COTTBUS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010700260002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 1, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Between l0?3O a.m, and 1:30 porin on 2 January 192, Cottbus airfield was
observed from its werte-n side,; The northern edge a the field war; occupied
by 26 Pe-2s, vahich were parked in two rows, and a tlwrin-onf;ine plane with
'u11-view cockpit, plexi':lass turret on top near the slid--fuselage, two
radial engines) double rudder assembly a:.id nose Wheels. This plane was
larger than the Pe-2s. There was no flyi%:*, a *
20 At 11 a.m. on 16 January, 40 Pe-2s and :3 twin?--en; ine planes with tail gunners s
stations were observed at the field . Two additional. twin engine plane.; were
seen in a hnngaro Tv.-o jet bombers, including one with the red number 13,
landed at 11. amrr? and ware parked near hangar 20 :sedan was observed 25X1
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entering and leaving the field,
3? On 9 January,, the field was occupied by 38 to 42 Pe-2s and 1 twin-engine plane
of a new type and marked by the white number 1h. There waf? flying by three Pee
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Cora ent a Cottbus airfield is still occupied by a boner regiment -which
.s eq i pe 'th Pe-2sa The tvrin-en ,ine -plane which differs from the Pe-2 and
.which was mentio 1edl lis a 13-25 which
,landed in Cottbus on 26 December 1I
been reequipped with twin-jet aircraft. ..is reequip-
rent was ind icr:ted by inf oma t:d on that flying was practiced with B--2r type
planes fitted with nose wheels Uel was from Riosa fuel depot
to Cottbus on 30 December 19 1:, far Riesa fuel
depot has supplied only jet bomber units of tie TwentyFourth Air Arrye
Comment. The inforr;ation that jet bombers landed at Cottbus airfield and
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were ar.4ed ere tends to confirm the a3sumption that the 1'e-~2 regiment has
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