preeac.ot operst.oiws and post-shot flivhts for cama survey and recovery of sciontific data, Sl. fhe helicopter sjusuroa was abteched to BilkuKy for the Operubion, irior to BlaVo, 6 aircraft sere based ashore on Minmen leland «ith pilots and ainaimum growc crere, «assisted by the .ir Force ,lanss they fles two continucus ommibus schedules during day= Li;ht hours, one clockwise, one couter—clochwise, around the etoll, with stops en islands where work camps ware established, Passenger opace for personnel of TG 7.1 and TO 7.5 was controlled by a civilies dispatcher omployed by Task Group 75 who worked in cloce coordination with the HMR-362 duty officer et the Eninam “slcnd helicopter pad. The rezaining aircraft were retained aboard BAIR/E> and used for shipto-shore flights and special flights coordinated through CPG 74) cper— aticns representative on minran, The aircraft vere rotated between chip ent chore for maintenmee wiich was all performed ehoard BAIROSO, In addition to the CVE only oma ship, STIS, had a helicopter platform in place. Since aha was cealdom a Bikini during this period the ship- boar termine) of asst ship~-shore flights aes BAikIED. IC¥-9, a barges provided for use se a helicopter lantias platform, was anchored near CUITI 55, tendine the shot site, to provide helicopter services to per sonnel based aboard. On later barge shots the ICY served the shot barges in a eimilar canner. §2. after BRaYO the «tr Fores helicopters were returned to Eni= wetok, and all locai sir transportation at Bikini was provided by Wtfire