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radiowetive samples were mentite ast by Ube db Seelion, distin, project, bes
nerber, wedsht, radiation devel, moviter’s game, aod dbs tination ainyvord,
Two cepies of this manited qecompenicd the Plyngaay aud weee abo aned
ast receipt fer snimple. at eneh qaeteute step. One corpleted cap, wa.
rete raed to PG Tt, d= d Seetion, for file aad the offers retained by the
Sapo pte Return Project Otte. ros ids fiat oreecipt. The Jef Section of
fa Tb ddiscteted aot ese te eet iibervberny having sempie. adhe re,
pivoe estimoted time of aasival eo Se aireraft so tet the repuesci oo y.
ee’ omect the abreractho andar custody of the samples.
Lhe peritcetite choad simid)es were normally split: for transpert on
tue pomes. Phe hatoat the eo smaigies depar cd on Miysvety Towhile the
The backs Wwe placed abeos bo Plyasay 2 LASSE, CORLL, any
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neimiry diese. in thes toahts, Fivewoa 3 alse carried sarites fur
foie labocaterios:
NRODL; Arne: Chenceal Center; ANS, and SyYOO,
On thos: occasions When it was necessary for Flyaway 1 to continus to the
eostorn Jaheratories after making the first stop at Albuquerque, sanples for
yar? COREL were Mows to MeClellan and Alameda by AFSWC planes,
Ts arrangemer' was very Geudal in expediting samples te labourer vies.
The sample return program was sucecssful én every instance, performing its funetion on or ahead of schedtuc and without mishap. The mumeSer of alreraft assinued and the number of Mihts seh. feted were bev ame
Dio taomeet the neces of the usirg agencies,
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For a shot sechecale of iT everts, 356 Flyaway miss ons were plain li
erp the assumption thet mo censelidatier of requirements could be melo,
dewsver, with the dual shot UAP.Olly, which cesulted in two shots being
dives either en the same dav or within a cay or so Of ench other, of the
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o2 Flyaway mis.tons planned, onty* 29 wete required,
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3.13 COMMUNICATIONS
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Teletype| and Mail Servier
On January 23, 1956, the TG Tb Mail and Reeorls Section for Operatio. Redwing opened at Parry Island, FEniwetok. On February 22, 1946, a
branch offices was opencd at Envu Island, Bikini.
When Bikini was evacuated,
th Enyu Mail and Reverds Section epersied abound the Uss Curtiss.
CiviHan aml military personnel were utilized te man the two offices. The mavimei strength at Parry Island was eight; at the Enyu Island office it was
three. From March 1, 1956, untll July 2i, 1956, at Bikini, and until July 26,
1956, at Eniwetok, the Mail and Records Section operated 24 hours a day,
seven days a week,
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