NEURUPPIN AIRFIELD

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006000550004-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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EPRKS This is UNEVALUATED Information
1. On 1 a: 1d,.25 ilbveraber. 19 i4, ' no air activity w-rae ob: ervod at :ieuruppin airfield.
At about noon on 10 December, there was air activity by 5 MUG--15s or U-IiiG-25X1
which r mained aloft for about 20 minutes. 1
2. 26 ilovenber to 9 December. 7h ere was no air activity at the field. On 5 December,
the following aircraft were parked on the installation:
2 IIIG-15s or TJ-T.iiG-15s north of the alert shad: 25X1
6 :.:iG-15 or U-' iG-15s in front of the so.'.theastern Hangar
10 I.TiG-15s or U-I.AG-15s)
6 Yak-lle ) on the hard: tandc in the southeastern cosier of the
2 Po-2s ) landing field
The revetment: observed were vacant. The lids of the fuel contai:lere in the
fo,-.ier fuel dump at the eastern edge of the landing field :-ere open. This is
,,n indication that the fuel installation was a,-pnrently being used again.
10 December. Between 1000 vnd 1500, individual. 1MIG-15s or U-.iiG-15s practiced
stunt flying.
11 to 19 December. 2;o air activity was observed.
20 December. At 1300, jet engines were being; run-un. 's;o air activity was
observed.
21 December. Individual take-offs wore made by '.:iG-150 or U-T..i -15 after 1100..
Four to 5 aircraft wore simultaneously aloft. All of the aircraft had auxiliary
fuel tanks. After the take-offs, the aircraft individually climbed through the
closed ceiling which was at about 1,000 motors. Air activity was discontinued
3. On 21 December, a forked device with a di pole-ahox ed upper section was observed
on the apron in front of the eastern hangar. A lead-in c ble which was about
the thickness of a Want s thumb extended to the frame at approximately 10 cm
above the ground. 2
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4. On 21 December, 3 additional plates wh.c.fee used to deflect the jet blast when
running-up jet engines Sucre installed in front of the southeastern hangar. A.
total. of .4 such elate: ^reero now set., there. 3
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5 The epair hangar was heavily damaged by bombs. The annexes to it were
also a pa 'ently dectroyod. The space between tlL.? outer walls of the repair
hangar 7rr.z c eared of rubble and apparently usod for storagro purposes. The
tail units of crept-back jet fighters were repeatedly observed in this area
T"'bile she Tuna Under of the fuselages containing the jet engine presumably
were in the southeastern hangar for repair. It was observed for the last tire
on 5 December that the still-standing portions of the r, epair hangar could not
be utili;Oed for repair ror'.: in their present status.
6. There has no gel) in the fence rest of the runway, nor were sentries seen
.asainc through the fence. The wire fence on that side was higher than
1.70 cm and consisted of several ro;:s of barbed wire with several cross wires.
Vehicular traffic at the field included motor vehicles
8. The following air activity and. aircraft were observed at Neuru_ppin airfield
between 3 December 195. and 5 January 1955:
Ito 0 December. was no air activity.
December. 3 et?wen 1230 ant 1430, the jet engi,:ee of 5 EIiG-15c or r-'NiO-150
were individually test-run for 2 to 3 minutes.
To air activity was observed.
IO December. Between 1130 and l4005 ' swept-back jet aircraft individually
.cok off rip-6. made local flights at an altitude of about 4.00 meters.
to 2O December., 'Ter. e was no pair f--,ctivity.
21 DecomL-o r. A roll call watt held in front of the control tower from 0000 to
3830. Between LOGO and 1.130, h L iG-?15c or U- IIG-15s individually took off and
made snort ,seal fli .,hts at an altitude of about 300 meters.
22 to '2jDecernber. ITo air activity was observed.
2 December. Between 1000 and 1630, 6 ;r iG-15s or U-Mi G-15s practiced flying
it elements of two. The aircraft flew over the clouds toward the most, returned
after 45 minutes and then lancaed individually.
26 to 23 December. There was no air activity.
?2. December. Between 1000 .:,rid 1430, flying was practiced by 6 ?tiG-15s or
4 iO-15r . Pour of the aircraft took off in elements of two, flew in this
formatio.I for :'45 minutes be ;ond the range of visibility, and landed individually.
