PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED SUMMARY OF SPECIAL MISSION FORROMEO
MISSION:
Wilson #2
DATE:
27 March 1954
CREW:
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1. BRIEFING:
a, General briefing was at 0900 hours, 26 March 1954, There
was a specialized triefing at 0945 hours, 26 March 1954, The briefings
covered general and special information for all aircrews participating
in "Romeo" mission,
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A specialized briefing was conducted by WRECEP at 1430hours,
26 March 1954,
All phases of the flight were covered with each se@ticon
head in the Element briefing in his particular field,
covered in detail by the Element Rad-Safe Officer,
2.
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Rad-Safe was
PARATIONs
a.
The aircraft was loaded and preflighted on 26 March 1954
and was pressure checked at 0150 hours, 27 March 1954, The pressure check
was completed six hours before take-off time to give maintenance time to
correct possible discrepancies,
3.
PRE-MISSION ACTIVITIES:
27 March 1954.
Take-off was scheduled for 0735 hours,
The crew ate treakfast at 0500 hours and was picked up
at the orderly room at 0540 hours, arriving at the flight line at 0550
hours, The aircraft was again pre-flighted and the crew lined up for
crew inspection 20 mimites before start engines time, Engines were
started at 0705 and engine run-up completed before taxiing to take-off
position,
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Take-off was made on time at 0735 hours,
MISSION:
a, We were to fly a race track pattern 15 miles wide, 70 miles
long, 50 miles west of ground zero for an estimated 2 to 3 hours; proceed to groumd zero making good time over ground zero at H # 5 hours;
and to continue in a northeasterly direction to fly an "E" type search
reat
pattern, This track was to be flown to determine the presence of radiological activity originating by fall-out or incorporated in air currents.
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