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F-84 SAMPLER FLIGHT PROCEDURES
1, When fifty (50) miles out from base, F-84!s will call the
Command Ship, Boundary Tare, on VHF Chamel F, Boundary Tere will
take over direct centrol of the F-84's at this point and vector them
“to San Nicolas Island checking IFF modes enroute,
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In the event radio
contact cannot be mede on Channel F, VHF -Chamels C or.E will be used.
to establish contect vith Boundary Tere, Boundary Tare ‘wild then’ |
vector F-84's to the position of the B-36 control aircreft, ceil sign,
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Cassidy,
Cassidy will clso be monitoringChannel F, . “hen Cassidy
_ establishes radar contact with the F-84's, he will so notify Boundary
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Tere and the F~84!s simultaneously on Channel F, Boindary Tere will
then release direct control of the F-8h's to assidy.
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2, ‘The Cassidy rendezvous controller will vector the ‘F-8i's to
an
his position,-‘then have the F.84's switch to VHF Chennel E for sampler
control,’ This control will be exercised by the’sampler’ controller
aboard the Control B-36 those cell sign is also Cassidy, » Sampling ~
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will be conducted at a pressure altitude of 40, 000° fect, A Bimuleted -*
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cloud sampling. mission; Aesting approaximtely fifteen. (15) minutes; os
will be flown,
‘hen thie mission is completed, 6r in the event an:
F-84 becomes lost, the samplcrcontroller AL instruct the circraft
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to switch back to VHF Chamel F and the Cassidy rendezvous controller .~
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will vector the Behts back to Oassidy or to Boundary Tere as BPPPOr
priate.
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When Boundary Tare éstablishes positive ‘rader contact with
the F-84's, inbound to ‘base from the sampling crea, he’ will so-notify
Cassidy and the F-84's--similtaneously,
of the F-84's at this point, “Boundary Tare will voctor.the F-84's
. :-over the Command Ship andto the“base,”"whenthe F-84's reach a point ©
fifty (50) miles out froin the‘base: they will so. notify Boundry Tare, _
- Boundary Tare rill. release direct control. of the F-84's to Dirty
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Face at this point and,instruct, then’ to ‘call ‘Dirty, Face on Channel Cc.
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He-will assume direct control .- -.
P84 call sigsvid be as”‘foliows:
Ast Plight - Tiger Red 1 and 2
2na Flight~ TigerRed 3 end 4-
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3rd Flight©Tiger:tite 1 and 20ve aaa
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“Ith Flight - Tiger‘thite3‘ond ‘he
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_ Sth Flight-. Tiger Blue, 1 endas
$th Fligt - Tiger Blue! 3 and 4