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"Crossbow". Report by J.I.C. (6th)

1 Nov 1943

evidence indicates that one out of 3.5 aircraft fired from sites in Northern France would land in Greater London. This is an improvement on the figure of 1 in 5 on which previous calculations were based but it is not known whether this improvement is the result of a modification which would have to be incorporated in production models. (iv) Storage capacity of sites: The ski buildings, which are probably intended to store the weapon, would allow for approximately 20 aircraft to be stored on each site.
technology france germany military bases nuclear warfare second world war missiles weapons development fortifications joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff weapons technology victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers secret weapons geographic intelligence photographic reconnaissance aerial attacks
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany
Document Reference
CAB 81/119/63
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/119
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0119.063
Keywords
Secret Weapons Missiles Military Bases Weapons Development Technology Photographic Reconnaissance Geographic Intelligence Aerial Attacks Fortifications
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
9
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. November - December 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 471-531. Volume XXIX
Themes
Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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