= ee wewte —s. . ANNEX 70 "Tt OPERATIONS ORDER NO, 2-54 B~36 EFFECTS FLIGHT PROCEDURES HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL APO 187, c/o Postmaster San Francisco, California 26 February 1954 1800M 1, MISSION: To measure and record certain blast and thermal effects in the immediate target area during Operation CASTLE in order to obtain required effects date. 2. *RESPONSIBILITI a. The Commander, Test Aircraft Unit, is responsible for the readiness of the aircraft to meet take-off schedules for rehearsals and actual shots. b. The Senior Air Controller on the Command Ship will be responsible for the operational control of the B-36 Effects aircraft while operating in the test area. ec. Task Group 7.1 will be responsible for the calibration, maintenance and operation of the special instrumentation installed in the B-36 Effects aircraft, 3. PROCEDURES: a. The Effects B-36, call sign ELAINE ONE, will take-off as scheduled in Annex C (Aircraft Mission Execution Chart). The pilot will call the AOC, call sign DIRTY FACE, on VHF Channel "C", DIRTY FACE will check all modes of IFF and HF air-ground Channel J-410, while ELAINE QNE is proceeding to H-hour position as designated in Annex D (Aircraft H-Hour Position and Flight Patterns), DIRTY FACE will maintain control until ELAINE ONE is approximately 90 miles from Bikini, then instruct ELAINE ONE to contact the CIC, call sign BOUNDARY TARE, on VHF Channel "E" with IFF squawking mode. 2, b. The BOUNDARY TARE Controller will establish radio and IFF con- tact with ELAINE ONE and provide the aircraft with range and bearing to pre-H-hour orbit position. Upon reaching orbit position, the aircraft will establish wind run patterns to culminate in H-hour position as specified in Annex D, H-hour position tolerances are plus or minus throe (3) seconds. Positioning will be the responsibility of the aircraft nen ced ° BOUNDTARY TARE will monitor the.flight path and issue an: emergency instructions. BOUNDARY TARE mi provide weatheraa and Sh altitude wind information, as required, and instruct ELAINE ONE to switch to Channel "B" for all time hacks,. ELAINE ONE will maintain radio silence on Channel "B" at all times, Immediately following H-hour, ELAINE ONE will be provided range and bearing to base by BOUNDARY TARE. ELAINE ONE will remain on Channel "E" until instructed to switch to Channel "C" for DIRTY FACE control when approximately 90 miles from base. If at any time ELAINE ONE cannot contact DIRTY FACE on Channel "C", or BOUNDARY TARE on "E", HF air-ground circuit — J-410 will be used as an alternate, “OFFICIAL: _ ™ HOWELL M, ESTES, JR. _ cA ‘sith. Facxiee “f+ Brigadier General, U.S. A. F Commander . Lt Colonel, USAF Director..of Operations TASK GROUP Th .OPRS ORDER NO. 2-54 ANNEX rte Jel