i on mg C , oF OFetQ ae ¢ ‘} ge? ) yo op: of of . ANIEE nye oo ; OPERATIONS a © ate NO. 5-54 Bu36 EFFECT EFFECTS FLIGHT PROCEDURES HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL APO 187, c/o Postmaster _San Francisco, California ‘7 April 1954, 1800M 1, MISSION: To measure and record certain blast and thermal effects CASTIE in order to obtain in the immediate target ared during Operation6 , required effects data, 2. . . ; RESPONSIBILITIES: | 7 , tS a, The Commander, Test Aircraft Unit, is responsible for the b The Senior har Controller, on “the Command Ship will be respon— . readiness of the aircraft to meet take-off schedules for rehearsals end actual shots. r . , ’ sible for the operational control of the B36 effects aircraft while oper ating in the test area, wos . . ¢, Task Group 7.1 will be responsibte for the calitretion, — maintenance and.operation of the special .instrtmentation installed in. the . B-36 Effects aircraft. woMe a . : . . ow. \ oN 8, PROCEDURES: Se J oe Shag “a, The Effects B36, call sign ELAINE ‘ONE, “al takocoff as. echeduled in Annex C (Adroraft Mission Execution Chart). The pilot will call the AOC, call sign DIRTY FACE, on VHF Channel "C", 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 50 miles from Eniwetok, then instruct ELAINE ONE to contact the CIC, call.signBOUNDARY TARE, ona VHF Channel "En with TEP squevicing mode 2, . tes Deyn, . b. _. The BOUNDARY PARE Controller will:‘establish radio .and IEF con- tact withELAINE ONE and provide the aircraft with range and bearing to pre-H-hour orbit position, Upon reaching orbit position, the aircraft will establish wind run patterns to culminate in H-hour position as specifisd — in Annex D, H-hour position tolerances are plus or minus three (3) seconis. Positioning will be the responsibility of the aircraft commander, - BOUNDARY - Py . 7 " TARE will monitor the flight path and issue any required emrgency “ 4nstructions, BOUNDARY TARE will provide weather and high altitmie wind © informtion, as required, and instruct ELAINE ONE to switch to Channel ®B" for all tim: hacks, ELAINE ONE will mintain radio silence on Channel ~ "Bl at all times, Imeediately following H~hour, BLAINE ONE will be provided ~ range and bearing to base by BOUNDARY TARE, ELAINS ON# will remain .on Chan~- ¥ nel "E" until instructed to switch to Channel "0". for DIRTY FACE control when ‘ ro... epproximately $0 miles from base, If at any time ELAINE ONE cannot contact po DIRTY FACE on Channel "0", or BOUNDARY TAREon SE", HP aiz-grourl ‘cirenit Jt10 willbs used as ann alternates Yule oe - scien cmmendaesi, S. a.Fe “y‘PAUL H, RAGKIER "Tt Colonel, USAF. : _Director of Operations no misGRoup Te wt ee