MERSEBURG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011200070008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 20, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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-_REPORT NO.
TOPIC 'riersebr'r n- A rfinI_d
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...DATE PREPARED
REFERENCES _ ...- ....
PACES? -ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE)
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Bet,,%een 23 Januar,r and 7 February 19 2, %rseburg airfield was occupied
by 16 swept-batAk jet f .htersa two,-seater 25X1
pl=anes were also at ::iersehurg. A wooden shed, abou 200 meters long, possibly
a garage, was under construction in the billeting area. The occupation of
the barracks buildings had apparently increased. During the nights of 5 and
6 Februar.;r,- ten fully occupied trucks and sedans arrived at the field. jew rern also observed on the wa from. the railroad station to the field.
o-^~^ent.ha current arrival of new porsor_nel i apparently connected
:z he activation of the fighter re-,i tent at . orseburg airfield According
to ;ircvio'_is i nfornation, it was believed that only part of the authorized
p e 'sonrol of the re: imen_t had .arrived. The report confi,riis previous stube-
nouts that 16 '11,33-15s are presently assigned to the re ir.:1enta
Date"
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CLASSIFICATION
'Approved For Release 2006/04/20 : CIA-RDP82-00457R011200070008-6