—_—— - sinco overhaul, beceuse of iurbino Whcol Bucket failure as was cngine number ..=-505554 from aircraft 51-1089. with 199 hours operxting time sinco manufacture and 46 hours operating time since overheul. The aireraft were determined to bo in condition to succcssfully perform the sompling mission scheduled on 27 March ofter boing proof- flown on 25 and 26 March. Thero was a totel of 5,494 gellons of fucl issued md 37 hours and 45 minutes flown, of which one hour ond 50 minutes was night time, on 27 Merch. aircraft wero out of commission, ..s of 1400 hours, 14 of the 15 Twelvo airereft wero contaminated with an approximate avernge of 3800 MR's, tho highest roeding being 7600 MR's and the lowost, 1590 Mt's. Onc aircraft wes in commission. = - The decontamination proccss, unchmged from the method of decontams ination after the operation of 1 March (BRAVO), bezan on 28 March mde was completed on 30 Merch. When tho airercft wore returned to this sccticn on 30 Merch for maintenance, they wore still ccntaminctioned with en average of 120 MR's, which mado it necessary that maintonmee persenncl exerciscd extreme ceution while performing maintenance. The 15 EF-84G-52E airereft woro on hand 11,160 hours in iferch, of which 6,955 hours, or 63 percent, was in-commission timc, ‘he circrett were ..0CP 22 hours, out for periodic inspecticns for 753 hours; oui dua to malfunctions 1,077 hours, and the remaining 2,24? heurs cf the trie were.aqut of commission duo to tho cirercft being consarinnted with radioactive materiel, There were 180 landings and o total of 103,437 gallons of fucl issued in March, “Night flying consumed a total of :c hours and 15 minutes of the 325 hours and 35 minutes flving tine fer SFr March, * There were no chonges in the mrsonnol ste:us in Murch for tris section cxcept th-t one airmen wes cugmented to Baso Shops.