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nucyear detonations, AFOAT-1 participated in the NEWSREEL phase of HARDTACK
with one (1) C-5) aircraft staged from Hickam AFB .xd furnished by the Air
Research and Development, Command,
This aircraft positioned itself approxi-
mately 300 miles horizontal range from the detonation,
the aircraft with airborne navigational equipment.
missions and in both NEWSREEL Events.
The crew positioned
It flew k practice
It flew a total of 90 hours during
its participatien in Operation HARDTACK,
It was decided that to perform the aerial photographic work for
HARDTACK three (3) C-5h aircraft and two (2) RB-50 aircraft would be required,
The Aerial Photographic and Charting Service of MATS was directed
to furnish these aircraft and people.
Two (2) of the C-5l's and both of
the B-50's came from Palm Beach AFB and one (1) C-5h came from Clark AFB.
Two (2) of these C.5k"s arrived during March, as did one (1) of the RB-50's,
The other two (2) aircraft arrived in April,
The Aerial Photo Element was given the mission of providing aircraft
and crews for aerial photography during HARDTACK and to supplement the air
transport activities of the Fixed Wing Element.
The C-5i aircraft of this element flew 616 hours during HARDTACK and
the RB-50's flew 24 hours. The C-5l hours devoted to airlift will be
covered in another chapter.
During HARDTACK, the aircraft of the Aerial
Phste Element flew many different types of photo missions,
Aerial photos
of the islands of both Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls were made,
A complete
aerial survey of populated atolls and islands within a 00 mile radius of
Bikini was made prior to the TEAK and ORANGE Events being moved to Johnston
Island,
Photographs for water landing survey were made of many weather is-
lani sites for use of the SAR Element.
Aerial photographic coverage was
made of Johnston Island prior to the decision to use that site for NEWSREEL,
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