PRODUCTION OF AIRCRAFT TRAINING DEVICES AT ZEISS, JENA
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CIA-RDP82-00457R004600580006-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
Document Creation Date:
November 16, 2016
Document Release Date:
April 11, 2000
Sequence Number:
6
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Publication Date:
April 13, 1950
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REPORT
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Germany (Russian Zone)
CONFIDENTIAL
Production of Aircraft Training Devices
at Z,ei ss, Jena
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The follocling production is planned by Carl Zeiss, Jena, for the Soviet
Air Force for 1950 and 1.951.
c.. 8,000 cdmeraa to-be installed in fighters, and possibly bombers,
t:a be coordinated with 5'uns to keep ohotobraphic records of fights /
,vith rnemy planes. The original order called for 2,000 cameras,
cut was later revised.,
2 pilot I.3dels of training device to train bombardiers in bombing
rues. S.finulation is done through movie camera.
For 1950:
an 200 each of - fighter gunnery training device produced for
gunnery practice to simulate flight of conventional type aircraft,
not let prcpelled.
For 1953
200 gunnery training devices (see la)
200 of the same training set but different only in that the
device should simulate flight of jet-propelled aircraft.
x.00 bc.mbing training devices (see lb)
Recr:rtly the Russians brought one of the new Russian AC fighter gunnery
si r:;.1~s to Zeiss, Jena, to inquire if the firm cculd reproduce it. No agree
mc:: j were reached to date. The sic-hts are vorv nrimiti.vely constructed, but
J1_:~ .JUd. A sciei:tist uho corked for the Gernan Air Force during the war
c; nicer':ted, that ttia sights are very simple, but seem to a complish the same
a. Gerruan sights, with the added advantage that they can ,7ithstand more wear
tit tear and mishaudlin
,;iirl Zeiss, Jena was recently informed by tae L astern zone government that
my non developments made: at the plant's research department, would autom:_tically
I'tecome the property of the DDR.
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This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDE ! '.L in accordance with the
letter of 13 C',. uber 1978 from the
Director of r'en r3l lnte! igence to the
Archivist cf tcie United Stateli.
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