ANNEX pt TO OPERATIONS ORDER NO, 2-54 Cm47 RELAY FLIGHT PROCEDURES HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL APO 187, c/o Postmaster San Franciseo, California 26 February 1954, 1800 M 1, MISSION: a. crc, 2. To provide long range VHF communications between the AOC ani RESPONSIBILITIES: a, The Test Support Unit Commander is responsible for the readi- b, Senior Controllers on the Command Ship and AOC are responsible ness of C-47 relay aircraft to meet take-off schedules, for the operational control of C-47-relay aircraft while on mission station, c, The Test Support Unit Commander is responsible for installation, maintenance and operations of special-relay equipment, assisted by technical personnel of Task Group 7.4. 3. PROCEDURES: a. One (1) C-47 aircraft,call sign REFLECTOR ONE, equipped with b, When REFLECTOR reaches orbit position, DIRTY FACE will instruct automatic VHF radio relay equipment, will take-off at time specified in Annex "'C" (Aircraft Mission Execution Chart), This aircraft will contact DIRTY FACE on the REFLECTOR VHF channel (VHF channel C is back-up) when airborne. DIRTY FACE will control REFLECTOR until pre-H-Hour orbit position and altitude designated in Annex"D" is reached, REFLECTOR IFF will be squawking Mode 2, the aircraft to call BOUNDARY TARE for control, This call will be made. on the VHF REFLECTOR channel with VHF channel C as back-up, c. Immediately following H-Hour, DL RTY FACE will vector REFLECTOR to the position designated in Appendix 1, Annex "D"', REFLECTOR will relay VHF messages between the CIC and ACC automatically if equipment is operational and manually if not, DIRTY FACE will exercise control of REFLECTOR during this period, adjusting the aircraft's position as required to accomplish the relay mission, : @, Upon completion of the relay mission and confirmed by BOUNDARY TARE, REFLECTOR will be vectored to base by DIRTY FACE, OFFICIAL: hadupp HOWELL M, ESTES, JR. Brigadier General, U. 5, A, Fe “smut Lt Colonel, USAF Director ofOperations TASK GROUP 7.4 OPRS ORDER NO. 2-54 ANNEX "pt Pel