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OPERATIONS ORDER NO, 2-54
NAVY ATRORAFT FLIGHT PROCEDURES
HEADQUARTERS
TASK GROUP 7,4, PROVISICVAL
APO 187, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
26 February 1954, 1800 M
1,
MISSION:
a. To conduct missions as directed by Task troup 7. 3 in support
of scientific projects,
2.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
a.
Task Group 7.3 is responsible for:
(1)
Providing one (1) P2V5 and one (1) P4Y aircraft to JIF
SEVEN for support of scientific missions,
craft will be based at ENIWETOK Air iets..)
be
(These air~
(2)
Briefing aircrews on assigned missions.
(3)
Providing direct control of these aircraft in the shot
area from the CVE,
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Task Group 7.4 is responsible for:
(1)
Insuring that these aircraft are integrated into the pre-
positioning, take-off, mission execution and landing
schedules of other aircraft operating from ENIVETOK Air
Field,
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(2)
Direct control of these aircraft ville operating within
a 90 mile radius of ENIWETOK Air Fidld.
(3)
Supervisory control of these, through the CVE, while
operating in the shot area.
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3. PROCEDURES:
a, BABYFOOD aircraft will be prepositioned on Shot minus One Day
' as directed by Task Group 7.4, They will take-off at jtimes specified in
Annex "C" under control of FRED Tower on VHF Channel. B, Immediately after
take-off, they will be instructed to switch to VHF Channel C for DIRTY FACE
control, DIRTY FACE will check BABYFOOD's IFF and instruct them to proceed on mission squaking Mode 3, DIRTY FACE wilt vector these aircraft
direct toward their pre-H-Hour positions and to altitudes as designated in
Annex "D", When 90 miles out from FRED, DIRTY FaCz will instruct 13 BABYFOCD
to switch to Channel 6 (140.58) and to Gall THUMBTACK [for control and further
instructions, When 90 miles out from FRED, DIRTY FACE will instruct 14,
BABYFOOD to switch to Channel 3 (142,56) and to all
and further instructions,
TACK for control
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b.
THUMBTACK will control BABYFOOD aircraft ‘at altitudes below
8,100- feet while in the shot area,
THUMBTACK will notify BOUNDARY TARE
and DIRTY FACE simultaneously of accepting control of these aircraft on
HF Channel J-407, and will report Position "3% and "4" on these aircraft
TASK GROUP 7.4
OPRS ORDER NO, 2-54
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