OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 2-54 B-L7 EFFECTS FLIGHT PROCEDURES HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL APO 187, c/o Postmaster San Francisco, California 26 February 1954 1800M le MIssToN: To measure and record certain blast and thermal effects in the immediate target area during Operation CASTLE in order to obtain required effects data. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES: a. Tae Commander, Test Aircraft Unit, is responsible for the b. The Senior Air Controller on the Command Ship will be res- readiness of the aircraft to meet take-off schedules for rehearsals and actual shots. ponsible for the operational control of the B-47 effects aircraft while operating in the test area. c. Task Group 7.1 will be responsible for the calibration, ’ maintenance, and operation of the special instrumentation installed in the B47 Effects aircraft, 3. PROCEDURES: a. The Effects B~47, call sign ELAINE TWO, will take-off as scheduled in Annex C (Aircraft Mission Execution Chart). The pilot will call the AOC, call sign DIRTY FACE, on VRF Channel "0", DIRTY FACE will check all modes of IFF and HF air-ground Channel J-410, while ELAINE TWO is proceeding to H-Hour Position designated in Annex D (Aircraft H-Hour Position and Flight Patterns), DIRTY FACE will main- tain control until ELAINE TWO is approximately 90 miles from Bikini, then instruct ELAINE TWO to contact the CIC, call sign BOUNDARY TARE, on VHF Channel "E", with IFF squawking mode 2, be The BOUNDARY TARE Controller will establish radio and IFF contact with ELAINE TWO 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 designated in Annex D, H-Hour position tolerances are plus or minus throe (3) seconds. Positioning will be the responsibility of the aircraft commander, BOUNDARY TARE will monitor the flight path and issue required emergency instructions. BOUNDARY TARE will provide — weather and high altitude wind information, as required, and instruct ELAINE TWO to switch to Channel "B" for all time hacks. maintain radio silence on Channel "BY" at all times. ELAINE TWO will Immediately fol- lowing H-Hour, ELAINE TWO will be provided range and bearing to base by BOUNDARY TARE, ELAINE TWO 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 TWO cannot contact DIRTY FACE TASK GROUP 7.4 OPRS ORDER NO. 2-54 ANNEX J Jel (ee + e en = Z