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Sidewall static pressure measurements, Schlieren photographs, surface oil flow visualization, and two channel coincident laser Doppler velocimeter measurements were made. Streamwise component turbulence intensities were found to be comparable to incompressible mixing layer results which contrasts with the limited existing hot-wire anemometer data. Transverse velocity component turbulence intensities, turbulence shear stresses, shear layer growth rates, and shear layer entrainment rates were all significantly smaller than incompressible mixing layer values. The maximum turbulent shear stresses determined by the coincident two channel LDV measurements were in agreement with the results and trends of others. Free shear layer turbulent stresses and mass flow entrainment rates were increased as a result of flow recirculation. The recirculating flow was directed towards the backstep separation point and this may relate to the onset of plume induced separation on missile afterbodies. 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