GADOW-ROSSOW BOMB RANGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007500290007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 5, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION--
Germany
~`O?IC adOL7 A~#C~SSOVV Bomb Range
EVALUATION-
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAWMTD ..~
F EFEREN0.
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Oda P EPA'FO~ J lY 1955
I GES.. .dx~,.. y ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE -_
A?he following observations we;ti r; Cr.~?aG; .i o coy; : o a ?t . e bot ee a
0 Lay and 12 June 1955 25X1
;do air activity c a rib e : d aer a zy bb .mb detouatione
AeareF from a distance.
Between 1500 and 1600, irddia 'du,,, ".3 eppz ow h f `'.ghts at ground
..arje ; were made by ra.ircra1t a -r
i3 x e~ia; he ``olz~
d. tior3, of ,.10A,sor,
at an altitude of about 5,000 ni; c~ c and at interia1s of 3 to 10 Llinutes,.
aela aircraft dropped one bomb and then heave- to axcO. gee Alin. ;tnc:ividual.
IL-28n with set position lip hto again , opr , ~ c th-; ;arc t;g gel;s between
2000 and 2400. They came from th~' c11~eot o?~ :f Ro^, ; ,,;, at an altitude of
about 2,000 meters. At first, a pry, ackute w. W. ?ias een dropp .:Ag rapidly
over the target and 2 to 3 minutes ?p,te;, b,:~fo- e ';hc f1a:ee touched Ground,
a bomb detonation was heard. It appeared as if 2 ai e ;raft; flew in rapid
:accession. The first plane apparently droi.-ped the parachute flare and
he second aircraft dropped the bomb. fter an intewv,~l of about 3.5 minutes,
the ezeroise was continued. The bombs ha ,. no fire tra;1J., A total of 11
approach flights were made until about ;aidni.ght. Sear h-lir?hts were seen
from the direction of Neuruppin, G?ashuetto and s`Iittsr;cck,.
2;~.JI.K Between 0700 and 1800, a sentry wearing bloc ,:-bo 'dered blue
epaulets was posted at the eastern GX of Gcck w. Bat?: een about 0900 and
17Q0, there was air activity by individual air; raft 'lying at a h i.gh altitude
ovgr the Gadow area.
-MIL 14 Uay. No air activity was observed nor were any bomb detonations
heard.
Lk Ila. After 0700, a so:-.try Wearing black' be rdered blue epaulets
was posted at the eastern exit; of Gad o va 1eteieen abou 0900 and 1700,
ind :widual IL-28s approached from the diractio,.; of Rs sow, dro led one
bomb each over the around tmrgot;3 from 2 XI al,:' of 2., 000 to 25C0 meters,
and J en headed toward Gechliii. ! he 41 ` 7-oxv ,,`
G? roraft was about 10 minutes,.
CI ASSIF"CATiORI
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After 06OC 'he _'L-28: e'ere heared apprct~ehit,
indiait1 a31y and int.-.e:rv ,`.` oaf about 10 minutes from th`:e direotion
of ktrta~scs:to Th a1 ; w f {; Jr pped hoi.,ibe .t ground tarQete f 'rom
an'
ti u.e of 4,000 ~s, r? of 0., :c~: J hen headed toward lechlia~ iLo fi
of t~.- as a r:
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>z n ).xb as :..`'1t,)ait,0 onz^ r.ircv.?::ax u cropped 3 bombs sd '21,1.e
Ciczon.',:s ions wera :d.?.'ar6 3.t, oILort iW'e vets. The approach fl. i h s anLt
tiorbi.r-, conwimied the di?;f Txeot for an .Z2`uh?:A"va] of about hours ~is.t a.&,'': out, during she niir,ht untie about ` O O0c.
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