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Pick-up of drone aircraft at Eniwetok was
completed by H ~ 2 hours and by H hour all aircraft were on their staticns,
Radiological safety procedure aboard aircraft consisted of the following:
(2) H ~ 30 minutes, Instruments turned on.
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H~ 5 minutes. Cabin heaters shut off and all crew members
on 100% oxygen.
H - 10 seconds,
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All crews adjust dark goggles.
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After leaving area.
After landing.
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Monitor interior of aircraft.
Monitor crew and exterior of aircraft.
The rehearsal was successful in general.
It was found however that ten
seconds was too long a time for the pilot to be completely "in the dark"
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and permission was granted for the pilots, on test days, to cut a small
Kole in the one lens of the goggles.
The period between Peter X~ray Day and X-ray Day was devoted to
preparation for X-ray Day,
Complete individual mission flimsies were
prepared for each monitor to use on the first test.
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contamination center at. Kwajalein was completed and adequate stocks of
clothing obtained.
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By 13 April pr-parations for X-ray Day were complete and the
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X~RAY TEST
This test was carried out in exactly the same manner and on the
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same time schedule as the rehearsal,
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