European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In focus crewmen examine Aerial photo at end of top photo film it rushed to lab for development and then killed photo interpreters take by Warren staff writer Wing whatever happens on ground or commanders ask first hit agents in Gaul and chief sitting Bull his Indian scouts peer ing from the he grits of big nato on 10th tactical recon Naissance wins at Sangdahl Cra air Bate in the mountains of Western information and intelligence gathered of the Wing camera armed rb66s could mean the difference Between future or need for acute of enemy comen and has Eevi been More vital i Louiry prom their and those of other Allied intelligence and nato commanders make their of enemy capabilities and in Tention a mistake could be responsible for this Pivotal Sot of nato focused on the traditional Eastern invasion of Central Europe is col Kenneth powells equipped with the latest in radar and photographic pry out during their Dally routine and intelligence once accomplished Only by fictional master spice in Phillips Oppen hdm espionage our can take a picture of a build ing and our photo interpreters and intelligence can Tell you what is in he the accomplishment is not Sci enc fiction powells photo interpreters Are Able through previous experience and evaluation techniques to reasonably ascertain what a building might contain from a photograph shot from As High As the commanders electronic planes accomplish even More astounding recon aet Erinoff but once again the impossible is achieved by techniques As pre Cise As Only devoted can make the new Aerial magic is called radar scope we do not have to Fly to a Powell said we do not have to have Clear it can be Zero Zero it the Only True All weather reconnaissance powells electronic equipped with special radar gear Are Eycle to pick up enemy and by direction finding gear determine through evaluation thu powells Miracle men Are Able to obtain valuable information on airfields or even troop importance of the radar detection tech Nique cannot be but photo graphic missions Are Solh the bread and butter of the reconnaissance such Start at Spang Dahlem combat command dug in far under ground in an atom proof the re quest for information from a higher head quarters is immediately specialists chock to Seo if h is within Range of the wings others assess All in formation already available on the still other experts determine what kind of camera would be Best for the camera selection depends first on whether it is a Day or night Mission and secondly on the Altitude at which the Mission will be the cameras can shoot Blacka Edwhite and infrared some models can probe through Mist and others can take pictures at speeds As High Eis Miles per Flash bombs used for High Altitude night pictures Burn with a brightness of some 8 billion candlepower in the split second it takes to get the for medium Nurt Low Flash cartridges Are fired which synchronize with an electric Eye of the the illumination activates through the electric Eye the Lens of the getting the plane to and from the target is the Job of maj commander the stars and stripes of the 1st tactical reconnaissance Hoyt a True professionals Pride in his work and to of the shared at least by Many at that reconnaissance Pilot is a fighter Pilot with Hoyt assigns the plane or planes Neces sary for the his Crews have the capability of shooting pictures of their target from of eight Miles Down to tree getting to and from the target and Tak ing the pictures of of primary but the Job Only half when hosts Crew or Crews land a Mes Senger is waiting to seize the film from airmen technicians who pull it from the planes camera it is taken on the run to the processing Laboratory where still wet and dripping emerge than an hour 1st it John officer charge of the million Dollar Labo admits that if pressed can do the Job considerably photo interpreters like 1st it Lee Dud Ley Are experts at skilfully assessing the looking directly at the negative without taking the time to make a he Calls on All his previous knowledge of the target to determine what is in a few minutes Dudley is ready with a Flash report which is relayed by Tele phone or teletype to the requesting head the film is then taken to the reconnaissance technical Squadron recce tech where More studied and detailed second and third phase interpretations Are the resulting intelligence reports Are then sent directly from recce tech along with Mas produced prints to the using taking pictures of an enemy target at feet during the night is routine Spang Dahlem highly professional so one May Only wonder at a report circulating at the base that High Altitude photographic experts cant get a picture on the ground shooting at Infinity in Bright sunlight with a Box 19