AIR-TO-GROUND FIRING AT THE SHWEINRICH MANEUVER AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006500140007-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 24, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The ac Weinrich (N 54/U 22) troop training. grounds is subdivided into a
northern and southern section by the Jchrweinrich-Zechlin (N 54/U 31)
roads The N row (i. 54/? 33) - .,jttstock (N 54/U 11) road was no longer
blocked. In the afternoon of 2 October jot fighters practiced fixing at
ground targets set up about 2,000 meters south of the road. The jet
fighters had swept back wings, were painted silver grey and had no specific
markings. Yrom noon to L. p.m. six jet fighters were continually aloft,
diving at intervals of three to five minutes to as altitude of 400 to 500
Deters and then firing one shot, the detonation of it ich sounded like the
report of a 30 to 50 r m cannon. ~k
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of the caliber mentioned is practiced at the Och;;einrich maneuver area,
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