BRAND AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 11, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CO iTRX East Gernjy NO. _ -REPORT
' OPIC Brand Airfield
1952
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early 1952 to 2 i oyember 1952
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1. .:o crated: jet bombers were observe: arriving at Brand airfield during the
period .f:?ori early 1952 until late ;eptewber 1952. UIL-.23s and IL-28s
practiced formation. flying, firing at sleeve targets and bombing. Instru-
ment flying with blocked front zwimlows of the cockpits was practiced with
both UIL--28s and IL-28s.1 Only once was it observed that three jet bombers
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taxing IL-28s had crews of four awl that the cbser
ver in tie rull view
cockpit was in a prone position. 3'n UIL...28s? fire men were occasionally seen.2
Flying personnel generally were 23 to 25 years old, and in no case older than
35 years.
2, At a technical conference attended by Lieutenant Colonel Sireltsov, Captain
Pshinichni, ' Ta jor Olejnik and ~.ia jor .Tironenko, the load factors to be expe rted
for roads covered with 15 cm of concrete were discussed. In this connection,,
oaded tank trteks had a total load of 3 tons, while loaded
trailers treigh 7 tons. The empty b eight of tank trucks and trailers was given
as 4.5 and 3.5 tons respectively. This indicates that tank trucks and trailers
had a capacity of 3.5 tons of ? aso ine each. .:hen jet bombers refuelled, tank
trucks gore parked in front of the left engine.3
3. Details on the starti i.,^ of Jet engines were not available. lIowwever, 25X1
f`acilit es for a total of 18 starter carr a es
were provided for at the battery shop under con,truption. This riigzt coincide
with the number of aircraft availaVjo at the field. 4
4. IL-20 aircraft wore equipped with a i ixed dun at the loft from: section of the
plane and two flexible weapons -iounte'': at-the tail. The numbers of bombs
carried by one plane was not detere.ingd, The bombs hauled to the planes z.-e,
in crates 120 to 130 an long and Ito to 50 cm in diameter. They were painted
olive drab. and fitted with an angular tai' surface. 1n outside suspension for
bombs of IL-23 aircraft was not ob3erved,
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a tube about 20 crm long and 1: to $ cm in dia:iietor
below th aft end of the fuse:=lal;e. Previously the sleeve target
+as spread out before the tokM off of the towing plane, and in
this way was frequently dauagod at taker-offs. Recently, it has
been observed that sleeve tar gets were :towed in bomb bays and re-
leased only after the talce-off. The tow line for the sleeve target
was seen outside of bomb--hazy doors when the >lanes took off,..
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egardir:; the position of colonel ~;o1datov,
:1hui=cov acted as the airfield cot.v.:andant, "crtyever, it is Ibeli cued
possible that _o gran not the com!1arrdiz. officer of the air unit
stationed at the field but of the personnel of the t_,round unit.
.ajor _:onkin was Icrown to be the sur-,pl ~ o_ fi.cer of V Y, ff.eld. He
last observed in this capacity when. the seven single story t? npo-
rary building in the barracks carp ..ere tun- 6d over to hiri.7
;oldatov, in negotiation with .,,em-ian authorities, in negotiations
be trreen the dder::.:ar_ construction. headquarters al.c troop units, in
blasting operations corgigreeted with the construction of aircraft
revetnen_ts anc, at the inspection of the ir,stallatien by Gc neral
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7 Activities observec: ;brig : ""1C., nerioc: frrx:t 21 r. ct o ,cr through
1 ;.uvci.f er it:cluded:
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-etwccn 7 and h a.ru. ort 21 October 1''52? tiir'i en jet bo.abcru re-
uella ran, our tank trucks wi trai ers. die: tank trucks pro-
cer;dec: t';iice to each bomber. subsequently, two starter carria;;es
proceeded to a point ox' 5 to 6 :.rc.ters for card of the right wing.
"portly afterwards the ,jet engines were started. it C:15 a.r.a. UIL-28
too] c off arrd larded at 3:1c0 a.m. IL-2325X1
took of at C:45 a.m. and landed again at 9:25 a.n. n 1
noon, 24 tale-offs and landings were practiced by jet bonbors., which
only circled over the field. Flying discontinued about 2:30 p.uio It
was raining. Tbc ceiling was at about 500 peters, and visibility was
4,000 netern.
22 Ccto..er. I'ourteon jet bo::rhers without auxiliary fuel tanks were
counted at the ::arc:stan_d south of the runtra 0
24 Cctobcr. Fourteen jot bor::bers ix ,,re o.;ser?yr d. The weather was
an ar e again at 10 a.m. IL-2t.s 25X1
took off at 10:05 and 10:07 a.m. =es ctively. :"re
t:o planes circled V-ee ti:os over the ::'iold at an altitude of about
500 u.ucters and then la >c?ed individually at 11:10 d".t 12::05 p,rt.,
11,_2C I took off; this 25X1
plaro was not fitec: with a bottom gondola. ane auce a;a ,
at 1::.0 p..s.r. .At 2 p.m., ?'I?.,-2;l trol: off and 25X1
landed again 30 minutes later. L']ie 1a:_ding plane approac'.:ed the run-
-.,ay in straight line frort the east, turner: to the northwest when it
had reached the approach lane and flew as far as t ho point about 500
netore of the w d of Vic rurveayij when it turned to the south at an angle
of about 120 c e ;reoc, ,vide another angle of 90 degrees to the west at
end of the rtunway and i 'hen ? anded. C 1' lying discontinued at 2:30 %.m.
