SOVIET AIRFIELD AT PARCHIM (M54/T74)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012000370002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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la The overallc~ of the airfield are roughly lu n by 2 a E: The-
runway is about 3 rn across at its narrowest width and farls Out,
It is about 1300 m long and a.Tw the railroad track which"I x-(, ~
alonC side the field Due to i~s narrowness,, it Als possible La the
planes to take off and land ? when the E either due east or
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The Soviets have lengthened the run ay r4hich was formerly ori.y about
1500 r ~. long. They have not repaired the hangars v hica t-.e;; e destroyed
or dammed by Allied bombs o Between 13 and. 20 convent onall type a craft
are kept in front of the hanr ars.
there are 26 jet fighter planes on the
,e c1, ,_ ien not in use they are kept in rovetnent blast bays r de of sand and
about one meter high. These blast bays are .ocat-d on the edge of the
field an(' use is made of the trees there for cover and eanouflage,,
Tn addition ca, ou lage nets are used,,
:the airmen fl~ in all kinds of weather and at nightG
he level o.y a1xair performance is good,,. Fie has never heard of an accident.
=1 n Parch `4 rri Aia" f ..e1Cd since the Soviets arrived. The. flying person esl
h4.s the reputation of fearing neither death nor the devils, Officers
range from about 25 to 50 yearns old s.i z ~a a preponderance of younger
nen. They wear the blue _ \F tabs and epaulet" tes Externally, r orale
appears to be high although,, ,vhen sure that U y are dLs .?e" some, vii i
complain of the close confinonint.
The daily routine ice- approximtely as follows.,
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parallels the Meld carc'Li:htc a-L-Q "-,laccd on t,the :est side oz
field.
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arc craZod in he : ct al cs -P :-hrrr tm: arrived _:.n
the aiAtumm of 1.s?rr1.. ',ut only a ..ew ;:rc in u.-..:e ?. he otiierv ron n a,,':.t
the races an? . cre c. enerally co : r!rr_,d i:7: v+:. c.r,7 u~ 2.T2e
there are now at least ti;icc it ; a2^.,r% to L? 5:12 r?'archi]?1a Per.p_eberg.
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t"Aere are bets:e-sn 1,00 and 2.-C, tanllm in Perk- y,rF at
present... .S at : archi , ?"nost are not, in trier At the Qu o i%~ f`aw.;t[7;' *
the ;.Qltko anC? K'llei ,or C crnec In s erleberg were overcrowded .-Ith
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P arrac ? L00 x 20 mg two stories,, on:Ly partly occupied
Jxpla?2e repair sheds, t em ?or y build xcgs.a
1 orks_io-j,, not for planes
Fuel bunkers of 5121: lo1:n capacity
`boout 20 uncovered blast bays for ,ilaacc,, set ar:nong faro nine
trees m , Parapets are one mater high.
Iho base is only :) rtly fenced. in ,.
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