Tais discussion was resolved when the Commander Task Group 7.4 approved
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the return of the C-54 to Hickam,

Aircraft 5561 departed this station 1450

27 March 1954 and returned to Eniwetok 1 April 1954.

The tails of the three C-54 aircraft were repainted red.

In addition

the "MATS" design on the nose of two of the aircraft was removed and, "US
AIR FORCE® was painted on,

The aircraft assigned the Documentary Photographic Element were in
commission two. thousand fifty-one (2051:00) hours out of an available two

thousand two hundred and thirty-two (2232:00) hours, during the period of
this report?,

This was made possible as only minor preventative maintenance

was required on the aircraft, with the exception of the inspection pulled
on aircraft 5561 at Hickam Air Force Base.

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The parts situation as pertains to 0-54 aircraft on this base is such
that when the C-54 belonging to the Commander of Task Force Seven or other

VIP C-54's break down, this element is required to furnish parts out of the
Spare parts brought from Hickam Air Force Base to maintain the Documentary
Photographic aircraft.

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MORAL
The commander of this element has reccived many complaints about the
movies shown cach night.

Some of the complaints are:

&.. The movies are very old, and as a rcsult most of the personnel have
seen them in the Zone of Interior,
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Many of the movies are of very low quality.

AF Form 110a

939

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