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Tho first operational mission was preformed on the 1 March,
The #1 Si-l6
was airborne at O420L and prowesded to his orbit position, At O619L the Area
Controlleg reported a B50 bad an ofl leak, and the surface cor.trol ship in
tho forward area (CIC) wae vectoring tho #1 Sim16 t> intercept,
The Deputy
Commander, Task Group Tel, Provisional, advised the SAR Contr¢ller to scramble
the #2 Siml6 for intercept from Eniwotok, thus relensing the :7l Siel6 to con~
time his orbit position mission,
At 06271. the CIC advised the AOC to hold the
#2 Sie16 until his scheduled tako-off time, since the B50 had no emergency end
wes contiming with his mission, At 0653L shortly after H-hour, tho Arog.Gore,
troller advised that the B-50 had completed his mission, fontherod #1 propeller
(duo to tho ofl leak) and was returning to Eniwetok.
The #2 Si16 departod Eni~
wotok on schodule (0652L) and the Arca Controller att-impted to monitor the posi~
tions of the #2 Siel6 ani tho 5-50, but the St16's LFF oquipment was inopere~
tive, Tho BeSO was over Enfwotok at O727L and landed ct O732l, The ranainder
of the mission was unevontful,
At 1513L, 2 March, the Test Services Unit Operations Officer called to alert
the SAR Element (Prov) for a possible radiological missicn to Rongelap stole”
Tho SéR crew was briefed by the Deputy Commander, Task Gr mp 7eh, Provisional,
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and suceossMlly completed tho mission at 2125L,
19. Mfssion Ropt, SAR Eloment (Prov)~2-2 March 1954. (1431).
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