Operntion lan
CTG 73
No,
1-53
While at sea, ships end creft will be positioned and neneuvered to avold
dangerous $Slast, sot, heat and wave effects ¢s well es rediole;4eol eonteninetion, T¢ 7,3 aircraft will be on board the CVE py on the cyound at a
nog-offected atoll at shot time for each BIKINI shot, exsppt in an enervency
when they will be positioned at safe distances fron the detonations.
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The present shot schedule is repented for ccnveniegce:
SHOT
CODE NAME
DATE
LOCATION
#1
BiuVO
B-Day
On reef 4 mile WSW of Nem Iglana
$2
UNI ON
WDey
3-11~54
On bercge approximately 1,5 niles from
Yurochi and 3 miles from AOMOEN,
#3
YANKEE
Yay
On barge
#4
ECHO
B-Day
Bberiru Island, ENIWETOK
$5
NECTAR
N~Day
On barge in approxinately sane locetion
#6
ROMEO
#7
KOON
a,
3~1-54
3-22-54
3-29-54
Lp55
in Ugion erater.
aa Yankeo,
a-Day
On barge in epproximetely same location
4-15~54
as Nectar,
K-~Dey
Eninnen Island, BLIQM
422—54
4&8 soon as practicable after each shot, recovery of data recording
equipment and samples will commence by means of helicopter end poat pool
eraft, Ships of the task group will return to the atoll when 1t is radio~
lo,ically anfe to do so, end recovery of date will continue. The preparations
for subsequcnt shots will be resumed cnd concurrently, the erneuction of men
and equipmeat from the next canpsite end area to be effected will bein,
6.
FeotorsSipnificant to On-Site Overntions.
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All ships and creft of Task Group 7,3 will be besed at BILINI Atoll,
excepPES?ES, YaGs 39 end #O, one (1) DDE on a rotationel dasia, and certain
harbor ernft, which will be kesed at ENIWETOK «toll, CURTISS may te required
to base at ZLIWATOK for a few days pricr to Shot Mo. 4, but will roturn to
UIRINI follewing the dctonation,
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