GROSSENHAIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011400150006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Tople (=rn r~rmbain. Airfield
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E'JALUATJON 25X1 F-I ,-PLACE OBTAINED_- 25X1
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DATE OF CONTENT 17 :'ebrr' " to G 1.1arch 1952
DATE OBTAINED 25X1 DATE PREPARED _ _.-
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2b flarch 1952
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Between 17 and 23 February 1952., there was no flying at Gr ossenhain airfield,
probably because of had weather. About noon on.28 February, a biplane circled the
25X1 field. At 8:30 a.m. on 1 ;March, Jet fi,-hter Otoo: off and circled once over
the field. Biplanes practiced florin g from 8:45 to 9:10 a.m., and subsequently jut
25X1 fighters flew until noon. Landin:;s were observed at 9:40 and 9:55 a.m. On 3 and
6 Larch there was flying by jet lighters, a single-engine plane and a biplane.
25X1 the Gerr:zan workers who had been reemployed at the field were
a ain dismissed in early February 1952
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25X1 or ent. Grossenhain airfield is occupied by two recently activated f ghtor
regiment s TK_e. OATBs of the two regiments were sup- lied with fuel in February.
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regiments are aqu:L p e with a ow u, 5s. i-ircraft0is reported for the
25X1 first time. The OAT]) of one of the two regiments received 14 11G-15s in crates
from Brest on 27 February 1952.
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CLASSIFICATION aECRu'2~
Approved For Release 2003/08/15 : CIA-RDP82-00457R011400150006-7
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