BRANDIS AIRFIEL;D

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014400140005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 22, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

DATE OF CONTENT 30 July to
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PLACE OBTAINED
11 August 1952
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
The follaa:ing observations were made at Drandis airfield between 30 July and
August 1952>
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These planes took off at intervals of about 1 :ainue and ;;wade local flight,
between 6 and 6:45 a L'-2 plane took off three tines and one parachutist
descended each tine0
August? .After 8130 p,ra.., four Li-w2 pianos nado local flight ft
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of the sane type practiced flying in a flight formation,ach flight lasted. aix~~ai;
20 MInotes. A searchlight located about in line -:ith the middle of the rune ay rraa
occasionally switched on to illur:-~inate the run:?:ay. Night flying was discontiri d at
2 a,,n.
6 Auzsst. At 2 p0n., a Li-2 plane circled once over the field for about 10 minutes.
7 _u t? Local flights., each lasting about 23 minutes,, -ie re made at an altiti s of
200 to 300 rreterso It was raining. After 10 a.rr?, formation f
the same altitude[ The formation broke upg and the olanec larade atain intervals ofaabout
I minute, Flying discontinued about 2 p,,ra,.
~3Au-used. ''here was local flying by Iii-2s up to 2 p.re. Between 603~ a and 7
'thre eparachutists descended from a U-~2 plan p
and 10 Aust, There was no flying at the field,
l_ A, st. Ibtweexi noon and 130 p,r r ~ two f,i-2s made
local f lights ,,
Au--- At 7 asrz? nine Li-2s rwero narIMA i-- tt
3 A `*t.BSto No air activity was observed.
0 Ju i t Ben 5 and 6 p.m., source heard the engines of Li-=2s bin test run,,
At 8 p.,:a.$ 12 Li-2 planes were parked in the eastern section of the field, These
planes participated in air activity which started. at 9 p.m.. Some of the aircr.;; ft
took off individually and the others in flight for::.ation.
1 Jul /, There was no flying,
Ii ~~us;ust. At 6 a crag seven Li- s ro '- ie midcle of the r n..aay'. .:1
these planes, to:.k off and ?iade indivi:.'uas.
flights, The WUUU
ae iced ornation flying.
__August. Between 7 and 7:45 a.n~ s two U-2 planes took off three tLmes, i sch ti e,
a parachutist jumped fton each plane.
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