PEENEMUENDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002700120009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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by aircraft at Peenemucnde a'rf'9_e:ld. Mi.G-15 and "J--MiG-15s were used as
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!:s-aft w4-16h the air e bA. ast u~a?eea the f-use}lage, -ties observed at thr, field. Aircraft
Cr *,hi type: eon' Inuo : y made practice "lights in favorable weather.
TL fc,-" ows.rg a.1'- activity was observed at the fs:eld between 17 and 29 August:
? # At ' F ae.m. , a jet a rc, aft k af'f. . The landing of the plane was not
s ' h.s-re was no air acti;r . in sunny weather.
zq ,a At 7 _p.m., five jet aircraft took ofi' heading vest. There was ft. _ ~
s.ni ca .rn wea lle_r. Night flying by jot aircraft started at 8 p.m. and still can-
"tinued after dnigh'a .
21 _A s tl Rt 8; 45 .a..ms, a Pc-2 took off headirg south. It raared.
u 2sr e Between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m,, 14 jet f'.ghters were towed to the. runway.
The aircraft node individual flights during ~.he morning Li-2 1"W at 12::30
p A ma and age i a: took off at abo It 100 . p?ca., A Po-2 took off at 500 p.*.
There was no air activity except foz- the !ending of a 1-.1' at 2:30 p.m.
':?'he went-tier was cloudy and vc windy.
7-4-A ss : F: ghts were only made by Li-2s and Po-2s.
a , ''"r. -oughout the day, twin-engine aircraft and Po-2s were alol t.. Jet air-
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craft started air activity at 7 p.m. and continued flying after nightfall. Scmetimea,
r?he jet aircraft took off in formations.
Aurast- Two multi-engine sir. raft were observed on the runway at 7 a.m. One of
t.r_yT took of heading south at 7:45 a~m> it rained intermittently.
2`. _ Aw "Tight flying by jet aircraft was e..gain started at 7 p.m.
2', N: TI rougho t the day, Li-2s, Po--2a and twin--engi.ine aircraft as an -t:nl;aenti-
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coment_ P n n-xende -.drfield is ccoupied by a m .? fighter reg sent wh1.h
: ro coi~r Picts the ease .: aisi:i.r activity as the fighter regiments ")f the .Cnty'
- oa t'i Air .? ;. So far, i- has rot been observed bat special air activity axes
vsrfo e . t~x;ethe~e with naval units. Thereforec it is assvmed that the navy flLhter
gime t Goy-F Ls'A3tF with th a` t: li, r. urt,2 and Fourth Air Armies within the r, mie-
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