The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-27
AERIAL GUNNERY
DANGER ZONE TO
BE ESTABLISHED
APPLICATION FOR PERMIs-
SION FOR PROPOSED Ac-
INVITES MADE TO WAR
DEPARTMENT
Especial to The Cfffsen)

c. Weeks, colonel, Corps of En-
gineers, District Engineer, an
nounces that application has
been made to the War Depart
ment by the commanding gen
eral, headquarters, Third Air
Force, Tampa, Fla, for the es-
Enlistment of danger zone regu-
lationS to cover an area in the
Gulf Of Mexico off the west coast
of Florida between Anclote Keys
and Cedar Keys, to be designat-
ed as an aerial gunnery target
range. The operations which it
is proposed to carry on in this
area consist of aerial gunnery
firing against airplane-towed tar
gets from weapons mounted in
| airplanes flying at vary attitudes.
The area involved is a paral-
telegram about so miles by 40
miles in dimension, the norther-
ly and southerly sides being
latitude parallels 90 SO and
81 10, respectively, the north
east and northwest corners being
at longitudes 1910 and So so,
respectively, and the southeast
and southwest corners being at
longitudes 82'-51' and 3'-31'.
respectively. The eastern boun-
Diary of this area will be the line
between Anclote Keys Light
house and the Lighthouse on Sea
Horse Reef Is miles S.S.W. of
Cedar Keys. The western boun-
Diary will be a line 40 miles west
of, and parallel with this line.
The northern and southern
boundaries win be east and west
lines through Sea Horse Reef
Lighthouse and Anclote Keys
Lighthouse, respectively. No
other marking of the area is pro-
posed.
The following regulations are
proposed to govern the use of
this area;
The fact that aerial target
practice is to take place over
the designated area shall be adj
vertised to the public through
the usual media for the discern
ination of information. Inas-
much as such practice is likely
to be engaged in throughout the
year without regard to season.
such advertising of firing Shall
be repeated at frequent intervals
which shall not exceed three
months and which shall be more
frequent when. in the opinion
of the commanding officer re-
sponsible for the use of the range,
such frequent repetition is neces-
sary in the interests of public
safety.
Prior to the conducting of each
target practice the area shall be
patrolled by Army aircraft TO
insure that no watercraft are
within the dangerous area and
any such watercraft seen i'm the
vicinity shall be warned by
means of signals that target
practice is about to take place.
The patrol aircraft shall employ
the method of warning known as
"buzzing". which consists of low
flight by the airplane and re-
peated opening and closing of
the throttle
Any such watercraft shall,
upon being so warned, imme-
dIately vacate the area designat-
ed and shall, until the conclu-
sion of the practice. remain at
such distance that it will be
safe from falling proiectiles.
II is not proposed to hold a
public hearing on this appllca-
. ton, Anyone desiring to protest
the establishment Of the propos-
cd regulations for the area de-
scribed. should submit such pro
test in writing. with reasons in
sufficient detail 10 permit in
telllgeut consideration. Protests
! should Dc mailed 10 the District
Engineer. Us Engineer Office.
P,O Box 1910 jacksonville. Fla
IN time to bc received on or be
fore May 81.