FINOW AIRFIELD

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• Publication Date: July 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. During the period from 1 February to mid-:aT1252? an average of 30 ITil-153 and
type-27 planes in addition to two to five U-2s and four single engine, low-,vin
monoplanes were observed at the 'Fro airfield flight of alert planes vas
permanently parked in the northeastern corner of the installatien. If the weather
was favorable, school flying by :iG-15s and type-.29 planes were usually wide in
the afternoon* Individual flying besides flying in formations of two and five
aircraft was observed. The planes took off individually or in groups of two for
flying in formations of two or five, but would always land individually. Before
flying activities started, an average of eight Mi3-15s was towed to the take-off
point. Four of the .planes were aloft simultaneously. On five days duine the
period from 1 February to mid-Lay, night flying vas observed. Flights from 25X1
10 to 15 minutes duration were made.1 leingle seater :10-15s 25X1
were fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks&
2. Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on 26 and 27 ::ay? :10715e and tyee-29 planes !.74ENICI 10
to 15-minute flights. Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m, there was flying at the field as
_observed on the previous days. Night flying was started at 9 p.m. On 30 and 31 Eay
and 2 June, there ras flying by EiG-15s and type-2) planes. No plane .eeth auxiliary
fuel tanks were observed. Between 8 a,m. and 5 p.n. on 3 Jueele a group of five
planes took off together and practiced formation flying. None of the elenes observed
were fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks. Night flying was started at ) pu. Detveen
4 and 6 p.m., 25 UG-15s and about four type 29 planes, one single eneioce, low-wing
monoplane, two 11.-2s and one twin engine transport were observed at toe onstallation..
Two tvee,29 -planes were seen in the airl
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7 June*
3, Betyieen 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on 9 June, laG-15e practiced individual teke-offe and
take-offs in groups of two. Only five-minute flights wore made. No change of crews
was observed0 laG-15s which practiced formation flying in groups of two would
circle twice over the moods of Etesental and the town of.Finov; those pInnes would
take off individually in short succeseion. Men formation flying in groups of five
was conducted, the planes took off in two groups of two at a ditc i alout
1,000 meters. Landings were made individually after ten minute fliee, petweee
1:30 and 3:30 28 7:10-15s and type-29 planes, one twin-engine and 12 ein"lo-bneine,
low-wing monoplanes were counted at the field: another four to six 110-15s were also
observed. .
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Flying observed bei.ween 10 and 12 Juoe did :IA forou a reL;ular )atton-
Night flying was practiced on 12 June. 1;:.copt for the -Ulm from 11 a.lo to
1 p,m there was continuous flying between C a.m. and 11:15 p.m on jtac.
113-15s :iracticed individual tal:e-offs at intervals of about 20 minor., s,
Between 1 and 2:30 p.m., 22 ;:oi:-15s and type-22 planes, 10 single enoino,
low-winc monoolanes, 2 U-2s, and 1 twin-angile? loo-1,ring monoplane we r.conatod
at the field; 5 Iii1-15s and typo-22 planes in addition to 3 sin'Zloc cinc
ion-wing monoplanes were also observed there.
About 11:30 a.m.,.; on 25 :iay,.a freight train coming from the direction, of :There-
walde entered the -awn restricted arca. Three boxcars occupied. by ocrconnel
and twelve 37-ma AA guns were observed. ;'he circular tents having a diameter.
of 2.5 meters on the ground and a height about two meters were located in
the southeastern corner of the installation? between 9 and 13 June, six 31-rmn .
AA guns surrounded by low earth walls were observed in the southeastern co)rner
of the field. (1)
60 There was no change in the status of the PKV-45 DF station and the lanlin;
beacon. On 9 June, three searchlights were seen in the southern portion 0::
the field rotating searchlight was located. between Finow and :binowfurt,
about 150 meters north of the highway. cable extended from this searon.L.ght
to the restricted area near the field. Along the .einaw-Diesehtal high:Jv md
from there about 403 meters to the south the field was secured by a boarl fence
about 2.5 meters high and topped by barbed wire. In lino with the approaoh lano
there was a gap about 200 meters wide in this fence,(2)
70 Vehicles observed at the field included.:
ambulance
occupied by a driver with blae.:-bordered olue epanoto
truck, driver with red-bordered black epaulets
" which mounted a 37-uu AA gun
driver with red-bordered black epaulets
? driver with re bordered black epaulets
? driver with blnek-bordored blue eaaulet?.,
a driver with black-bordered blue qoau/ets
9 driver with black-bordered blue epaulets
? driver with black-bordered blue epaulets
? driver with black-bordered blue epaulets
driver with black-bordered blue epaulets
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? driver with black-bordered blue epwolets. (3)
8 t 2:20 a.m. on 19 bays, a twin-engine, low-iwing monoplane fitted with a jcuble
rudder assembly landed at the field. -Detween 10 a.m. and noon individt.11
and type-29 planes practiced flying. one of the planes were fitted With two
auxiliary fuel tanks: aaileven landings were observed. 't 12:40 P.m."
or type-29 planes practiced forAation flying. Between. 6 unif 7 arn, one Ao3-15
or type-29 plane was observed "lying over Finow. At 9 am?, two Li0-1s or
type-22 planes approached the field and landed. Ore of fh a ,,r.11
over the field. At 1:30 pom,) a jet fighter Iflmw oor
Finow at an altitude of 100 neters.
