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BA36 CONTROL ATRORaFT FLIGHT PROGTBURES
When fifty (50) miles out from Son Dicgo Newel dir Station,
the B-36 control airceroft, coll sign Cassidy, will ccll the commmnd.
ship, call. sign Boundry Tare, on VHF Charme] F and romain under ©
Boundary Tare control throughout the.mission, .Cassidy will procecd
to the northern tip of Son Clemente Islznd climbing to a pressure
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altitude of 25,000 feet, Cassidy till begin wind runs to culmincte
in arrival over the northern tip of San Clemente Island, heading
45° true, at H Hour,
Tho allowable tolerance for H Hour position
is plus or minus ten (10) seconds,
2. Upon completion of this mission, Cassidy will proceed directiy: to San Nicolas islond sirfield climbing toa ‘pressure altitude -.
of 35,000 fect,
Cassidy will then begin flying a serics of race ~
trackseottorns to similate samling of a cloud moving on a truc’ course
of Z1L” at a speed of thirty (30) knots from Sen Nicolas Island, .
3. "The Cassidy -“rendezvous. controlar will remain on Charine'l F
" in continual contact’ with Boundary Tere, “211 F-84's chroute to and .
from the sampling area and accompanying "S416 aireraft,
The first
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Sé-16 aircraft, call sign Steble 1, vill be turned ovcr ‘to Cassidy
for control by * Boundary Tare at H plus a5 minutos“and romain under |
' Cassidy control until H plus four. (4) hours atwhich time it will be oe
vectored back to Boundery Tare for direct control, The second SA-16
airercft, call sign Stcble II (2), will be vectored to Cassidy by Boundary "Tare arriving at H plus-four (4) hours, Boundary Tare will -
‘turn the dircet control of this aircreft over to Cassidy when Cassidy
~ announces he has Steble II in redar contact, Stable aircraft will
remain on Channcl F ready for emergency instructions vhich will be
issuedby Cassidy or Boundary Tare. :
4, As Cassidy picks ‘up “ancoming F848 onhis
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radar, hé will announce this f:.ct to the concerned F-84's and Boundary Tare OF
simultencously on Channcl F,
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At this point, Cassidy will be dclogatea
direct control of F-84's by Boundzry Tare, Cassidy vill hrve F-84's
switch to IFF modes 1 or 3 for identificction if requirod, The
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Cassidy rendezvous controller will switch dircet control of F-84's
_ to the Cassidy samplcr controllcr on VHF Chamcl E,° then F-8)'s mo
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camplete sampling; or in the ovent they becane lost, the Cassidy :
sampicr controller will instruct them to switch beck to Channel’F and
' -yeetor than to Cassidy or Boundery Tareas required,
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Boundary Tare: willcs
assume direct control of fighters: departing. tho sampling arce on VHF |
Chennol F whm positive radar contact is made vith the approaching fight |
ers, Boundery Tare vill contimuosly monitor. bothVIF Chznnels E end Poa
and standy by to assist Cassidy in ovont of.ny omer'goncy, -. If VHF contact is lost with Boundary Tere, Cassidy will e211 Boundary. Tero”
on HF frequcney 4220 or rcley transmissions through the TB-29 VHF ~
rolay circraft, coll sign “4ilson, on VHF Chenndl F. THlson, whl bo! 7
positioned - under the control of and by Bounéry Tere ata point miduay*
between Boundory Ta.ro and Cessidy from H plus 2%. hours until complot—:
ion of ‘the mission,
AtH plus five’ (5) hours, Cassidy rill be ata’ \
point 150 nautical miles northwest of San Nicoles Island, Cassidy wiL1
’ rawin in this aroa until the ‘sampling operstion is compicted, similat- *
ing thet tho cloud bocams stationary at this point, hen the.sampling. °
operetion is ‘Completed, Cassidy Will ‘bo vectored back to base by .
. . Boundary Tare, | “Bouhdery fare wilt.release direct control of ‘Gos sidey.. Es
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