GROSSENHAIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008000180004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1 On 1 7_7 ay 1S5i, eiroht silver jet fir'hters '"i.tl s''ept--back -irE s
T?'orc -.parked on the southern edr-e of ^rosflen.l in. irfield. (1)
-ere parlce near le n_a.nes. ?ere ."as no 1%, 1 rucks
bet-Teen 9 avg.
and 2 p.m. elthou h the "nether "as rood..
,., ro,'- of 7.i7hts -as seen an the southeastern extension of the run-
","Y, The Ii-lbts .?ere fitted on roles ,"h ci. P.ra.dually increased in
he,irht. (2) cast e.bott 12 ?4eters hit-rb ?^'ith a pule on its top
,,. as situated at approximately the end of the .run--ley lights, north
o-f Grossenhain-Llolberr_ (1: 52/A 01) road, aboi,. 150 rieters fro the
boundary of .'olhern? (3) The n^ast ' ad t?'uy -iron at the top and
'it about t,o t_ irds of its. hei ht. .,,oodwn. hut and e radio trt. &. k
v7sre near the -last.
ED'. Only air force !ersoxurcl '^erc seen entering and. leavir.- the f. iol.d.
'.bout 20 sentrics -ore seen during the period of observation
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-`21o '-core cdecora.tions ...ere seem roinr^ tc~i }ardotheehofficers' ~~club
lo: ated in the 'achsenhof restaurant
c:i gated in the i s r . 'o oviet soldiers narti~--
3 Day festivals in to,R,n.
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No .! change in
5 On lg Anril 20 `et aircratt ..'ere counted ?+.t the field
2f3 ?~nril and 3 ; ??3.y.'~l;ec T'~as no flyin _. at the field. hot.. een
seen at the field for the first et time o ins o?f t of ano
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On 14 T,' ?y at 11:30 a.m. , eight -let aircraft ''ere narked
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(1) The airfield is occupied by trio fighter regiments
equipped. -i t,h iG-15s and some trainers of P0-2 and Yak-l1
type so-
(2) The lights mark the approach lane. They are 'situated bet,>-een
the concrete run?'ay and the inner landing beacon,
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fas a landing beacon. -
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Jat east 50 -5s
(5) No rerorts have been received i..ndir- 25X1
eating that jet aircraft of, aanothe_r tyre are stationed in
Grosser ain. It Is Possible that the aircraft observed aie
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