eeert mege Ty et see& oe . se e . ee Ps Z Sa — ANNEX LC. vt TO OPERATIONS ORDER NO, “U7 . . oa a) 2 : Do na Fo . . wh Ge 54 PHOTO FLIGHT PROCEDURES oO Too oe, re ter . / oo . HEADGUARTERS So TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL _ APO 187, c/o Postmaster- San Francisco, California 7 April 1954, 1800M -: le MISSION:- ‘To conduct. aerial photographic coverage of all CASTLE oo obtain required documentary still and motion picture photography. - shots to obtain 1 Qe RESPONSIBILITIES: : =co oy. , ay .sey * o “ ae ee ae The Commander, Test’ Services ‘init, will be responsible for . the air crews and for. the readiness of photographic aircraft.formest take-off schedules for rehearsals -and actual shots, © be Le go , os The Senior Controller ‘on ‘the ‘Command Ship will be sesponsible forthe operational control of photographic aircraft, while fan the. test arede | . ae eee “84 tae os eee “s, 4 ce. Task Group 77 x will be responsible’ ‘for f tho readiness of. Se et. photographic equipment for rehearsals and actual shots, for the opera cet Ts tion and maintenance of photographic cqutpment, and for the Processingand dissemination of all ‘film, oe ; ue , *, 3, ‘PROCEDURES: ce, oo, . . . “es , oe oe oo Lo ae - ae The. ‘photographic C-5i's, call sign“PEWTER OE, “quo ‘and. - THREE, will take-off as scheduled’ in Annex "C" (Aircraft Mission Exe= -oe “ . cution Chart)» They will ‘call the AOC; cell. sign DIRTY FACE, onVHF. ~~ Channel "Ct, DIRTY FACE will check eli modes of IFF, and HF:‘air-ground ‘channel J~410, while PEWTER aircraft are, climbing on. corridor designated in Annex "D', DIRTY FACE will maintain control wmtil ‘PEWTER oircraft : - oe reach the designated control point, then instruct PEWTER aircraft‘ to. _ are contact the CIC, call sign BOUNDARY TARE, PEWTER ONE will call BOUEDARY TARE on VHF Channel "A"; PEWTER TWO on"py'; PEWTER THREE onee AML PETER aircraft. will “squawk IFF mode 2 cee de eS De ‘the ‘BOUNDARY. TARE Controllers will establish radio and UF contact with PEWTER aircraft-and provide them with range and bearing to... orbit position designated in Annex "D",. PEWIER will remain on assigned’: .VHF Channels until -completion of thoir-missions, except when directed to switch to Channel "BY" for tine hacks,: PEWTER aircraft will maintain © ad radio silence on Channal "B" returnisig to assigned mission channel Sinme-- ee diately after receiving the time hacks,. Each PEWTER. aircraft will begin. rae wind rus to. achieve its H-Hour position as ‘designated -in Annex "Dil 0 io 8 , Each PEWTER aircraft willbe provided range from ground zero each tine’ a "the aircraft passes through its assigned true ‘bearing from ground - zero. -: ‘ This procédure will be followed so that in the event of VHF radio. failure,’ = ~ just ‘prior ‘to H-Hour, tolerances are plus or.minus 15 seconds, After: H-Hour, PEWTER aircraft will conduct required. photographic | missions, When® ay « _missions are complete, aircraft will call BOUNDARY TARE for vector to control point... The. BOUNDARY TARE Controller will instruct PEWTER adr * craft to switch to Channel "C" for ‘DIRTY FACE control when reaching *s at control:Point, approximatelyfifty, £50).niles.out from bases: °