ANKLEM AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800720003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 31, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The airfield was southwest of Aniclam (ts 54/U 99) and west of the road
to Friedland (N 54/P M. It extended about 1,,4 00 motors along Fr ed-
laende r : trasse, about 1, ,400 meters along the southern border of the
field, and about 19200 ne',;ers along the northern edge. (1) There was
one concrete taxiway, about 6 meters wide, which extended in a westerly
direction from 11sriedlaender Strasse across the northern half of the field. (2)
The railroad spur track was dismantled in 1947. The surrounding terrain
is almost level and without particularly high obstacles. (3)
2. The hangars which had not been destroyed during the war have been de:iolished
by the Soviets since 1945. No buildings have been reconstructed. (14)
3. The entire landing field was sodded and serviceable for use by aircraft. (5)
4. There were no supply depots at the field, but a SED functionary who g:zarded
the field said that depots are to be established at the field in the near
future.
Daily parachute jumps from four biplanes have been made since 27 July 1950,(6)
Two parachutists jumped from each plane. Since the jumps were made from
very low altitudes it often seemed that the parachutes did not open. The
jumps were made at intervals of about 20 minutes between 9 a.raf, and 9 p.m.
or between 6 a.m. and 6 or 7 p.m? The field seems to be used as a training
field only during the daytime. The biplanes presumably returned to another
field in the evening.
Field Co=aents,
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The information on the location and size of the field agrees with wartime
records. The field has not been enlarged since the war.
The taxiway was previously reported.
The railroad spur track allegedly was still in existence in Parch 1919,
Other sources have not reported that the field installations were recon-
structed.
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This is the first information that parachu e jux ps ~?rero made
at the field. The report does not indicate to shiah unit the
aircraft and parachutists are assigned,
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