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,. Eight drone p]anes began entry into cloud, and after three ptwses
,through the cloud landed at Eniwetok. Upon landing the flter ~pers were removed
by Dr. Bowman and his assistants, loaded upon two ATC courier planes and flown to
Los Alamos.
H+ 10 reins. to H+90 reins. There-entry party, with Colonel Preuss in charge, consisted of
one medical officer, two DUKW crews, two LCVP crews, five members of the neutron
measurement group, three members of the gamma measurement group, and six radsafe monitors. This part y proceeded to the Zero Island on the AVR’S. Near the Zero
Island the re-entry party transferred to LCVP’S which had been moored to a buoy.
DUKW crews proceeded to the DUKWS. There-entry party’s mission was to collect
data. Upon completion of the mission the party was transported to the ships by the
AVR’S.
Helicopters were used to transport monitors and other neutron measurement group
personnel h the Zero Island to collect samples and to return the more critical samples
to the USS Albemarle as quickly as possible. Less critical samples were returned by
AVR.
One LCM with three photographers and one monitor left Eniwetok and proceeded to
to the coral head photo tower ta recover film and to radiologically clear the tower for
subsequent entry.
H+30 reins, Four liaison aircraft were dispatched from Eniwetok to the island ph@o tower
to recover film. During this period a rad-safe monitor checked the contamination of
the island and cleared it for subsequent entry.
H+45 reins. One airplane reported the position of the cloud every fifteen minutes.
H+-1 hour. One aircraft was dispatched to conduct an aerial radiological survey. At sunrise the USS Bairoko returned to its anchorage near the Zero Island. The USS Albemarle, USS Mt. .McKinley, and USS Curtiss got underway at Mteen-minute intervals
and anchored off the next scheduled test island.
H+3 hours. The tank controlled L(2M with a party of 5 radiochemistry group personnel
and 2 monitors proceeded to the Zero Island. This party landed on the

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