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TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL
APO 187, c/o Postmaster
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1,° MISSION:
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‘To monitor the arrival of official observers and prodect
participants who will visit Eniwetok during the ‘CASTIE operation, St
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b. To integrate and properly position the observer‘aircraft, call ~
sign VIKING, into CASTIE Operations, providing also for the departure of
these aircraft from the operational area to the point | of. text intended Jand—
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
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The official observeraircraft, calisighVIKING1, 2, 3; ete., a
will take off as scheduled in Annex "Ct (Aircraft MissionExecution Chart), and climb to the altitude prescribed in Appendix 2, Annex D (H-Houwr Air- ~.
craft Flight Plans), on a course of 180°... VIKING pilots will call DIRTY |
FLCE on VHF Channel "C", . DIRTY FACEwill check all modes of IFF, and HF.
‘air-ground Circuit J-410while VIKING aircraft are proceeding to their H- . hours positions as designated in Appendix.2, Annex.D (Aircraft H-Hour Posi-
tioning Chart),.’ Aircraft will fly the 160°sourse forfifty. (50) NM, . +
then establish a.direct Gourse for'a position sixty (60) NM fron Ground”
"Zero, along an outbound true bearing of 32g° from Ground Zero to enter ani
maintain prescribed orbit patterns.at this point, . DIRTY FACE will.instruct
~" VIKING aircraft to contact the.CIO (BOUNDARY TARE) for’ positioning controt*
_ on VHF Channel. noe and HF Garoult J-410
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ANNEX 9:
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VIKING*‘aircraft wil _ Squawk FF.
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