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the organization and training was effected prior to the actual activation
of the unit.
Close liaison was established and continued throughout the
whole operation between the Commander, Air Forces and Eighth Air Force
through the Strategic Air Command.
Task Group 7.4 was further subdivided
as follows:
a.
Task Unit 7.4.1 (Hq and Service Unit), commanded by Lt.
Colone! SQM, provided personnel and equipment for the Headquarters of Task Group 7.4, as well as third echelon supply and maintenance
of all aircraft under command control of Task Group 7.4, and performed
normal base housekeeping functions.
An entirely new.proviasional unit was
devised to meet the peculiar supply and maintenance requirements of the
Task Group in this operation.
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be Task Unit 7.4.2 (Drone), commanded by Colonel ST ,
was established to operate twenty~four (24) specially equipped B-17 aircraft to meet the test requirement of air sampling.
Eight (8) of these
Be17's were “Mothers", designed to electronically control in the air an
equal number of drone B-17's.
Four (4) "Maeter Kothers" were provided to
operate any drone as the need wouldarises Four (4) drones were spares.
In addition to securing air samples, four (4) of these drones were equipped
to record blast acceleration within the area immediately surrounding the
explosion.
Most of the personnel for this Task Unit were drawn from the
First Experimental Guided Missiles Group.
o+ Task Unit 7.4.5 (Photo), cormanded by Major QUES ,
was designed to furnish air and ground photographic coverage of the tests, —
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as well as documentary and historical photo coverage of Task Group 7.4
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