a= HAL hour for tho purpos? of obtaining samplos which the scientists hoped would contain heavy clomonts, Tho two FB-36 oircraft wore uscd in an attonpt to obtain samples at highor altitudes. Speciflcially, it wes the casire to got samples in tho main cloud in on offort to dotcrmine whcthor they wore more rapresentativo than thoso below the main portion, Sampling progrossod as planncd and tho heavy nuclide samples from tho WB-29 and somo gas samples from the F-84's wore transported from Eniwctok to Parry in minimumtinc py H-19 and L-13 type aircraft, which woro standing by for that purpose. Tho other samplos destined for the Unitcd States wore rocovered from tho arcraft, packaged and transportod to tho C-97 aircraft for shipment as outlined above. addition to tho samplo plm abovo, a C-47 aircraft was stancizg In-= 7 by fern immediate dispatch to Bikini .itoll for rocovery of samples in that area. These aircraft wore never callod for, The oquipnont in tho control RB-36H opcrated satisfactorily with ranges in excess of 75 miles for both upper and lowor raders. radio beacon wes held at 175 milos and used for «DF, C.ASSIDZ The control mission was a success from a redar standpoint. Tho radar cquipment in tho offects aircraft also porforned satisfactorily as did the 100 control cauimnent, No failures occurred and the 40C was able to perform the control mission fur their assigned During the operation, the Raydist systom monitoring tho B-3SD foiled, possibly duc to an error of ons of tho Hastings engincors. 69 “