90 On the morning of 21 Lay, ?a twin-engine plane toning an air sleeve ilei oT)r
Pillow. six times at intervals of 23 minutes. Iho landing of to p)wpr-' ehhd
come from the direction of Lake 7:erbollin, was not observed. ::.tile, the al
engine plane was aloft, six take-of2s by individual :?C,1-T5s ar tyoe-29
were observed, while two LiG-15s took off together. -'here Woe J',") flyia at the
field on 22 1:ay. About noon, 23ifi0-15s or ',;:T.,3e,-22 :planes, and sik sino
low-wing monoplanes were counted at field, 12nother etinated 12 :.711-15 and.
12 single-engine, loi-wing monoplanoo -taro also obseve,:3-.. ihe olnnes tn
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? alert nicht were corked on the eastern border of the ilstellatiorel
Of the alert Planes., two were oceupied by pilots who wore helmots? -ehiie the
two ether alert planes were unoccupied, fee air intake of the lattee two planes
was covered by a red lid.
On 6 June, formntion flying in groups of five planes was practiced ,t tao field.
ikitween 145 and 230 p.m.?, 31 swept-back fighters and one bieleee eee-e
counted at the field and another estimated nine jet fiehters were c'e_rved as
well as several allele on::ine, loe-eine mono)lanee,/
On 9 June, t'::ere
fierine by swept-back jet fieTftere. 'he weather was hazy with intermittent rain,.
On 10 June, two swept-back jot fighters were observed at the take-0'1T pein,
About 20 C,oviet officers weariee loather suitswere standire:,, around the two
planee. .Theut 6J.5 pee,
on /2 juries eight LliG-15s were observed landin,e, !et 730 and 74!:: p,elet seven
LiG-15s were soon at the tako-off point. et 4 p,m,t 32 Ei3-1s were e(Leted
at the field and another estimated eieht planes of the some tvne weee aeerved,
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.126 On the afternoon of 13 June, a LIS45 practiced aerobatics over the fia7d, At
.7 a0m on 14 Juno,v four iLi0-15s were observed practicing formation.174ine at
an altitude of 7,000 to 8000 meters The vapor trails produced by these planes
were seen, At 1 38 Li1-15s? 1 twie-en4ne? low-wing aenoplane with.
double rudder assemblyt 11 single-engine, lew-ewing monoelanee and I llbilne
were observed at :the fieldQ On one day during, the period from 5 threueh 14
June 1952, ri3-15s were observed aperoaching an air sleeve te,.:4ed by the
low-wing mnoplane. The firing of aircraft weapons rms not oLecr-red,
After late hays formation flyinc in groups of two and five was ietensified,
13,? On 6 June, an AA emolacement of six 37-nm guns was observed for the ftree time
in the southeastern corner of the field? bout 103 meters south of tee
emplacement there were eight circular tents with an estieated total caeaeity
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dug in, while two of them were still in trnveling position, i3y 14 Jieho, the
two remaining guns were dug in and surrounded by earth walle -aboe 50 cn
On 12 Junes, one officer and two .12.: who wore red-bordered blecJ: e-eaule eith
artillery insignia were observed at the emplacement? On 6 June, truCe
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14. On 21 2:ay, the landing beacon was no longer observed east of ',:ieoentaler?
strasse? On the same day? the radar set was located north of the 2in07-
Finowfurt railroad line:, about 600 meters south of the Yinow-Vinowfurt reed
in line with km marker 6.0. The set was aot in operation. Lighting feeell:des
were observed east of Biesentaler Strasse. (4) and (5)
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Finow airfield of AA guns is reported ,:Pr fir time
these guns had a caliber of 37-mm is believed to be
indicates that one battery of six gins each -ass lce3ted
and northwestern corners of tho insiallatien.
this fence :7.7as reported previously
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belong to the ground units of the :;ee
lenter regimanes at .einew, Ito the Aje,
division of the Fourth Gds Ilecz Army in .a)erewaldce It is not :vet cleee
whether the AAguns observed at Finow belong to this divizion4
belongs te the lie ,}OM in. Allensdorf.
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For arrangement of search1i,3hts3, see raincx? Ihe existence of such
facilities was re2orted also from othov airfields in the z'oviet cone TA:rmany?
These tams usually consist of seven so ar chl.i -.7ht s set up in t:I.c e.-xtension
of the runway ai:.4 extending as far as the low frequent:LT- land-L.1:i beacon.
The report furnishes a survey on the nicht training crinduct