Sept. 27, 1962
In Washington, the Air Force Chief of Staff Curtis LeMay approves a plan for an air attack on Cuba that would precede an airborne assault or amphibious landing. The deadline for these preparations is set at Oct. 20.
The CIA concludes that missile trailers observed by its agent on Sept. 12 could be transporting SS-4 IRBMs, capable of reaching U.S. territory.
Sept. 28, 1962
U.S. Navy air reconnaissance photos show 10 large shipping crates aboard the Soviet ship Kasimov headed for Cuba, shown in the above photograph. American photo-analysts decide that they contain Soviet light bomber aircraft.
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