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Third, the control of high performance aircraft on Bikini shots
would be far less complex than was the control during REDWING because of
the smaller number of effects aircraft programmed for HARDTACK,.
Fourth, sampling aircraft would again be controlled with airborne
assistance from dual-place B-57's.
Fifth, "evacuation of Bikini will be required on at least 4 and perhaps 5 of the high yield Bikini shots," making necessary air operations
control from shipboard during these shots.
Therefore, as in REDWING, air control in the Eniwetok area would be
provided by the Air Operations Center and in the Bikini area by the ine
proved Combat Information Center.
Airiiftand Island Re-Supply.
During Operation REDWLNG, accurate
records were kept of all airlift flights, including flying time, and passengers and cargo transported.
These figures were used to plan for the
HARDTACK airlift support requirements.
Support requirements for both
inter-island and inter-atoll airlift then were submitted
on a basis of
a proposed 25 per cent increase over those of REDWING.
By July 1957, therefore, a request had been forwarded for six C~54
or C-123 aircraft for inter-atoll and weather island re-supply airlift;
for 15_#-19 or H-21 aircraft for inter-island airlift; and for three SA16 aircraft for re-supply of those weather islands having no airstrip.
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