JUETERBOG ALTES LAGER AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014900190003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
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On 1 September 1952, auxiliary fuel tank which ? 25X1
hcd been found in the eastern flying lane of the Jueterbog ,:tes Lager airfield on
28 'ugust measured the size of the tank end its inner diameter. Ten 25X1
other -auxiliary fuel tanks, which apparently were as 1 rge as the tank found or. 28
'\.uc,ust, were observed on the eastern edge of the field between the twrin-jot- pi. nes
parked farthest to the east, and the tents used by the AAA personne.t, J.
2. The following observations were made at the fi4d between -2 ,A* ,& 6 r,epternbcr: 25X1
2 Se ester . it wedge fo rn tion of eight jet bombers Chic : I?,=ere not stationed at
Jueterbog tes ages airfield flew over the landing field at a low love) ,ind landed
individually. Jter the landing, the planes were pp!rkod in front of the second of
s located in r) nnrth Nouth direction , in the rmll' roods 'ust
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north-=rest of the hangars. 25X1
25X1 (~) ;'ircraft observed being narked in the repair hangar iric. . e a swept-
fighter 2 ground attack planes and 2 sir .;le-en;ine 25X1
25X1 planes. (3)
25X1 3 ieptenber. Thirty-six grour, attack planes landed at the field at 10 a.mn and
took off again at 1 p.m. (4) eight plr::ne s were miss ng fr'r;r 25X1
cibout 24 twin-jet aircraft whi w,v, a prev Lour y parked at the fielar Cnly nir:;e
planes were observed in front of the hangars in the northe of the L - d
edge alo the railr,-ad lime. 25X1
(5) At ?.bout 2 pm., two .ape- p anes 25X1
25X1 r>ki)de loctl fl.ikhts,..
25X1 :~eptei er. the eif;irt ,-,::t bombers itrich had arrived on
2 >ente. er and were parice.a separate fror.. the ether.- planes i:r dm fli.Lttr of 20
mirth es. (`) .: groin d attack forfra tion landed during the rnornirW, grid atuaa n took
^^f in the course of the day. (4)
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forr'vit:.Jn Iut:urnc:ci to tFit: fie-ld. (i,)
e;round ii} vCick
3~ The c'tisptir'sal .irc:aas cash ';J.th ors: nzir'icecd t"'in-et r Lane 25X1
signboard vas 25X1
t,rc;c t d. Wac i cti.snorS, tareu.
4o ritis.i:ies the previous .y reported radio truck , ith cnnvns-covered ciraulr:r
uporst.rileturc, tv:o of er trucks of the s:=r:e t; c'ere observe,_:.. 1.11 three
*r;dio trucks nov=o1 to the l~.ndina- field no-.-+r the take'-off? point L:hex e the
t,irrh.icl.ins :-afire rextov'''._i. The stmerstructure had an c:stirmzitedd diallit-Ite" of '. 'V-Jut
10 c:nn The set definitely ??qs not se,?rchliCht o rroviousi;',t it h_,c1 b,wn
obsorvcd onl , of o cligt=)nce0. (6)
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- oden crate r.-.s bane; er ctec at U.tzi foot of the most on top of a
fi.']r1C:T.lt S a
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th.: auxi Sir itxc; Lr,tak as i tur's oJdk, = n j LC? Cm.
m 25X1
ri airarc'~ c;rte k'ro?a the nw,,surcs-ente ~ ;keii .i is ror,- 25X1
ClUded tat the aril[ .c s ci Cik;OC1 y c) `(U to 7) i;allonso l is t;Crx;',t'al.ly ii.-roes
--ith thu previous isst-.rr;~i.ion itri regard to the capacity of the tanks
fitte=d on 15s. "cte`'3r. timer~eta welts _ i aix # on the tangy..: 215X 1
It 3.s - inferred therefore that the auxiU xy fuel triiak use not fitted of a $I--l
becsrse of its type of construction: It :is -carcely po-,;sible th~.t ouch auxiliary
fuel tanks are fitted on i.rcraft, i ith r }ii ;h uffi .eney such as ,`.s
( i Thesu r:ircrvft rrk:y i~cloiat, to the uarit).:r regiment ' hick .: s pre vious:ly t.ocated in.
Cottbus. ,.t that tine:, i to 5 Iir23s ;:ere boliuved to br. f,cbi &atd to the re sir, i.it
Po.:Fibly, not ~il the aircraft of the x ~.-girn nt z' ere ouserv :ci or the r,:r;ii e 3. isd
b..eii a ,i jied nova planes.
(3) Ths 11rr-15 ; rohnbly is an o peri.muutn1 plane i:,t, JzL.:t~rL;v, 25X1
(4) Tha (:round at :ick ircrsft arc pro; :-bly assign ::s to the --round attack rest;inicnt
+'hich is stationed in %'ilinsdorfo
(5) The reconnaissa=nce rngim,,-nt in -till believed to be couipped :kith about 22 I,r28-5~
The missing nla,nes are. probably i.nv.ly id in the exercises :hich started .:urine; t;h,,::
period of observation
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(6) s radio truck rith a r;:;ctsr set fitt. d v:ith a parabolic 25X1
reflector en ?Wop. ':'his set orc'viously believed 25X1
to be 11 3C ~5~+tc ty'1'x1 Set. This essunnp x.orl `ncnr"> incorrect ooCF.use the .3CR-534
type set is moLated on a trailer and its parabolic reflector is about 1.,7 meters
(`ii 'she erection of the rvirt Scab previously rcport.:u.. 25X1
Its nurr,:?,~e is not kno,:ma 25X1
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