MIG FIRING PRACTICE BETWEEN GRAAL AND MUERITZ

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 8, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT MIG Firing Practice between DATE DISTR. 8 0C Graal and Mueritz
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report concerning MIG firing
practice observed between Graal and Mueritz from 11 to 18 August 1958.
Every day, but at varying times, MIG-15s and MIG-17s and, on 18 August,
at about 1500 hours, one MIG-19, carried out firing practice at varying
altitudes, but mainly very high. The target was towed by an IL 28. Both
the IL 28 and the fighters were equipped with reserve tanks.
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1'V(1G firing ?%ractice between GRI 1',w : r.d %., JI T7
(11 - 18 August 1958)
11 .- 18 August
Every day and at varyi.nt; times itilG 15s and MIG 17s and, on 13 ~' v,.~;v at
at about 1500 hours, 1 ;IG 19, carried out firing _,ractice at varying
altitudes but mainly very high. On most days the aircraft o en ith
the naked eye -,Jere no more than tiny points. F "Xing pr ctica took
.:lace both over the sea and over the land. The t-~r.;-,e t >r,::a of re11o r
triangular sack-like appearance towed by a IL 28 at r:, distance of :about
8 to, 10 fuse:la 'e lengths. The target looked. to be about one third the
size of the IL 28.,
2. Both the IL 26 and the fighters were equipped -ith r?esorvo Lon..::.
The fighters c :',rriod out their attacks singly and not in form Ai_on,
approaching obliquely from the rear. The average burst of fire was
about 5 to 7 rounds. Neither take-off nor landing could be soon.
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