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wos accomplish-d with a unit of ten WB-50 aircraft which flew daily out
to distaness of twelvs hundred miles from Fniwetok and returned.
The
weather forecasting organization, of course, played an important part in
providing the Task Force Commander with that weather information which
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Air surrort activities included th: operation of C-5l, SA-16, liaison
and helicopter aircraft carrying passengers and cargo in the Forward Area.
At peek strenzth, Task Group 7.4 was assigned a total of 78 aircraft
of 16 different tyres,
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hours wers accomplish-d,.
on
Between 15 March and 18 August a total ofl8307 ‘lying.
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Four major reci¢ nts ure suffercd involving
Jlicison eireraft cndthreehtlicont«rs.
one life wes lost as 4 result
of these accidsents.
All Units ard Elements of Task Group 7., Provisional, were redeployed
to their home stations as soon as they could be spared from the Forward
Area.
On 15 August the main Headquarters of th: Task Group transferred
vack to Kirtland Air Force Res- leeving only a small cchélon to finish
th
roll-up of sunplics and equipnent.
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