c* An organizationwas required to install, check and service
all cameras and the necessary thers
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and allied equipment. Mr. Robert
N. Davis of the Operations Analysis Office, Strategic Air Command, was
selected as chief of this organization and was assigned to the 311th
Air Division, Reconnaissance. The unit was formed and equipped in
Jsnuary at Eglin Field under the supervision of the 311th Air Division. It was there that a detailed mockup of the photo tower was constructed. All the camera installations,automatic ttiers and wiring
circuits which were used in the operational area were worked out in
detail in the mockup2 an action which brought to light and eradicated
most all.of the operating end mechanical ‘bugs’. This action saved
much valuable the
in the theater snd gave assurance against failure
of the unit to accomplish its mission.
In all,
four photographic
towers were constructed and used; one on a coral head in the lagoon
and three on the islands. The coral head tower was utilized for the
recording of the three blasts, in conjunctionwith one on Aomon for
X-RAY, one on Runit for YOKE, and one on Aniyaanii for ZEBRA, and
thus records of each detonation were obtained frmm different angles.
d.
Seven documentary photographic teams warn organized as
units capable of accomplishingevery type of photographic service on
the ground. Each crew was equipped with a professionaltype 3motion picture camera, a 35mmhandheld movie camera, a 16mmprofessional movie camera, a standard still.camera of the press type and a
large portable view camera.
In general, black and white film was
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