BOMBING PRACTICE GROUND OF ZEITHAIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003200670001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 19, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATI
COUN~'i~~(-~u on an~
_--..REPORT NO_
Jombinr Praati.co 3rround of z TTHAr/.t
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DATE OF' CONTENT:... awe 'below
DATE 013TAINED---L as
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EF ERENCES_.
~f ES ENCLOSURES (NO. TYPE)
EMARKS....... ....:..
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a 'oviet Air Force practice bombing rovmd is located
jacenlC to thy; U IThAIN (N 52/'4 91) troop trainin?s rrounda
about 3r300 feet north. of tale LZ,IIa -:; (~J 52/'~ 92)~.~ 9
J AKOBST:? L (N 52/Z 82) roadp
y Jun 1_9,
Two sin ,le-en ire fighters coming.; from t:.hc s outha on 7 June
1949 each released on~/ bomb wien diving at the tar, et ranges
Ten single->enc ine ground attack aircraft flyinu in V-formation
over th. bonbin4 areas ',,jalf an flour laterg each, dropped one
bomb wrien divin toSether. The dive hombin was repeated taree
Girneo Two biplanes flaw over the bor bin,, practice around
at low altitudes.
3.
4 to 6 Jun 19
soviet sin le-enn,;ine monoplanes fly1r ,; in formation of ten
pl4ties each , 0racticed 'both bombin ; and firing; from air..
craft weapons at rota d targets on 4, 5 and 6 June 1949.
the aircraft attacked repeatedly and released lar%;e-caliber
bombe wlxile diving. Several duds, were afterwards detonated.
25X1A Oozxnent. The existence of t me tr zi.nixi field
Ili, t oombin&.
information, t:1:; fluid is- eIaiefly used b y_. round attack units
otatioued in r'Ci. r~~iJAL and itOS.i iN. it is note-
worthy that dive bombing is aprareratly preferred to level
Next Review Date: 20138
to
This, ~icac~, meat is l ' Y regraded
COMFlDEhf f IAL in act %` dance with the
letter of 16 Cctoher 1978 from the
Director of Central intelllgen a to the
Archivist of the United States.
CI..ASSIFICATION V
Date: - cU 7, yy:
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