25 October. Gi. ,een jet bombers parked in groups of 6 - 6 -- 4 planes
note observed at the ]rardstand soutlr of the runway.
29 Cctobor. i:otweon 7:30 and C:15 a.m., eight jot bombers refuelled
r oz:i 3 tan]: trucks with trailers; the tank trucks approached the
a ; rcraft only once. There was a 10/10 overcast at the altitude of
15(: `,oters and a strong; nouthwo stcrly wind; it was raining and ' s"--
bilit:. ti- ns about 3,000 meters. At 9 a.rrm, UIL-28 25X1
toot: off Lo circ"B~ l ics over the field and lardde aka at-7-:30 a.no.
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The plane was fitted with a rliiite lam o ii the front side of the
;ear strut, it 9:32 a.no, IL-2C Ihook off and circled three tine=1
over the fiel-'s two of Id'hich at a 4=rest altitude., and larded a';ain at
10:05 a.;n,. it 10:10 a.m., TL--2 took off for the
and IL-2C I too;: off at an inter-
val of 1,500 rieters, prac?ticec. orua ion ri,. n;; and landed a-?ain at 11:30
took off. i'lane O";as observed for the first tine at the field;
ire 11:30 a.-i, to 3 P.m., D
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.eras not fitted a Lottorr gondola and had a bri;htcr silver paint
than t e other aircraft. At 5 p,n., 16 jot bo risers were observed at the
installation.
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ticoc ir.c.iVidual fl;rig: ,. rdane II Tins fittest 25)5X1
l.ith two r,aci:ina runs at t,re a un position, Iron 1?.X15 to 11;5 a,~r,
IL-23s I kfore observed fl.ring, 12:16 p,ri,, two IL-2"s,
which were not stationed at the field, landed, huy toot: off again at
1:1; p,?7, and landed after circling; three times over the 3 ioid. Ui,hteen
jnt bon.:or:; -~.or?e oi;serv-e;u parked in ;;roupa of .. u - 6 W 1 at Clio hard-
star C south of the ru nwtay,
S. r'.W 11 a,rr. on 2 7.ovo, uer, our new starter carriages painted olive crab
::e ?a unloaded at :;, and a ;._ U -I station and taken to the field The starter
carria;es lice: our ve.r;r si.iali w, leek with thick rub ,-+:.r tires,
Cr 24 October, I the searchlights had been move(: from
Krausnick to a point about 000 r.ieters cast of the village. A now radio
installation rith a oast about 10 neters hi.-.;h observed about 25 meters
north of the iirausnici: -- Brand hi;;hway, about 300 meters distant from the
:k:ue ::chent:e Inn, Tlio anterra rzast was braced by six tires each at the top
= roc at two points below the top. Truck IInountin,; an exc ;vatic:- 25X1
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r-ent. It u,rrx~are doubtful that trainir , and i:.strurr(-,,rt flying
was racw.cec. on IL-20 aircraft also. I.'
correct, it is be lieved that elceptional ins tru:-ent tckc-cff s were prac-
ticed by very well trained pilots,
I Imoo: c.ient. It is believed that T IL-2Ca carried crew of five for
purposes on lcr, distance fli'hts,
oru?:ent, Lieutonant Colonel 5troltsov is c'ep,,.utr chief of the
Soviet: construction headquarters in :.order; Captain Pshinichni and
"`ajor Glejnik are assigned to this headquarters; :,a;jcr ':ironenko is
inspector of grand, .elzow and Cottbus airfields, On the basis of previous
inferurat?on it was believed that tank trr;.etx had a capacity of )4,000 liters.
're present report indicates that the tank truck
and it trailer had a capacity of 3,500 liters each.,
Comment. The oil;ihteen b tarter carriages coincide with the number of
aircraft assi;ned to the bonber regiment in ;randm
0 Co-:r opt, The bombs probably ::cro 100-k; bombs
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also observed in ;erneuchen.
Ciriil.ar bombs wore
Cc:.::enta The r,ane observation was made in Juotor'oog~
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"Con-lent. Colonel Zoldatov and "ia jor enkir: wore kz..cwn
previously. It is be isveC that Colonel uoldatov is the ccw: rdirofficer of the nAT's3 in i3rand,
Go:n::ent. :;l:rilar observFations wore made previously.II 25X1
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aircraft, sea irnex 1.,
9. Co:. nta For sketch of the starter c