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ft
0
17
would be greater than that of REDWING and that Nauru
~would be added to the weather network.
5e That the length of the operational period of
HARDTACK will correspond to that of REDWING,
6.
That support aircraft will be able to maintain
an average of 65 flying hours per month throughout the
operational period.
Based upon these assumptions and upon REDWING airlift operations
records a monthly requirement, in addition to the two C—54's of the
4951st, was submitted.
This requirement, together with the projected
number of flying hours, for each month (March through July) is shown
belows
Flying hours
March
April,
2
3
130
Aircraft required
195
May
260
4
June
July
3
3
195
195
Several changes in the aircraft requirements list occurred before
the end of July 1957.
A second list, used at a Joint Task Force SEVEN
aircraft requirements conference in July 1957, contained some 85 aircraft,
including the followings
1. 10 WB-50's for weather reconnaissance,
2. 4 C-54's for documentary photography.
3. 7 SA-16's for search and rescue and for weather
islend resupply.
4e £ C-54's for inter-atoll atrlift,
5. & L-20's for inter-island airlift.
AFWL/ HQ