BRANDENBURG-BRIEST AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011400220010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 20, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. In late January 19.2, source learned while on official duty that, in early Janua:;
,he konendatura of Brandenburg I3riost airfield had instructed the Brandenburg brrr ;h
office of the Special Construction Bureau in -atheno:v to insure that the zaunicipa
administration of Brandenburg make available up to 400 workers for the disposal c
;nor at I3riest airfield,,, if this should be required.
2. i-bor::t 6 p.m. on 1 February, a cearchli_ ;ht in Ja ^;en (forest-subarea) 29 'Was obser-
rotating,, Two et planes took off at 6:10 ,were and landed at 6:25 p0n. Contrary
previous observations, the ruxu'ay was not Ii ;kited. cl wing the landings, but rec50X1-HU
..amts were observed on both ands of the runway. About 8 p..` t., more ' et planes la
at the field. On the mornin of 2 Fehrnlary, the field was occupied by a total of
MG-15s, Some of the planes probably arrived during the procooding ni.ght0 At 6:3C
a0m. on 5 l+ebr:zar,,ti-, 16 jt aircraft were towed by two trucl:s toward the alert p la-,
on the eastern end
reather. All the iU15s which practiced flying, except for ,were fitted c.
a arg-~ or small auxiliary fuel tanks. Only one-gran crews were o served entering a
leaving the planes, On 11 February, 23 I1iG--15s,, including 6 alert planes, were5OX1-HUM
counted on the eastern end of the runway. The same occupation was ol-served at the
f'iel on 13 February. 'Ho flying was ol.eerved between 6 and 13 February0 All the
planes, including
41 those of the alert flight, were covered with tarpaulins after
11 Yabruar_y, probably because of snow flurries. *
3, turi: g the night of 20 January, the field was covered with 3 to 4 cm :u' snoly. At
E an:.,, on 21 January, about 50 soldiers were clearing snow from the runway with
hov,31s and brooms? The sane clearing work was Under way on 28 January and 11
1 o r-nary. :;alt was strewn on the runway on 11. February only.
at 11:15 aom. Flying continued in the afternoon in very vood
.s towed to the repair hangar. a lane landed at 10-.45 a.m. and planes
r 7.ve o aer .;a zs were in front of the fl:i., A-
uunuroi station. ze aircraft en, lnes were starter: at 9:52 a .n > , 50X1-HU
took off at 10 a.m.; plans without auxiliary fuel tanta;.3 r;.
off at 10:13 aryo The engine of -)1ano was started at 10:15 an It -,-was sto-:- cd
,gain about 3 minutes later;, Then, the Mane was tr rc.:cd to tl e repair :ran ;are, Tfrc_
angina- s of planes 873, 033:0 827 and 581 were started between 10:20 a.ri0 and 10:3:) :a
The aircraft took off in that order at 10:30 a.m. At 10:40 a-ni, another jet fi h
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