[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS - Passage Key (FL) range

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Army seeks Passage Key munitions info

By SYLVIA LIM
Bradenton Herald (FL)
February 2, 2008

At one time, bombs probably outnumbered birds at Passage Key.

During World War II, the tiny island north of Anna Maria was used by the 
U.S. military as an air-to-ground gunnery range.

As part of a routine nationwide effort to inspect such sites, a team 
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers came to Manatee County last July 
to see if there were leftover munitions or ordnance that could be harmful.

Between 1943 and 1945, Passage Key, a national wildlife refuge, was used 
by the Headquarters 3rd Fighter Command as a ground strafing and dive 
bombing range, according to a corps report released in December.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.bradenton.com/local/story/371834.html

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Lenny Siegel
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