a safety check and this information was ovce again reiayed
to
as,
"~SEVEN,
Following the detonation, the FJ-4s and A4Ds were cleared to return vo tase and
land, their requirements having been met.
The B-52 remained airborne for
approximately another hour and thirty minutes
ing the detonation.
to complete its testing follow
Starting at H plus fifty-five minutes and following at
fifteen minute intervals, three (3) B-57 sampler aircraft took off.
The
Air Operations Center vectored them to the airborre Sampler Contreolier
who then assumed control and directed the aircraft in their penetrations
of the nuclear cloud.
As each aircraft collected its required sampie,
the Controller released them to the controller in the AOC who expedited
their return to the airfield to prevent any unnecessary radiation exposura. ,
The tower gave landing priority to the sampling aircraft and after Isnaizxg,
Cleared them tc the sample recovery area.
quickly evacuated from ths aircraft.
Ia this area, the aircrew waa
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The filter paper was then rerevec
by sample recovery pecsounel and placed in lead "pigs" for xe
labratories in the ZI.
After all the sampler aircraft and the couiroiser
had landed, the SA-16 aircraft was cleared to land.
A repgct te the coi
Task Force Com-and Pest was made by the Air Operations Center wher isa
aircraft were safely on the ground.
After landing, all 2ffecis anc
sampling aircrews were debriefed by the Test Aircreft Unit Opereticns OfYice:,
and on the folicwing day a critiqve was heid for all airsrews and sespessilis
ground agencies to determine problem areas generated by the evert.
Figures
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27 ard 28 for photcgraphs cf the mission contri boards in the
Air Operations Center.
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