2 "+ QPERATIONS ORDER NO. 2-54 CONTROL RB~36 FLIGHT PROCEDURES i r , Ps . ’ . . 1. MISSION: : _ oo . m . , - 0 HEADQUARTERS , TASK GROUP 7.hy PROVISIONAL APO 187, c/o Postmaster * San Francisco, California 26 February 1954 1800M To contro]. all aircraft in the sampling area; to direct _ F-84 and FB-36 sampling missions as required; to accomplish certain photographic missions; and to Provide required radiological data to the Command “Ship. . an : oo. i t '. . Re sepsis: The Comander, Test Aircraft tit, and ‘the Senior Task Group 7.4 Controller, wine assurethat the provisioms of this Annex are carried out. . es 3. a. On B-Day, the Control FB-36, call sign CASSIDY, will ‘take-off as scheduled in. Annex "C" (Aircraft Mission Execution Chart), CASSIDY- ee en eee |} PROCEDURES: will climb to H-Hour orbit altitude over FRED and‘ will make wind runs while proceeding from FRED to orbit position, ;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 CASSIDY is proceeding to his. - assigned H-Hour position as designated in Annex "D" (Aircraft. H~Hour Positions and Flight. Patterns), DIRTY FACE will maintain control til CASSIDY is approximately 90 miles from Bikini, then instruct CASSIDY to ++ , , .. contact the CIC, call sign BOUNDARY TARE on VHF Channel a forcontrol. — TF will be squawking. pode Ro wie Lo . - ° be, The BOUNDARY TARE Controller will ‘establish radio and IFF con- ¢. '* . tact with CASSIDY and provide the aircraft with range and bearing to its assigned H-Hour position, to perform cloud measurement photography, Details * ; . foo. - of this mission will be supplied by Task Group 7.1. ve « CASSIDY will hold at this position with BOUNDARY TARE providing range and bearing information, as | “required, from ground zero, -At H-Hour, cloud measurement photographs will be ~ _ accomplished, - Rendezvous of CASSIDY and STABLE ONE (1) will be accomplished. ‘by BOUNDARY TARE through radar control on VHF Channel "F",° CASSIDY will - then proceed on its primary mission, STABLE ONE (1) will remain on "F! p-t "+ Channel, showing mode 2 IFF, BOUNDARY TARE will provide each elementof . -< | .°1 * Fe&4 samplers, call sign TIGER RED, WHITE, or BLUE, with range.‘and bearing "-2 oo ito CASSIDY on VHF Channel "Ft,” “When TIGER aircraft are within’ radar range - - +. of CASSIDY, the BOUNDARY TARE Controller will notify the CASSIDY’ Rendezvous. he -Controller, call sign CASSIDY CVE, the TIGER element's relative position. ° ; <.- °°.’ Continuous positions will be given to both CASSIDY ONE and TIGER aircraft... : -, f / | ~" “: > . ami] CASSIDY ONE makes positive radio and IFF contact with TIGER air~ -..- a ..% +" eraft. ‘CASSIDY ONE will then assume control. | CASSIDY ONE will. turn. con~ vase trol of the TIGER elementover to sampler ‘Controller, callsign CASSIDY» me TWO,-on VHF Channel -"E", ‘CASSIDY TWO. will direct the TIGER aircraft . wae . * sampling mission. Upon completion thereof, CASSIDY TWO will instruct ‘the Boo -‘? .. TIGER elanent to return. to "F" Channel. and-call CASSIDY ONE. CASSIDY ONE: ~ - whl rendesvous the TIGER slement and give the. lead aircraft 4 ‘bearing - -~’ and range to BOUNDARY TARE or DIRTY-FACE, maintaining control until - *, BOUNDARY TARE or DIRTY FACE establishes. radio and AEF contact with, TIGER. vsairoraft, and accepts Positive controle wee “a oa . “mASK‘GROUPThe -"OPRS ORDERNO.Bh Gq. Lek eretates ete a