were ten (10) WB-50's for weather reconnaissance purposes, seven (7) SA-16's
for Search and Rescue and weather island resupply missions, three (3) C-54's
(
and two (2) RB-50's for photographic missions.
Personnel to operate these
aircraft and to carry out the functions of operating eight (8) weather
islands, a weather central, Air Force communications, a Military Air
Transport Service Terminal and documentary photograph were supplied by MATS.
This was the organization which Task Group 7.4 set up to plan for and
to conduct Operation HARDTACK.
See Figure 1, Chapter 3 - Command Section
for a presentation of the organization.
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