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Froject 1.3 ~- Sample Collecting (H. Plenk)
Collection phase.

to gether cloud samples by manned aircraft for projects 1.1, 1.2 and 7.3.
both Shots.

6.

Sixteen F-84G cerriers will be mainteined on Kwejelein, in order that a

minimum of twelve will be operationel vor each test.

Two B~29's or B-36's

will be used as primery end elternete operetional command posts.

Control ¢

these jet eirereft will be the responsibility of the project supervisor.
the semples will be collected as high es possible end epproximetc ly one em
4

a helf hours after shot tine.

To

At zero tire, two of the spere jets will be in the shot ares, ready m4
perform reconnaissance es required to establish:

a)

vase of the upper cloud.

dD)

Lowest altitude of prominent features of the cloud creeted by wind
shears

c)

Lowest eltitude at which e useful redietion intensity is present.

This informetion will be reluyed to control eircraft end will be used to
determine proper take-off time end flight altitudes for the twelve carrier
Twelve F-84G circraft will constitute the semple collection teems.

pilots will be exposed to cloud radiction.

Twelve

Col. Cerl Houghton of the

project will provide the red-safety supervision of these pilots.

Working

time in the cloud will be reguieted by informetiom the pilot gathers from

a wing tip ionizetion chember.

This chember's metter will give the pilot

an indication of perticulete semple strength thus far collectede

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