CHAPTER IIl, SECTION 7

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Figure No. 3-20.

H-21 and C-54 Aircraft.

At Bikini Atoll, H-19 flights were terminated on 29 July 1958, and L-20 flights were
terminated on 9 August 1958.

The Air Dispatch Facility at Elmer discontinued operations on 13 September 1958.

trailer taxis, which provided shuttle service to

areas not included in the bus schedule. This
shuttle service was intended for and used principally by TG 7.1. A similar shuttle service, em-

ploying 2 personnel trailers, was established at

Johnston Island.

LAND.
Vehicles available for land transportation
were assigned to individuals, as required, on the
basis of a letter of justification by a Division
Head, and the over-all distribution of vehicles
was correlated with the total numberof vehicles

available for assignment.
A

at both sites was augmented by jeep-towed

scheduled

bus

passenger

service

was

established at Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls. At
both sites buses were used for the transportation
of personnel to and from work sites at starting
time, lunch time, and quitting time. At Nan
the bus metall in-coming aircraft and provided
passenger transportation as requested, and non-

scheduled runs were made around the island as
required. The bus at Elmer operated on a regular 30-minute schedule during the week and on
a 45-minute schedule on Sunday. Bus service
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Transportation of arriving and departing
personnel was accomplished by assigning 5
trucks, accommodating 17 passengers each, to

the Personnel Department at Elmer. When
necessary, this service was supplemented by bus
service.
On 30 June 1958 the Motor Pool at Johnston Island, staffed by a Dispatcher and6 drivers,
inaugurated a chauffeur-driven taxi service
using 14-ton pick-ups, which operated during

normal working hours and at such other times

as service was required. In addition, 2 jeepdrawn personnel trailers, operating on a %-hour
schedule, covered a circuitous route on theisland
affording service to every facility. These two
services proved suitable to this site and materially reduced the need for department-assigned
vehicles.

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