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1, MISSION: To measure and record certain blast and thermal

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the BA effects aircraft,

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a, The Effects B47, cali sign BLAINE TWO, will take:“ott as_ :

. scheduled in Annex C (Aircraft Mission Execution Chart),

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will call the AOS, call sign DIRTY FACE, on VHFChannel ugh, DIRTY. FACE oe

will obsck all modes of IFF while ELAINE TWO is proceeding to H-Hour Position© |

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designated in Annex D (Aircraft H-Hour Position and Flight Patterns), DIRTY - e .

- FACE will mintain control until ELAINE TWO is approximately 50 miles from
Eniwetck atassigned control point, then instruct ELAINE TWO to contact the,
CIC, cali sign BOUNDARY TARE, on VHF Shanne], ME", with IFF squawking mode° 2. “3
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"contact with ELAINE TWO and provide the aircraft with range and bearing
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Upon reaching orbit position, the air-

“eraft will establish wind run patterns to culminate in H-Hour position ~.
designated in Annex D,

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H-Howr position tolerances are plus or minus

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Positioning will be the responsibility of the aircraft:

commander, BOUNDARY TARE will monitor the flight path an@ issue required :
- instructions. BOUNDARY TARE will provide weather and high altitude wind :

informtion, as required, and instruct ELAINE TWO to switch to Channel Bi,

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at all times, Immediately following H-Hour, BIAINE TWO will be Provided
‘range and bearing to his inbound control point. by BOUNDARY TARE, ‘ELAINE ©

TWO will remain on Channel YE" until instructed ‘to ‘switch ‘to.‘Chane "oe.oe
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