BRAND AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011800350009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 15, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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L. Betmeen 27 Fela?_taa and 5 arch 1952, no six ar ierity eras observed at Brand airfield;;
During this oerio('... L3 jet bonherw were par C `: in on :"'oic in the so-:1tI'1ern section
of thc fie do :at 'e.an 10 a?_n, and 3 30 vnt c: r1 fxelc! was ab?er,red from
its castor-n and nort'heastarn sides,: There :Yap cloudless :ti?~ather, a strand wind from
the east and a vi E.ibility of about 2 a aver?,:a-e i:tterval of ! to a a
?Z1nut 4^~ two 'Jet bcrihers took of?' from ?'
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IS jet, l:ar..';~7cr:, ~e ?e
All _~arec ; in sev. a groins on t e S-)-~??t.'nern od;e of the aielcl
All of t'.2
a y :C
C'i at f[:_"1C: field `,ACT':: Cij'`~' v jot bCJ':i:JC 'S
flew in a badly ke? t 1 - o i m wno:1 o. r t - , a y an al ;s?.'~? c e 01 ~ to 1, )? }.:
meters About 1 t 1;,31,
llx.r torairlr; vl 1C C try' ;17' e 1'1e1 over the area about
10 Iu1 north of the field '7t an a?_titude }a r wt' x; s'' ry
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had at
out 74 sa C l,tit as the n SI1C., trG } '` was obsarvad on and After 2 on 10 _ Qr Cr- jet 1/o1_be made r a~, r.
'i-al-k ,nZIS ~ There _'as Clen
weather and a moderate 7 7 V' `%~.=7 ers C11 took off a
2 and 2:200 a?
a1. 4:30
Only 11< Jet 1 omber's -Ors CCJ]nie
2, was swill 'Heir; dome iri wee fuel airepp : ~'~a ,e z (forest--y1.l,~aa ea i %.l o (1;
L:xco--)t for ten eontaimor?s, all the =i_ar a fuel co^ `."'3-no z_ ,'rrls l wC
'rpreviously Store 'd
in the northern Soction oi~ the n u;.1' e were dug in., radio instal? atlail with four
I:1-15 'L 3;7C a ea bin in tee center about
? Gu7?~ east'. O3 LJ__'0 ezast end of v_;1C
rU:lway, (2) A loar--1L1 extergdoe fz-o:71 iceL 1 a to Cad:"1?7,. on
the ' J'Ci' ot, a Cab "). thero was an anter1'la 'i I:i~ which eX? t11a1';.. t. 1 ?a s t xhtiy
i
I ow ;e _1.35 a 3a :S r. radio true `= a .. b'axllcc r suitable quarters were about
30 rietol'3 souts74est
of the '7 dZC ail G~s l '. 'lt:':. ar(3$11)1e top
seet__C?I oe ~'7j; e4, on tcp of iiio r-J,'I'It fro ii_ oor '?r of. t':e ke suoer'str ac*
f o tr;.- Is .: '- var1_1-
o th ;c adia ted to :'7.J_.i~S r l, ?.i"Oli:ld ;G:C'C7. t er
?c ir.. n '1 1~1 o::' '{?3_'ld O t-1?
rid ~ 0' tie 1 O: C : t,? Sri jG~ t7':lf;.s:k c.
r7+~' t hero them, as no
ai act_ivi y imy tr_ 3 Ors: spat 1. of t ',~i west exit fro-:1 Kr usaii ck there ~: as a
radio 1rista1lat2ol C:):1SiSt g of one metal ':'' .sr)oui 31"') !".'ii t3ZS C11_ '.~ S T'aC C t' 1vl{p
a truck witil a :lot : e s 1rr~:?17.- r1.. about le_~ for in di31"?c. e and ? t
e raraW J1rac. S
and house trailers. Iinothaer radio truck was C C'zt uo sl ar',:C In the open about
!L00 net--l-:s 5~1, :Ce:1 ~_ ..he east vnd of the 1.UTi;','2-1
Ju From 12 !O 2 to 16 .:31'G...s + 1here 1723 10 uend 2:3 on 1'-" jet bomber s -:vitho'4t aimiliar- fue~ ' r-
}_ ~az-Itc.c.. southern secta_a?1
a
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at 7:yJ a~j:b~, 1;-pe-27 jet L?nr::aem
',orW observed flying. T~k;e- o;i fs and
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fit 2 :30 /3 jei"bo:ober,s sierc mirkec on the -o..: i:hem ed N e o the
while 2 or 3 J`et iJ77.1ib rs !fare al.o.~t: r, .',.Icst ox the. 'la as =i a dC'e ice, S' . a'L to
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mast radio installation at the east rend of t_Z ~3' mes another Fh Via ~.'7 "another ba'-~-1. o
metal'-a4-ion ith `o-ar roasts., ii rad tr ~? ~3 to 12't_ 4-oz rya U a' ; is
oidc was 1ocatec 3 0 to ' 0 metv:r3 itaJ"
eve 1~ ,_ wet Lontbo "s -~e ='c_ stationed at the ' el. CI on _`.l ,.:arch and on1. T 1_'T such
planes were oh--d o 13 March , `5 j `'c:th e i1 _ ~' t `;'1~.1. ~:co -ms
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arr i vo $ at t `le field rec tintlyl a_r f
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jls the tires became so hot, ? ; 14:t. i - e o d a e'.1F,: 5MIZc t hack
indica ed a_- e1* :r:ess~ve 'wear No has been ~:~ ;erv a `r:i-Y'in at
the fielc .. ook .ra.s continually J3iug dOf;a- ..:.7, t':7-_ : :L ;e which y7 re3 ae.rke
in groups about 30 titer. at, the d__issnerzaaJ_ Brea r m -.0-anG' wer'
always 0077 Z CC: Uith tar_ au1..`tns
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a-%(! ?roc e 7 L?' c _''! i " 7`:: anfn ran r"" ?a." e r.". cs
L..~.3 area north az .c x?, a;r., ..:e,,U i GO tx?c'_c ~ ~~,
rl he 4J} ers and :i~.~'.^en ?:?Iere Ce:~~"1..z Yt. :>'7.~.-..ce :;S. eo ? ;;i.;r -., ~
13 -,4i C. -, .-.v3L%L? ?30 f1) aix force o1djc r':,c'1^?a f.' ,7b2 the
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of ri ,or vehicles e;as red!,:cad 7) La the ra' er --r-
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and ti C rou:rt1l aC v_ t?onSQ 17,i- rc d:S': Lt .C _7r'~ rcc[1:: i:a "S al-zlilrf on the a cerno;:n
e 13 orch_ and. our actiV2(:5' :ras ~: a]':o; ~': La. a w_,, ch too!,- of L, indi-Vi"i"tall,;
1: Throughout l.9 ..:arch all te
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first :.',r ?o airoara t, two in iro a.1c One ;?cr.a o1 Ss.m"e'Cd at t.',,?
point min t i a'1x3111. 7 :' engines :Jut,' twc, ";X1.7,4 .Lo 7,c of ^ olio. tt" ;] pJ c` cs r a_50cl
such a cloud of dust, t'ta-1. the thll;:c co',,L not tz'.e :-1e
p:le`Zos took, of:` any, landed' in hotpw i:_i7?< ~;i.c?; - .a 15) 25X1
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G.17'1p to the
The olti e-crab tw'o.ibn, about 3- --tx. -eh.t~. s7 Ion and tut~e., wit'. 7ry - 2 3
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was Z; LOrr, as t"-,c o" Irie The crow wore
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11. i21c aircraft -,a ,
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