all functions of the operetion were boing properly conducted end super~ vised.- - - The Control Tower and all aircraft were bricfod to maintain radio silence on VHF Channel “B" for one hour g¢xtor to H-Hour. prevent conflict with tho time hacks and count down. This wes to One discrepancy was noted, but the tower advised the aircraft crew of the radio silence, sll take-offs wore within a few scconds of their scheduled tinc, with the exception of the three B~50 (HARDTINE) aircraft. HARDTIME ONE hed a low indicated oil pressure on one engine nd wes 31 minutes lato on take-off. He subse uently declared .n cmorgency with the engino malfunctioning. - However, H-Hour was so near he continucd the mission ~ . - aR and feathered the engine after H-Hour. ~« Ho was intercetod by an S.-16 (STABLE) aircraft on his return to “niwotok and cscortod to tho besa. HARDTIME TWO had a propellor stick in reverse pitch on his preflight check snd was 50 minutes lato on take-off. Due to tho take-off aborts of tho first two HiRDIIME aircraft, and mowing that if their discrepan- cios wore redaired in tinc, thoy wuld have to ve sandwiched into the tizght take-off schedule, tho Deputy Commander roquired HARDTIMS [akii to take off five ninutes prior to scheduled timo. For the coorcinatiug of some 30 odd sortics to be flown by aircraft varying fi;om high specda jet fighers~ and huge 10-engined bombers to the slowr, tue neccess.ry, twin-engine transport and reseuc aircraft, tho take-off record was consideorcd excellent, It might be mentioned at this point that tho B—50 "LIRDTH.# aircraft were not the ress,onsibility of this Geoup for 82 SY