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ANNEX G

B36 CONTROL ATRCRAFT FLIGHT PRCCIDURES

1,

When fifty (50) miles out from San Dicgo Neval sir Stction,

the B-~36 control airercft, call sign Cassidy, will c¢1l the commnd
ship, call sign Boundry Tarc, on VHF Channel F cnd remain under
Boundary Tare control throughout the mission, Cassidy will proceed
to the northern tip of San Olemcnte Islznd climbing to 2 pressure
cltitude of 25,000 fect. Cassidy vill begin ind 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 rill proceed dir~
ectly to San Nicolas Islend -irficld climbing to a pressure altitude
of 35,000 feet. Cassidy will then begin flying a serics of race
track patterns to simlcte samling of a cloud moving on. a truc’ course

of 311° ct a spced of thirty (30) kmots from Sen Nicolas Island.
3,

The Cassidy rendezvous controller will romain on Chconnel F

in continucl contact with Boundary Tore, “all F-84's cfroute to and

from the sempling arce. and cecampanying Sa-16 airercft,

Tne first

Sa-16 aircraft, call sign Stable I, will be turned over to Cassidy
for control by Boundary Tare at H plus 15 minvtos and romain under
Cassidy control until H plus four (4) hoers ct which time it rill be

vectored back to Boundery Tere for direct control,

The second SA-16

airereft, call sign St. dle 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 airersft ovér to Cassidy when Cassidy
announces he has Strble II in radar contact, Stable airereft will
remain on Channcl F ready for emergency instructions which will be

issued by Cassidy or Boundery Tare,
4,

As Cassidy picks up incoming F-84's on his radar, he vill

amnounce this f:.ct to the conccrned F-84's end Boundary Tare
simultancously on Chennel F, At this point, Cassidy will be delegated
direct control of F-84's by Boundery Tare, Cassidy “ill Reve F-84's

switch to IFF modes 1 or 3 for identific.tion if required,

The

Cassidy rendezvous controller will stitch direct control of F-a,'s

_ to the Cassidy sampler controller on VHF Chennecl EB,’ “hon F-84's

complote sampling, or in the cvent they became lost, the Cassidy
‘samplcr controller wil] instruct them to switch beck to Channel F and
vector them to Cassidy or Boundrry Tare as required, Boundsry Tare will

assume direct control of fightcrs depcrting the scmling arca on VHF
Channel F whe positive rader contset is mede “ith the approaching fighters, Boundery Tore vill contimosly monitor both VIF Chennels E end F
and standy by to assist Cassidy in evont of any omergency, If VHF
contact is lost with Boundary Terre, Cassidy vill ecll Boundary Tere
on HF frequency 4220 or relny transmissions through the “B29 VHF
reley circraft, cc)l sign “Alson, on VHF Giennel F, tHlson will be
positioned under the conirol of end by Boundcry Tere at a point midway

between Boundary Tore ond Cassidy from H plus 2" hours until complct-~

ion of the mission,

it H plus five (5) hours, Cessidy will be ata

point 150 nautical milcs northviest of San Nicolzs Island, Cassidy rill
romin in this arca until the sampling oper-tion is complcted, simulet~
ing thet the cloud becans stationary at this point, “hen the sampling

operation is ¢ompleted, Cassidy will be vectored back to base by

Boundery Tare,

Boundary Tare will relecse direct control of Cassidcy to

Dirty Foee rhon Cassidy roaches 2 point fifty (50) miles out from b-s¢,

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