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The element supply section, ‘under the suporvision of Ceptein
Merion W, Watkins, wos esteblished for the C=5l anc RB-50 aircraft in two
different locrtions, Technical Sergeant Shiflett was NCOIC of the C-S
supply tent, while firmn Seconc Class Coleman with Airman Third Class
Bailey opercted the RB-50 supply tent,
These supply tents were on opposite
sides of the runway, separatcc: by more than one (1) mile,
be. All items of supply for the C-5 cireroft wore prepositioned
at Eniwetok,
These items wore kept in 4 Base Supply Pool with items of six
other C-5) aircraft at EPG, Of 266 line items prcepositioned, 8 were used
for 32% utilization,
Two Hundrcd and ten (210) itcms were requested of
itens not prepositioned; one hundred forty six (116) were reccivee for 70%.
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All itons for NB-S0 aircraft, except 2 few of the larger items
(isc. engines, props, maintenance stancs, etc.) which wcre prepositioned,
were contained in the NB=50 mission support kit shipped from the home
stetion,
Of 1818 linc itoms in the kit 1,5 wero uscd for 8%,
Eighteen
(18) line items not in the ldt wore orcercd ond 13 were reccived for 72%
utilization, AOCP on RB-50 aircraft was "zero" due to utilization of the
mission kit,
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With other sireraft as those utilized by this clement also at
Iniwotok ad an acequetc number of linc items in a pool at Base Supply
for these airersft, along with the mission support kit, this element ex-
pericneed very little ciffieulty in obtainin: parts for mintaining our
aircreft.
The only significont AOCP item wos a "P" lead conduit which was
ordered end reecivcd within three days but wes packed in such Q manncr that
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it wrs not locatcd by Base Supply until scveral crys theronttere
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