helicopter transvortation, loading list, preparation and »roviding
Task Group 7.4 with air control, connunications and seadrome facilitics,

Task Group 7.4 was charged with aircraft sched ling, aircra‘t,

airdrome, scadrome and crash boat control.
Functions to be discharged from te USS ESTES were agreed to ba
airdrome control, scadrome control, loading list, prepmation, boat

pool operation, and aircraft and crash boat control,

It was agreed that

functions were to bo discharged from the USS BAIROKO,.
Specifically, it was agrced that Task Group 7.4 woula control all
airlift oper-ticns in the Bikini area,

It was furtncr asreed that

Task Group 7.4 would have full tower control res:onsibilit’, including

control over Task Grevup 7.3 hcliconters at both TARE striv and the

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It was agreed that daily C-47 or FBI! opcra*ions fror TARE strip
would be e-mloyed whenever TARE strip was onen, using the follcwing
scnedule subject to aircraft availability:
Depart
FRED

Arrive
TARE

Dow rt
TARS

favice
ney

Regular Flight

1000

1139

13.45--1200

1315-43230

Regular Flight

1500

1630

1645-1700

1S2F held

It was also agrecd that daily PB or SA--16 opere*ions from the
water landing urea wight be o-ployed whenever TARE strin was closed:

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Airlift Ovcrations, dtd 12 iar 54 to CIF 7

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