eo war 8 “ ‘addition to the: ~of fuels placed on the Weather Islands df. necessary to preposition a quantity of drummed AvGas at Ponape. The fuel was used to refuel SA-16 aircraft enroute to Kapingamarangi on island resupply missions, Because of extension of the test operation and*anumber of unanticipated flights, fuel stocks at Ponape were ex- hausted by June 1958. Through negotiations with the Weather Bureau at Ponape we were able to secure AvGas at a cost of $.47 per gallon. Although this cost was high, it was a cheaper solution than shipping a small quantity of drummed AvGas to Ponape. The programmed modifications to the bulk storage facilities will aid the fuel management, but during future tests, daily monitoring of fuel status and expeditious testing by the fuels laboratory will prc- bably still be required. 176 AFWL/HO |