- OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 2-54
B-47 EFFECTS FLIGHT PROCEDURES
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TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL
APO 187, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
26 February 1954 1800M ~
To measure and record certain blast and thermal
effects in
theimmediate target area during Operation (CASTLE in order
‘to obtain required, effes 6
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26 RESPONSIBILITIES
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Tae Commander, Test Aircraft Unit, is vesponsible for ‘the
readiness of the aircraft to meet. take-off schedules for rehearsals
and actual. Shots.
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.b. The Senior Air Controller on the Command Ship will
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ponsible for the operational control of the B47 effects aircraft while
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c. Task Group Tel will be responsible for theJ calibration,
: maintenance, and operation of the special instrumentation installed in the B-47 Effects aircraft,
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- ay ‘TheEffects 3-47, call sign ELAINE 50,3WALL take-off aas
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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—HE-ai2—greund—ChannelJeaFID, while TS
ELAINE TWO is proceeding to H-Hour Position designated in Annex D. .- +: |
(Aircraft H-Hour Position and Flight Patterns). ‘DIRTY FACE will main-—
tain control wumtil ELAINE TWO is approximately 90 miles from Bikini, .
. then instruct ELAINE TWO to contact the CIC, call sign BOUNDARYand
on VHF Channel TB, with IFF squawicing mode 26 Pe
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Nee ihe BOUNDARY TARE Controller will establish radio and TF:
-contact with ELAINE TWO and. provide .the aircraft with range and bearing |
. to pre-H-Hour orbit position... Upon reaching orbit “position, the air- . LSae
craft will oearg
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‘patterns to culminate in H-Hour position :
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Hour position tolerances are plus or.minus’.
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econds. Foad ioning will be the responsibllity of the ‘aircraft .
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BOUNDARY TARE will monitor the” flight path-
and issue required emergency instructions.’ BOUNDARY TARE will provide.~
. weather and high altitude windinformation, as required, and instruct ~
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' ELAINE TWO to switch to Channel: "B" for all ‘time hacks. -ELAINE TWO will
_maintain radio silence ‘on Channel "B"at 'all times, Inmediately following H-Hour, ELAINE TWO will-be provided. range and bearing to base by.
“BOUNDARY TARE, ELAINE TWO will remain on Channel "E" until instructed
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to switch to Channel %C" for ‘DIRTY FACE control when
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~ TASK GROUP 77,47 2°“
- OPRS ORDER NO. 2-58,
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