consideredthat a very largeproportioncould,on an item by item analysis,
be placedin stockat Sacramentoratherthan be returnedto point of origin. Thiswould resultin a most importantfreightsavi~.
As an exceptionto this policy,the PacificAir Commandrequested,
and was grantedby Hq. USAF,authorityto withdrawany Air Forceproperty
which was requiredin that area of the Pacificcomingunder its jurisdiotiono This area includedKwajaleinand Oahu;thereforeany equipmentor
suppliesrequiredby the ATC~s 1535thBase hit on Kwajaleinor by the
Paoific-AirDepot at HickamFieldwere subjectto withdrawal.
In January1948, five L-5 aircrafthad been shippedby the Department
of the Navy to Eniwetokfor the operation
, and transferredto the Department
of the .4irForceon a non-reimbursable
basis. Additionally,
the Air Foroe
in March 1948 shippedto Eniwetoksix more Le5 aircraft,togetherwith a
liaisonplane operatingdetachment. Iheseelevenaircraftwere required
to provideintra-atolltransportation
betweenEniwetokIslandand tie
islandsof Ehgebi,Aoman,and Runit. In the latterstagesof th? operation it becameobviousthat the PermanentGarrisonForce,Eniwetok,would
requiretw liaisonaircraftin its equipmentauthbri~ation.The Pacifio
Air Commandapprovedthis requirementand direotedthat two L-5tswere to
be left in place;with two additionalL-5’s to be surveyedfor oondition
and the componentsthereofplacedin steakas maintemnce spareparts.
‘Iheremainingseven ~5ts were to be shippedto F%cificAir Depot, Hickam
Field.
All photographic
materialhad been broughtout by elementsof the
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