HEADQUARTERS
SAR ELEMENT (PROV)
APO 187, c/o’ Postmaster
San Franeisco, California
ROS:
ARS-F2
6 March 1954
MISSION NUMBER: (Une) Mission Report SAR Element (Prov)=3-4 March
95h
TYPE OF MISSION:
Interception.
OBJECTIVE: AF2195/WB-29/Shanon/Eniwetok/10,000/Track Kilo/Eniwetok/
ya 7685mces, Se 4i15mes/O7001/11 plus 45/15 plus
00/21/86
Di.TE OF CLOSING:
& March 1954.
SOURCE AND TIME OF INITIAL AJERT# Air Operations Center (40C) Senior
‘iir Controller at 1615L 4 March 1954.
DATE AND TIME OF INITIAL DISPATCH OF ARS FACILITIES:
airborne at 1630L.
SYNOPSIS:
Sa-16 4F1016 was
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The Senior Air Controller reporte@ 4iF2195 had feathercd NOV ~
propellor due to excessive oil consumption amd had requested interception.
Position at 1605L was 1529N-16731E on track ef 231 degrees, ground speed
190K, and altitude 9,800 feet.
Immediately aftor take-off the S.-16 com
tacted the AOC on 137.88mes and was given the 1620L position of 4F2195
which was 1456N-16653E, track 231 degrees, greund speed 186K, and altitude
10,000 fect.
Additional information rclayod yas HF frequencics and winds
of 310/10 at 10,000 foot.
Voice contact was established between tha S.-16 and the WB-29 on 137.-
88mcs at 1645L, and AN/AR‘-8 bearings at 16051, 1700L, and 1715L indicated
the distressed aircraft at 12 ofclock to the Si-16.
CW contact was made at
1651L, Attempted use of the 6-17 begining at 1705L was unsuccessful.
at O518L the iPS-31 Interrogator-Responder indicated an omergency
signal 50 miles straight ahead, and contact was maintained until intorcept~
fon was accomplished visually at 1726L at 1252N-14418E, Radar contact
was not attempted until after the intercept due to the positive IFF contact.
Tho WB-29 was escorted visually and by radar to a aafe GC. landing at
Eniwetok at 1825L. The Si~16 landed from a GC. at 1835L.
LOCATION OF OBJECTIVE:
Interception accomplished at 1252N-16418E at 1726L.
RELLARLS:
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The WB-29 was sure of its position and was not dangcrously
impaired at any timo.
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