ALT LOENNEWITZ AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015900360010-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 10, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY A :K mrnany
TO IC` Al+. T.raa>naasr~it;7 Air leld
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DATE OF CONTENT ~,`~ f3~t.rina ^ to ? Idove seer 1922
DATE PREPARED 10 December 1952
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1, The following observations were made at Alt Loenne xita airfield bot Teen
1s October and 7 Doventer 1952:
18 Octol-er, In the morning, there was a dense fog, but visibility bocar
iP ,he afternoon, There was no air activity at tine field. The four
western hangars -.,7ere lighted after ai ;htfall. Aircraft .arts were t(med by
crane tractors into ha nga^ iN o 101
19 October. There was no air activity in rainy and fogy mat-her.
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16 i3-15s, yak-lls, 1 Yak-1I,, and 1 Po-2 wsre _,)arked in front
of the. hangers, Six .:iG-J5a were parked in one line north of the eastern end
of the runway anc6 nether six Li-is were parked i i one line along the
taxiway north of the western end of the runway. All ai' the hangars were
closed 12 twin-engine
planes and 4 Yak-11s were parked in hangars 1 are. 3, nor was being done in
hangars 1 through 4 and on boxes in front of hangar 4. 25X1
no air activity was observed. The weather was foggy., a the
ity was U.,Lited to 30-D miters,
21 October, i-ad.ividual circled over the
.ft d 1= s? ralnea,, an-u--Mere was a closed cloud base.
22 October. There was no air activity in rainy weather;,
23 October. There was no air activity, but sxx::i 1 were narked on the
dispersal area north of the eastern and. of the rum-my, It -;.ns foggy, and
the visibility was poor.
24 October ? I I i 1ia--15s lade flights in elements of two and
landed 'individual1y0 Mare wore no clouds. TYh:', planes also :iade individual
flights connected with firing at air sleavos c or the Mbe .iver Halley
The target-tow plane landed after four I1i,]--1a`s had. fired alternately. Air
activity was discontinues
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:)cto! or. : .l s })racticeci fls, ng, ere was a closed
CYaudi:,ase at an altitude of ahoi t 230 noterv,
26 )cton.'er. No flits ;-,ere ar.'.?.o.
27 0ctof ir, our II ac-lls circled widely ov r the field,
so cti'Les flying in 7e e Judso There wa a elosod cloud base and .oar
visilii.lity.
28 ;ctol;er, In the afternoon., 'A' 5s practiced flying in elements of t:vo~
chile the : eather chap? e(l.
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)ctol:,er. practiced firing at an air sleeve towed
= a. twin-en:,ine plane with double rudder assembly in the ?el 'ern^^Lue"hlberg
area. The sky was partly cloudy, and the visibility was good. The Li0-1 s
flew inn, rah ;ed forrnatixis of two. '.ihen the pla=nes a_)proaclhed the sleeve target,
the second plane Lien aft of the first piano which fired at the air sleeve.
After the firing practice, the pianos banked, changed their 2osition, and the
second plane fired this time. each element a-7?)roached four times which took a
total of 'l to 6 ;ninutes, The target-tow plane land-ed after three elenerits had
is fired,
six
-.,;s :-,ode iridiviaual #J.i;hts at a hi - i altitude, It ryas definitely
observed that six :.;i3- l5s took off and that no lanin,;
Maas made. #) .tins; the take-off , a searchl.~ `ht illuminated to runway and ,J. do
three coriplete rotations about ever- -tra,-~::d.-autees.
3.) October, a )lane to:Yi n a sleava tar.-lot flew over the i ield.
",o i_~a.ce~ofTs by ;:.i.7-- .;s were mare fro-.j the " nd_I - finw,
uns :')ein fired at the air s leove. l - o pr a c iced flying. A
forwation of four '..)lanes. .:lo z at an a 1 tRie sit about 1 0O meters and circled
wi ?e7;r over the field three tirios v?hile a searchlight was in c) oration? There
era :; ..,00d visibility.
31 October to
2 :lave:.bor. There was no air actiT;it?r; usual) x the weather was
2 November, Six -.very again
t:~e east end of the runwwsay0
observed on the dispersal area north of
3 ;;ovem#:ar. There was no air activity durin!; coulttinuous rain,
4 faoti cry~.:er, , iG. l > made individual flights at an alts tude
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of .vat 3JO z: tors ; Airing iith aircraft weapons and the
arise of the target-terra )lane were hoard fro._, t.ho valley of the lbo iiiver.
j ..".;o r'~nbera A'or tio-n flying was ,)racticed. .c'h'ore was a medium degree of
visibility and a scattered cloud ceiling:;. The aircraft took off in elements
of two, the ,interval between the iad vidtaal ele.ento heir.;; c to 3 .minutes.
lesid.es formations of four lanes, it was observed once that l? ,'.'i t-15s flow
in a formation,
6 iovenloor. There was no air activit;,, in ra i.::;,' and ctorrtr ?1cathor.
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7 ?.,ovomhoro in,_' ivi ual flilghts ":.ere ;"trade by
.'Jlth radial e-mg es. It rained an snowed,
and. t!i?)r o ::'as a li_;ht westerly vind. only four were parked
on the e -x rsal area north of no eric and of the runway, 2
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from Falkeiberg to the south an the field ;oath to Coelsa
:i wooden uard_house was being erected on the eastern side '?i the firing range
which was northwest of the hangarsa This uardhouse was occupied by one sentry
at (daytime and by two sent ^ies :vi-th a dog at ni -ht. Four 'li_ J?-it poles -iare
newly erected and the field was continuously lighhted after nir;htfallmt
The field was su oolied with fuel from ;Pad Liebwr.-erda by the :lirtschaft and
Vorkehr (suo.-)iy and traffic) section, eat was delivered to the field from
the su?'),)ly center in ?Jouburxdorfa Potatoes and vegetables :.are hauled to
2 ~levPti:gns, nrobably bunkers mare recently otsorved near tie dispersal
? area north of the east end of the runT7ay4 They a . parently ?rere winterized
c uarters for the personnel at this dispersal. area.
3o The fence alon; the northern edge of the field was shifted for a third time.
_'ow, it was erected about _ Q .:peters south of the intersection of the road
dairy in a 1 ke ibe;.^;; Q
-the field by the nationalized procurement a 'ency (130) in . iue l'.XJr a u -uc?:
Tow -led with boxes and a horse dram vehicle oc cu oiod by two
sa tiers anti two women in air force uniforms were observed on '::'_'1e road to
the field; Truck: was bent; loaded with butter in front of the
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o.. T re f ai nose fly ;7 nangar,
2. oomnont . Alt Loeanewitz -airfield is occuoi0e. by a f i.,hter regiment.
Air activity was performed on the previous level. The individual pilots of
this regiment probably have a different status of tra ;.nine; lbbcause formation
hying of up to squadron strength and individual local tli- htw ;-iere observed..
Lein, pcrfornedb The Yak-11 planes probably are also used f'or instru ncnt
ili.:iht trai:iin; n
~Co=,xfaito Fl he alert :fight is generally ;arced at.';heeastern end of the
runway. The earth bunker is probably being used as a day room for the pilots
of the alert flight.
~Co mentQ A previous report supplied the first information on the
firing range northwest of the Ih~an ,ars It cannot
be explained. why the firing rare,-,e was provided with lighting facilities
and why it was especially `uarded.
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IIComn-into Dapla:ements for six light 1i:'i ;gum-is on the southern edge of
the field rare known fro.- previous reports,
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