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Number of flights
Total passengers
34 (17 round trips)
422 (246 TG 7.1 personnel) °
Total cargo
32,128 Ib
*Last minute urgent requirements created numerous difficulties in coordination. In addition the actual handling of all airlift requirements would
have been much {mproved if TG 7.4 had an Operations Section to receive
and coordinate all airlift requirements. J-4 Section of JTF 7 attempted to
fill this requirement on D~1 and shot days for Bikini Atoll shots. Unfortunately, this tended to increase the confusion by interposing an additional
agency on a temporary basis, and on some occasions resulted in unwarranted
delays in the emergency movement of key personnel between atolls. The
system never proved able to provide this group with the timely and rapid
transportation required.
*Although most requirements for interatoll airlift were satisfied, it was ¢
concluded that during the period of peak activity one or more additional air
craft would have materially increased the efficiency, safety, and general cud
port capability. Of the four C-47 aircraft on hand, TG 7.4 was reluctant tof
guarantee the availability of more than two on any given day. The three
C-54 aircraft assigned to Test Services Unit were not consistently available
when requested, and could not be counted on. In addition, the lack of any
central operations section in TG 7.4, in combination with what appeared to
be a lack of coordination between Base Operations and TSU Operations,
caused a certain amount of confusion and inefficiency when thesé aircraft
were used for interatoll airlift. Because of the extremely willing attitude
of most of the personnel providing the support required, the effects of these
deficiencies were minimized.
.
3.7.5
Motor Vehicle Transportation
Motor vehicle requirements for TG 7.1 were developed after analysis
of the final status reports from the various projects.
Two main motor
pools were operated, one on Parry Island and one on Enyu Island.
The
vehicle density of these motor pools was also based on the project final reports. Although the reports provided a fairly sound basic figure for estab-
lishing vehicle strength, in many instances the information was not adequate.
*It became evident during the first month of operation that the notion of
providing only one vehicle for a project working alternately on both atolls
*In order to emphasize operational conclusions and recommendations, sections or paragraphs where they appear have been marked with an asterisk.
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