The initial list of AACS equipment required for &iwetok end
Kwajalein had been previously submitted during October and this
equipment arrived at Port Huenezm on 7 November 1947. A supplementary
list of equipment for installationat the weather reporting stations
on Rongerik, Majuro and Wake Islands was submitted and processed
early in December. on 1 December

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1947~ a request WaS received froM

the Air Task Group for AN/CP’N-6radar beacons to be instailed on
Kwajalein, Eniwetolcand each of the three zero islands for the puqmee

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of providing navigationalfixes for drone control aircraft. In view
of the critical shortage of this equipment, an investigationwas
made to determine the euitability of the AN/UPN-4 radar beacm as
a substitute, since the latter was in more plentiful 8upp1y. HOWeVer$
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was founi that the range of the AN/UPN radar beacon was limited

to approximately30 milee. It was finally necessary to ask the Navy
to provide two AN/CPN-6 beacons, with the Air Force supplying the
remaining requirementof three. Arrange&mts were made to have this
equipzmt ai-shipped to the operatirg area. Two AAcs civilian
engineers were sent to the operating

area for installation of the
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Aa81stance was requested by the Alr Materiel Commnd on the

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procurement of addStLonal crystals for the AH/ARN-18 drone control
transmittersinasmuch as they had no facilities for manufacture of
crystals for these frequencies. Arrangementswere made with the
U. S. Naval Gun Factory to grid and supply the 54 cr@als

desired.

Assistance was 0160 requestedby Air Material Coznzandin an attempt
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