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protect this operation a second helicopter cont aining a monitor
was dispatched to accompany and remain fofward of the ‘operating
plane.
Helicopter Operation - Radsafe Party No. 7
This mission consisted of the dispatch, by helicopter, of
members of the LAJ~3 group to the land cable on the test island,
in order to assist in the recovery of samples.
It was essential that
certain of the samples on the land cable be recovered as quickly as
possible in order to take proper technical measurements.
Winding
the cable on to the drum of the winch took considerable time, and
starting the drum
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promptly saved time for the AVR party which later
came to the island to complete the collection"bhe samples,
& monitor was sent as monitor for this party to accompany Dr.
WR and his assistants.
The duties of the monitor included the
clearing of the landing for the other helicopters, standing by while
the winch was started, going forward along the cable in a jeep with
Dr. wi to recover samples near the zero point and later opening up
the cache and starting the radio communication.
Three helicopters were used.
It was found after X-RAY Day
that the operation would be facilitated if six men were sent in on
this operation, accompanied by two monitorsy.and’this procedure
was followed on succeeding tests.
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OnX-RAY Day, a monitor cleared the landing of the other planes,
and went to the cache
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