COTTBUS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R016100110005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 17, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION -see below PLACE OBTAfNED_ 25X1A
DATE Of= CONTENT ~ tlctober to ?_5 November 1952 __ ~_,__
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1~' December 192
19 During the period from 2t3 through ?2 October 195?,~ source observed that lb trucks
dail;,~ picked up planks and boards for Cottbus airfield at tY.e sawmills in Weiss-~
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2~, In late Octobers source observed that the trainers at the field were fitted
with retractable landing gearsp The aircraft rssemblin~. the Klemr~~25 type
planes were no longer~obscrved at the installation t+ew trainers had defini~el,y
arrived at the field,
3a Between 3:15 and .3:55 p~m,, on 5 Ncuember8 8 twin--en~~ine Li-? transports landed
In the afternoon of 6
November8 there was no f in ra A I.d?=? was seen parked in front of the hangars
Three trucks afire truck and a tank truck were scan
at the fire s a~ on, e o servo on towers near the single-story temporary
buildin~-s quartering; ATP personnel were empty
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25X1X I'~ ~ ~ ~`Tove~nber~ there was flying; by Po-?. biplanes and single-engine aircraft
fitt~~~3 with ri~*id landing gcars,2
~~~ 4r- 8 ,Iovember~ a twin~?ent?ine transport fitted with sin~?Ie rudder assembly landed
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at t}~ fields lit b p,,m,,~ all the windows at the barracks installation of the
field were I.3.ghteda The sentri~:a observed wore re~i-bordered black epaulets
There was no flying on lO~ 15 and 18 i~3ovember, Only twin-engine transports
were seen outside the hanrarso uoldiers who wore red-bordered black epaulets
appeared to be quartered at the barracks installation of the airfieldQ Sizable
quantities of bricksp lime and cement were stored slop{~ the Cottbus-IIur~;
hi~;hwa;~ near the new VP barracks installation 25X1 B
by From noon to 1:30 p;,m~ on 13 I.ovember,~ llr. sin~?1e-engines la,~~aing monoplanes
fitted with radial en~;ines9 twoQybladed propellers and long plexi~lass cabin
25X1 X circled the field, One Liu?. was parked in front of the closed. hangarsQ VP
guards patrolled the boundaries of the fieldp From 3:30 to !~ ppma all the
planes were parked in front of the hangars, acid the V'> sentries had bean
withdrawn4 The landing field was being rolled by a track-1?yang vehicle t;awing
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six rolaers~, ?t na~n on 1~ 'aov;.~mhers ?() ;i~.t~ir..,,~n;?i;.,~,y ~1ota-gain;- mono^ianes
were parker) in ,front of tt~c c1.a"er',. hwn: ar o There era, no f],;-in~-4> .About 5C3
aircra"t crates were :-til ~ ::faen in tt;e no?^the.~~tern narticn of the l~nrdzn~
field,, r'ror3 3:30 to ?,.3C~ on ? r= ?1c~en~~ine lawv~rin
mono}lane` nracticeei local fl~Yinr?
A?~other eir.iz sink?1o-en~~incg lc~w winr~ mononlancti ,ard a LiU? Vrere rar3~c~? in
front of the c3."coed hap -arc?
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five lar; e fuel conf;a,3.ner; ware s}r3 "~ ~ec~ b~~ rail fror~a t?-~ rrirf ~ld~~toel3er~en
on Rue; en Isl~~nd and ~'C) cant~.iner;= to Y umriorrdorf,3
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grit Yak-1 s~ According to previous inform~ttion~ this ty?~e of ~~~lano ~.s iitted~
erith a ~.~id landing ~ear