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The weapons shipped by LASL were flown by Carco C-54 from the
Santa Fe airport to Travis AFB or by C-47 direct from Los Alamos. The
UCRL weapons were delivered to Travis by motor convoy.
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In
addition to the above special missions, it was necessary to return
parts of Hmm, LASL for examination and to return similar components,
including a new pit, to the PPG. In order to avoid possible further delay,
a second pit assembly was forwarded from LASL, but was not needed before
it had departed Hickam; it was returned to LASL onWRFlyaway
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The movement of components was on regular scheduled MATS flights.
The movement of devices within the PPG, that is, from the assembly 4
areas to the zero stations, was considered to be an operational problem and 3
s0 was handled by the J-3 Section.
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The method for both ground and tower devices for Eniwetok Atoll was
to utilize either flatbed trucks or a tractor-trailer combination to transport
the devices to the Parry Marine Ramp; there the vehicles were put aboard
an H&N LCU, taken to the shot island, and delivered to the zero station.
The same method was used to deliver the airdrop devices to the aircraft at
the Eniwetok Island airstrip. Barge-mounted devices were loaded on the
barge in the Parry Island barge slip. Homes & Narver marine craft then
towed the barge to the LSD and loaded the barge into the LSD well.
The
LSD transported the barge to Bikini where H&N marine craft removed the
barge from the well and towed it to the prepared moorings at the shot site.
was loaded onto trailers which were then loaded into a TG 7.3 LCU.
The LCU moved into the well of the LSD for transportation to Bikini. Upon
arrival at Bikini the LCU proceeded to the Eninman beach where the tractor-
trailer combination delivered the device to its zero site.
There were no special problems encountered in the movement of devices.
The primary effort made in each move was that of coordinating the
activities of the numerous agencies involved to ensure a smooth and orderly
movement.
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