-* _¢ ’ Ill 154 detonated in mid-air at 1440 hours on 28 April 1958. inclement weather. wo YUCCA was ~ es ~ 7 [he shot had origi- . . > SORE: ERB taunched by balloon from the USS Boxer and fired approxinately 60niles northeast of FRED (#niwetok Atoll). Three instrument carrier aircraft participated, two B-36's (MA:OIGRAS 1 and 2) and a P2V (STUDANT). Three 3+57 aircraft (HOTSHOT sslFFin, HOT- SHOT CHARUIs, and HOTSHOT WX) engaged in sampler or weather activities; and a search and rescue SA~16 (STABLE 2) was in orbit until the other air craft were recovered from the mission, CACTUS. r The first of eleven snota to be fired in May 1958 occurred on 6 May, when CACTUS, a land surface shot was detonated from a yround location on YVONNE Island, aniwetok Atoll, at 0615 hours, — oy vostponements, CACTUS was a fired after six shot A total of 15 aircraft participated in tnis event, four of which were effects aircraft. Sight of the aircraft were on sampling missions.? The Air Operations Center operated in a normal maiiner, as did the M-~33 radar system which exercised primary control of the four effects aircraft. FIk and BUTToRNUT. curred on 12 May 1952, The first dual shot of the HAnwJTAUK series ocwien at 0550 hours FIA was detonated at Udsnlin Island, Bikini Atoll, from a barge locati:n after 22 delays, anu when at 9615 hours BUITchNUT was fired at YVC.Ac Island, ceiiwetok atoll, from a barge ioc.ation, AFWL/ HQ