LAERZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012000170002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 22, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC_' Laerz Airfield
EVALt3ATIO 4_J
DATE OF CONTENT.
DATE OBTAINED_
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DATE PREPAREDi 2.A2 pril 1.952
REFERENCES
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE).,_.,
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App o e'For 9~1aseGDE.01200
la Between 7 and 7.-20 amm, on 23 March,, 6 "in.G15s or type 29 planes and
22 aircraft of an undetermined type were counted at Laerz irfiel r an,
estimated 10 more planes were observed Lherea Vehicles 25X1
I ~ere seen. At ')-.45 p.m on 27 March, 19 planes flew over the
field in formation, During the period f : om 23 through 28 March; there
was intensive day and night flyin.C at t} e installation,
2? Aircraft observed at the field between 2 and 3 p.mo on 25 March included
6 MiG-'15 a parked at the south side of the installation in addition to
141 IiG-15s, 3 biplanes, and It single-engine planes with double rudder
assemablies at the western end of the runway. The aircraft dispersal area
in the southeastern portion of the field was not visible. There was, a
6/10 overcast at an altitude of about 600 meters and visibility was 3 or
1 kn,.. About 3 p,m0, a single engine plane, Which had a crew of two and
was fitted with a radial enrrine, took off for a 0-minute flight. The
pilot of the plane appeared to be in his initial stage of training? Three
other planes of the same type tonk off at intervals of 15 minutes for
25X1 a 30- minute flif,ht. About 3:45, ! iC-15 0 ithout auxiliary fuel
tanks landed and was parked in the southwestern corner of the field,.
3Q Between 2 and 4 pm. on 1 April, air?cra t observed at the field includel
6 swept-hack jet fighters at the south side of the installation and 15 jet
fichters south of the viestern end of the main runway, in addition to
6 single- enpi_ne planes and 2 biplanes with double rudder assemblies in
the northern portion of the field, Plot a:i.1 of the planes parked at the
field could be seen? At 2:15 p.m., a tw n=engine plane with double rudder
assembly landed? At 2:25 and 2:30 p.,ric:, a single-engine plane fitted
25X1 with radial engines landed. At 3:50 p.m., three rIMG-l5s
25X1 II taxied to the tekewoff ooint and took off at intervals of about
25X1 three minutes. flyihc by jet fighters continued
until about 10 pam,
During the night of 31 March and 1 Apri:l.a there; was a snow fall of 20 cm,,
The temperature during the day was about 5 decrees above zero:. Except
for a stretch of about 150 meters at its eastern end, the runway had been.
cleared of snoer,. Three caterpillar tractors and a tractor were employed
CLASSIFICATION
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to clear t'x"n snrw free the per ai.niri 1 -?:-e i r r stretch o..' l i? x`uriwa r ,
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-arc' L-.1 ~. 7 . ) i, 1, .^:'irt-le-enr-i ne ` fvTlC3 ildYlFac' ! t'ir'd
i.tl1 rc"l li l r' ~ `irf'^! 3 biplanes, a Y2 I ononl ne
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1)eri?cd free. 1 tl Y'nuf h 2 ; `"area,,, a here was rote nsi_i c :"1_Ti.rl
ever',, day Cr about 20 Take- of o c t' s. S in 'r oup r. f ).:- t,vo s, 1.'f_ T". ? i oil
f"1 r7.r-'' rive r?l.anes, and ineiiv .clu~l ~.c''.nC?i.!.;s litmre racticed0 t}el7'3 ids
the period from 27 ':,arch three ht 3 A.y ri.l, fear? -;i.;ngl::?-r rv ine~
monoplanes fitted radial and one biplane were obser'v.'.-d ._,
circlin- over the field o 3ctrleen J::30 and 10 p0ri during, this reriod
practiced i ndi.v dual fl-in over V hr' i11s l allatirn?
In "arch. a t tat of 35 railroad tank cars arrived at t e f i.e1(J" 3r
On 2)4 "arch, there. was flying at the field by 12 jet planes
~."rlf' f'i ring ^ aircraft weapons were 1-Lard. On
irc , three planes practiced f1-in? in line fnr.ha}ifm ?inL' firi %
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Can 26 '.'.arc..hI& 'T-2s and ts;e, Yakmlls practiced 2l,,ri.rz;N. On 27 'arch9 13-iket
f i. ,hters fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks were observed flying i.n
formations of up to six Hants, flei een 5:30 and. S
f i.;-hters made individual f li}ht5,) 7`etyYeerl 6:30 and 8:10 a .,r, on ='arci',
three jot fighters f"lei' iI1C.~i!Ji( I1.c3 .l~ro