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Army Air Fields

Hugh Jass Feb 25, 2016 8:58 AM

I understand that there is a feature in the design of WWII Army Air Fields called "shooting in butts." Could you tell me what this means and where I can find a map that shows it?

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Alan Walker Mar 1, 2016 10:32 AM (in response to Hugh Jass)

"Shooting butts" are three-sided structures filled with sand, into which the guns of aircraft are fired in order to harmonize them for a specific shooting distance. You might wish to contact the National Archives' Cartographic unit at carto@nara.gov for more information about how to research this structure on Army Air Forces maps for the World War II period.
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  Hugh Jass May 4, 2016 11:45 AM (in response to Alan Walker)
  
  Thanks! My brother went to the archives last week and found this:
  We were pretty excited about it.
  
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    Thomas Richardson May 4, 2016 4:12 PM (in response to Hugh Jass)
    
    That is quite interesting. Good luck with your continuing research!
    
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      Hugh Jass May 5, 2016 1:07 PM (in response to Thomas Richardson)
      
      Thanks, Thomas! This map was harder to find than I thought it would be. You can probably imagine the results I was getting from Google searches.
      
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