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. ¢, 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. é 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, (a> Saree, And