The otter 2 aircraft s:.ade individual local flights of short duration an:, at
a~u altitude of 300 mmeters,: Art machine guns were seen in the northwestern
ccr?ncr of the field ap' roximately on the line between the control tower and
3torbcck. The AA machine guns which wore recognized by their cyclic rate of
fire would fire when. an aircraft was crossing over them.
0 Deep beg . etween 0945 and. 1200, there was air activity by 4 t1iG-15s or
U-1 iG..l5r> r;hi-rte took off individually and made short local flights at an
altit-ado of 300 me ~,ers. ail ht swept-back jet fighters which were not covered
ri r.t. tax:_ auiin.c were parked in front of the southeastern hangar. Six men
wore 'Ot under the :pin`s.
3ctwee:.-. '030 and 1400, there was air activity by 4 L11iG-15s or
U Iy Gr7. j.~ which r. ado indivi.dual 30-minute flights, heading toward the northwest
r.r~? c.. sr_;I,;,e rang fro- ?4 iew. A Po-2 took off at 1430 and headed toward the
scuthc --.s L A ,' 1i0-15 or U-NiG-15 took off at 1800, made a local flight and
i..rYIdo 1.r^,15 rr:ii.lo g1. ounce searchlights were switched on.
j _3nriu ' . i~o air activity was observed. 1
:: T'nifarost-ty a radar set was located 200 to 250 meters north of the officcrs?
club.. 5
tt '1400 on, 2 January, 50 to 60 men removed snow from t ho runway by means of
mots vwroeperc. Both sides of the runway were marked by twigs of fir trues.
A trucTh ~ eve i on the ruthway and aDpatently spread it.
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11. The F ^-::ern half tyf the roof on the former r ,hair hangar was dectrroyc,d.
On OO lie ember, 3 trucks, were pa hod in he Vt sterrl section of the hanfi it
and about 8 1axge crates were stored in a front part attached to the front
wall. The, western side of the roof was not 4atartIght exc.", Wbr a strip
about 10 meters wide. To trucks, 3 electric starting trucks and 3 tool
chests wore observed there. The remaining sections of the hangar were
perr anently open becauce the sliding doors; wore removed. 4
3.2. In late October, A Po-2o were parked in the eastern half of the apparently
intact souuthern hangar and 1, additional Do-2c were seen in front of the hangar.
In 1. '.: Docombe.r, the hanger was closed so that. the interior could not be observed.
A hcc.tint, installation was in the westerl half of the hangar. 6
l3. C to 9 :?ecemborf. 170 air activity was observed at the field.
IC December. Individual flights were made by about " Tiic-15s or U-MiG-15s.
11 to 20 December. Yo air activity was obcerveds
:14. to 20 December. There was no air ncttvity,b.,wopt on l t December When stunt
flying; was practiced at altitudes between 4,000 and 5,000 meters.
"I December. Two LUG-,L59 c U-IIiG-7 5$ made local
't.'7 ightc,. At the sa4ie timo 22 *YIG- .5: or -1 - 5c wore cotut a on the
?.;. A Kniferost-type set was observed about 200 meters. north of t}ac flight
control station,. 5
16. Two devices consisting of tubes wore located aft of each other and parallel
to ,`;1tt ?cocker Alice aboxt 35 netors west of' * t2 a eastern h i are I~o1 cable
connection was seen between the two unid:antifiet devices.
1. Comment,. Ireuru spin airfield is still occu.ied by a fighter regiment.
The roll call on 21 December ` 954
was held an '`bhe occasion of Stalin's birthday.
. The upp ar
potion of t e set is apna menuy no shaped like a bow` but appeared to have
a dipole--"-..ke structure.
jCor. ontr .The plates are used for divortiz ti let-blast while racing
up tie jet engine.
21 Decc nber. netc:oen 1000 and 1500, there was air activity by T.IiG 15s or.
IT tTiG-15s. The take-offs were made at 4ato t of 1Q .to 15 minutes. 1
A ' otal of 26 1'iG-15s or U-4iO- e were counted on *h d
little air activitj was observed.
C.or eery This device v hich has not vet been identified
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Comment. The report on, war inmsge on the former repair hangar agrees,
possibly belonged to un aircraft shipment which arrived in the Sovio t
t r..? a ~.nfo:Y ion. Tho still tanding ;portion of the hangar serves
Io c$ioraae puz-poses, `the about C ai cra crates observed on 30 December
;:fcni1(''Lax is ~#:":Gi o for the first time. It is unknown what sort of
t11. `:' f?n i i stored in the eastern section of the
't1E'~n acs.
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