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WB-29 OPERATIONS
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1. MISSION:
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‘To conduct weather reconnaissance, typhoon reconnaissance, cloud
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The Commarider, Test “Services ‘Unit;‘wild ‘be reoponeible for plapning and for maintaining a capability to execute the WB-29 mis sion as .
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The Test “eeroes Unit will be capable
Two (2) daily weather reconnaissance s- orties, of avprovi-
mately twelve (12) hours duration, beginning on first
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“Three 3) “aaily weather reconnaissance sorties, of approxi-
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“One:(a) sortie, of approximately. twelve (2) hours durati~
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4)Two“antly’ conbinstion “cloud tricking-voathor roconnais-
OS“sance flights, of approximately twelve (12) hours dur-
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| MAL: be:‘loud tracking.” |“(See Appondi.cies 1 and Pde