear to be the only jet aircraft of the
rF ?.;,ir-;:3nt. The . o ort further more confirms that the crows of the Jet Lighters
wt-:re still in the initial phase of training, although they have started flying
ixt box forr_ation.
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