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OPERATIONS ORDER_NO. 2-54
B-36 EFFECTS FLIGHT PROCEDURES
HEADQUARTERS
TASK GROUP 7,4, PROVISIONAL
APO 187, c/o Postmaster
SanFranciseo, California
26 February 1954 1800M
1. MISSION: To measure and record certain blast and thermal effects
in the immediate target area during Operation CASTLE in order to obtain
‘ ‘required effects date.
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2. RESPONSIBILITIES:
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The Commander, Test Aircraft Unit, is responsible for the
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The Senior Air Controller on the Command Ship will be respon-
readiness of the aircraft to meet take-off schedules for rehearsals and +
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sible for the operational control of the B~36 Effects aircraft while operating in the test area.
Ce Task Group 7.1 will be responsible for the calibration,
‘maintenance and operation of the special instrumentation installed in the
B-36 Effects aircraft,
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PROCEDURES:
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Qe The Effects 3-36, call eign ELAINE ONE, will take-off as “scheduled in Annex C (Aircraft Mission Execution Chart). 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 ELAINE ONE
_is proceeding to H-hour position as designated in Annex D (Aircraft H-Hour ‘
Position and Flight Patterns), DIRTY FACE will maintain control until ~
ELAINE ONE is approximately 90 miles from Bikini, then instruct ELAINE ONE
to eontact the CIC, call stn BOUNDARY TARE, on VHF Channel "E" with TFE
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b The BOUNDARY TARE Controller will establish radio ‘and IFF con-
tact with ELAINE ONE.and provide the aircraft with range. and bearing to
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pre-H-hour orbit position, Upon ‘reaching orbit -position, the aircreft will
establish wind run patterns to culminate in H-hour position as specified
“4n Annex D, H-hour position tolerancesare plus or minus throe (3) ‘Beconds. .
- Positioning will be the responsibility of the aircraft commander,. ~
/-BOUNDTARY TARE will monitor the-flizght path and issue
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BOUNDARY TARE will provide weatherand eth‘altitude
-wind information, as required, and instruct ELAINE ONE to switch to Channel
"B" for all time hacks, ELAINE ONE will maintain radio silence on Channel
"B" at all times, Immediately following H-hour, ELAINE ONE will be provided
range arid bearing to base by BOUNDARY TARE.
ELAINE ONE will remain on Chan-
_nel "E" until instructed to switch to Channel, "C" for DIRTY FACE control when
- approximately 90 miles from bese. If at any time ELAINEONE cannot contact
‘DIRTY FACE on Channel "C", or BOUNDARY TARE on. NEM, -HF air-ground circuit ~
J-A10 will be used as an alternate,
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