RANGSDORF AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00418R005400570001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 3, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE- AGENCY
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This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs.,793 and 794, the transmission or,revelation of which. in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
S-F,C-R.E?T
COUNTRY East Germany
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
.Rangsdorf Airfield
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REFERENCES
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
DATE DISTR. 3. 1958
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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6 ananumbers, . ..
-(2) Shipments of SAF personnel and equipment, (3) Trucks from the
newlya,established driving school seen in Rangsdorf, (II.) Completion.of.,engine?
cleaning'installation, and (5)'A schedule of'fiight activity from 25 May to 6
June, A sketch of a plane, similar to the German ME-1099 is also included,
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(Note: Washington distribution indicated by ''X"; Field distribution by "a".)
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EAST GERMANY
AIR
RANGSDORF Airfield
(25 May - 6 June 1956)
(a)
RANGSDORF Airfield Flying Activity (25 May - 6 June 56)
sketch of aircraft similar to 117E 1.09) 25X1
AIRCRAFT
1. (a, Appendix "A" records the flying activity observed during the
period of this report.
(b) Appendix- "B" is a sketch of an aiicraft seen in the Hangar
k? ???oint 11. Pat,. 200 hours on 28 May 56 .
(c) At 1900 hours on 6 June the following aircraft were parked in
front of the Hangar at Point 11:-
(i) IL 14,
(ii) IL 12,
and BREST LITOW SK .
(iv) "BUCKERSPORT S'IEGLITZ".
The elementary type aircraft stationed at RANGSDORF
(iii) IL 12, This 25X1
is the mail plane which orates e greet n w-uNGSDORF
(d)
1,1. T. MOVEMENTS
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25.5.56 at 1400 hours) with canvas tilts 25X1
carrying SAF personnel and 1 2-axle radio van were travelling
from the autobahn towards BIRKENALLE .
(b) 29.5.56 at 1400 hours) (loaded with cases 25X1
were travelling from the autobahn towards BIRKENALLEE. The
cases measured approx 2 m. x 1.5 M. x 1.5 m.
(c) 2.6. 56 at 1016 hours carrying SAF personnel 25X1
were travelling from the autobahn towards BIRKENALLEE.
(d) 46.56 at 1130 hours carrying SAF personnel :;sere
travelling from the ZOSSEN - BERLIN road towards BI aTALLEE.
MISCELLANEOUS
3. 29.5.56 From 0900 from a driving school newly established 25X1
at RANGSDORF -were seen in the town. The lorries carried the normal
German FAHRSCHULE warning signs.
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6.6.56. 7Iuring the period of observation (1815 - 1930 hours)
4.
2 railway wagons (one enclosed goods wagon and one equiped
M wagon) were standing on the railway siding opposite the Hangar
at Point 8.
5. In the Hangar at Point 8. an installation for washing engines
in oil has been completed. Ordinary shower baths (for personnel)
have also been installed in this Hangar.
1. Re. aras. 1 1 c and "Points" refer to the annotated 25X1
buildings on the Information Sheet on
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RANGSDORF Airfield submitted with pas repor
2. Re para. 1(cl_(iii~ .~-A
02 tits used as a mail plane.
3. Re. para. l(b) This aircraft, described
a German ME 109, has not previously been seen
as resembling 25X1
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11PRONDIX "A" Rff AIRFIELD.
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TI',E 1,IPCR AFT TYPE(S)
0730-1300
0900-1700
"THUCKE"
28 i;.,ay 1830-1905 3 "STIEGLITZ"
30 May
1 "`IUCKE '
083o-0950 L^^~ 11 (2)
Approx
- 1R.of A. ura i on
TIME ' B EPI EEN
FLIGHTS
Local flying
Starboard echelon formation-
flying
80 in. 5 kms 20 mins 15 mins
80-120 in, 5-7 knis 25 mins 35-40 mills
100-150 m.1 - 35 mins
200-250 m.
! Circuits
80-120 in. 1,5-7 1
80-100 m -
31 May
4 June
5 June
06.'x5-1000
0730-1045
1200-1400 1 "STIEGLITZ"
0700-0900 LA 11 (2)
1^00 Unidentified 4
1400
engine
150 m. -
FLYING ACTIVITY 25 May - 6 June 1956
of the "MfCKE" has been seen
7 mins
Aj
20-25 mi
100-150 m.!5-8 kms
`TOTE. 1. An aircraft fitting the description
identified
as a YAK 14.
one of the
"S TIEGLITZ" a tE 1tationed
7 mins
5 mins
30-35 mins
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These four
aircraft
were in one
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