FINOW AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010700010004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 15, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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15 November 1951
18 >!Tov embor 1951
19 November 1951
23 Novem'hr-,r 1951
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12 MIG 15 s
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All MG 15s were fitted with auxiliary wing tanks under theiw, ~r3.ra{ s
-;hrou bout the reporting period.
The auxiliary wing tanks appeared to be of two sizes
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Pear shaped, tapered to the rear, protruding slightly ahead
of the leading edge and flimh with the trailing edge of the
wing.
rear shaped tapered to the rear, protruding approximately
one qirirter to one third of the wing width ahead of the leading
edtf,, an very slightly to the rear of the trailing edge of
the wing,
Refuell .ne
Throughout the report rig peri cxi r;:iW 15s hac*e been refuelled frorr, n 3000
liter F eso-_Line truck which backed up to the aircraft and.. b; meann; of a
,rr.:t. i er motor pump, on whae"ls situated between the aircraft and the gasoline
truck;., refuelled by the insertion of a hose (app?';roxirr.ateiy fist size in
di.sr.;e tar) Ln.to z point on the Dort side of the fuselage just above the wing
root. The am.iadliiiry wing tanks have beep fitted to the 1tiG 15 apt all ti o;
but they lr,.ve not been observed to 1>a filled in any were,
x . General
1.) Flying activity has been very spasmodic #laroughout the r?epordug period,,
2) No night flying has bean obserr ?d to be undertaken,
b, Detailed Activity
1) 18 Novem r1951
x)900 hours A. po 2 with tun occupants took off and carried out
'ivirrt
0945 ? anVied . ')ne man got of ~t; rnd a new one F;ot in.
1010 A Po 2 took off again and carried out circullts and
ngs.
2 1F rade:i and retuned to dispersal. No further flying
~r~ a txr tent.akexa on this date.
2) 19 No per-ber 1951 : TUG 15s and 1 La 7 were formed up in a 1:?Lno on the
side of the runway.
fi'iiG 15s from the Southern w' o-cr. sa1 taxied on to the
i.,;-:way rand lined up behind e-,!w%ch other, 50 i ters apart.
aircraft cor _menced rolling simu.lt r eousl' and were
after a run of approximately 80' meters. flying
way oat of sight to the West?
15s from the Southern dispersal 'cried on to the
r ;- r y rind liner. up behind each other? 50 mp.1tcrs aprart,.
'f ireraft commenced rolling simultaneously and were
- rUx_ e after it run of approximately 800 meters, flylrg
_way out cf sight to the West.
081,0 A Po 2 with two occupants,, took off and carried out
A. ,o 2 l~.ra ed.,
P f a to:ak off and fl,~1ew aw&;i to the West.
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4 MiG 15s in formation:
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appeared from.a south-westerly direction and overflew
the airfield, making a wide circle and landing at close
intervain, approximately 15 seconds between L.anainvs.
After landing the aircraft taxied very fast back to the
Rathern dispersal.
4 MIG 15a from the Southerly dispersal, taxied on to the
runway and formed up into two pairs, the aircraft keeping
to either side of the runway, and with a distance of 200
=peters between the first and second pair, The aircraft
commenced their take-off simultaneously and after a tako.
off ran of approxirrately 800 meters,, became airborne
and flow in the x following formation
.o the West at a height of approximately
`100 meters,,
1135 An Ln 7 returned to the airfield from the South and
landedd,
4 Mig 15s returned in pairs and landed close behind each
other, taxiing away very fast back to the Northern dispersal,
3)Iavtiaber 19.E
10 MiG 15s were parked in a line on the Southern side o" the runway,
:1300 Mechanics commenced running the engines of several
sf the MiG 15s on the Southern dispersal,
1415 1 MIG 15 took off and after an average run of 1200 meters,,
:1416) became airborne and carried out local flying;,
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1429 )
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1443
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A single MiG 15 landed.
A single MIG 15 landed..
A single MiG 15 took off, etrclsd the airfield and landed
at 1535 hours.
1332 A single MiG 15 took off, circled the airfield and landed
at 1539 hours.
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:1544 2 men were observed to enter an aircraft, very similar to
a 143.G 15 The aircraft took off made
two circuits of the a-irflAir' and landed at 1550 hours,
1555 A single MiG 15 took off, carried out localflying and
landed at 1615 hours,,
1608. A single MiG 15 took off, carried out local flying and
`gander at 1620 hours.
'O'rfield and Ad.121ai h,; ySr-~*iety Airforce AccomMod at' or, as of
a. 3arracks onyortsplntz (South of Finow railway station)
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