SCHOENWALDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012400050006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 23, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Dotweon 10 a.m. and 1..G p.m. on 9 r pril 1952, Schoont alde airfield was
observed. "_win-engine planes took off at * non, 12:0S, 12:12, 12:3x5,
12:55-9 1:06 p.n., 1:]5 p.n.,, 1:22 p.m., 1:25 pr2t,, 1:45 lpamd and 1:55 pm,,.
Source could not observe their landings fro: his p7.1ace of observation.
It is probable that several take-ofs were wade by the sage airs:?a"t.
After the take-off, all the planes flew over a radio installation about
700 rioters east of l1onnit;sdorf railroad station. On 23 April, one twim-
engine plane took off at 11:15 am., another at noon and another at
12:25 p,sm. There were no more flights prior to 1; p.n, when it began to
rain. Between 10:15 a.ri, and 3 p.m. on 26 A~pr:il, only one twvin-engine plane
took off at 12:15 pop? * Large quantities of broken stone and sand were
piled up in the southern section of the landing f'ielcl..
2. On 8 a'ay Unit Gonchar at the field
Tu 2s ti ore parked in roe. of the hangar, **
Five 25X1
25X1
25X1 Co. ~pent. The radio installation is reported for the first tine. According
to a, skki W the radio installation is a landing beacon. 25X1
According to a photograph the, twin--engine aircraft are T1. 1-2s,
This t~:'pe was previously reported
25X1 ~,C,,orv.-.cent? }'? information has ,en received to we a iec a-u mprovernezr
e i.e1d .s ).I;. ,nPd 25X1
II apt. has been observed nine t~xxos at ,choen;,ralde airfield
25X1'?,.
since 2? ept?~~rber 15 , Therefore, it is beli ?rved to be a sic r:,C! to Unit
Codichar. This unit is a tar et tai unit, equipped with '-2s, i hick was .rans-
!crred to ,choern7alde airfield in mid--i ovember 1;51,,, Since such a unit has not
been proviously observed in the Soviet Zone of Serrmanr9 it probably came from
outside the Soviet ',one. Aircraft of this unit have been ropeatedlr observes
operating as target tour planes with other units of 'lie Tri-ent5:-Fouurth Air Aruy,,-
According to previous reports, the unit ap',ears to be equipped ti,fith about 2.0
Tu--2s