KOETHEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011200530007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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b ..ying by biplanes was observed at Kocthen ~airfield between 8 ar,.d 10 pn. on
11. Februaar 1952 and about 7 p.r,.ao on .13 ebr:?uary,, B3atween noon and u Porno on
11! February,. there was intensive air activity by swept--back jet fighters. At
2:20 p.; a, 16 February,, 12 swept-back jet fighters
were in front of Ilan gar 1_ il The planes are atrr?an,.?ed in a c rouvt of seven. ? ' n
in front of Han_,-ar lW There vas no flying in slightly hazy weather,, About 20
young air force soldiers cor landed by a senior lieutenant visit^.', stores in
and a group of five, Were
cbserved,, our other sawrept-back jet fighter a
pr?:rked in front of Hangai:s 2 and 3, ,'t 2:40 pmri 16 swept-beach jet fighters were
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25X1
Coranent, The report confirms that Koethen airfield is occby jet
~. _ h ers~ .accorclin; to 7 ?e~vious information the field is occupied by a recentiy25X1
activated fighter regirient a.r an unidentified unit which also ayaae4rr> to be 25X1
equipped with I.TiG-15s,, i= total of 50 aircraft crates arrived .LrC;r. the
for the latter unit on 19 January arid 1 and 3 i e Exc-i_iaa ter..
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Approved For Release 2006/02/27 : CIA- O04?R 005300 7-6
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