SAR ELEMENT (PROV) HISTORY FOR THE ©NTH OF MARCH-OPERATIONS SECTION-Cont'd
Basically, the changes concerned parking all three (3) SAR aircraft in the
immediate vicinity of the SAR Alert Shack, instead of parking the #1 Siel6
at the end of the runway near Base Operations, and having the #3 S/-16 and
crow assume strip alert responsibilities from just prior to the first
mis
sion aircraft's takoeoff tine until the mission was complete, rather than
have the #1 Siel6 and crow responsible for strip alert until their take-off
time, and then the #3 aircraft and crew assuming strip alert.
At 0420L on 1 March, the #1 S416 was airborne and proceeded to a position
approximately sixty miles West of Ground Zero, for his Hehour orbit position.
4n orbit was established and maintained at this position under the control_of
the Combat Information Center {CIC) on the Command Ship until Hehour. Innkodi~
ately after Hehour this aircraft was dirocted to a position approximately fifty
(50) miles south of Ground Zero and approximately over the Command Ship.
The
#1 SA-16.orbited in this position during the jet cloud sampling operation, pro=
viding closo-in SiR coverage for the Jet aircrafte
;
At approximately O620L a B-50 called in that he had one engine cute
stated that he was going to complete
his mission prior to
He
returning to hase
and that SAR assistance was not required at that time.
it 0652L (H # 207) the #2 S#-16 was airborne and proceded to the desige
nated orbit. point sixty (60) miles West ef Ground Zero.
maintained until the completion of
This position was
the sampling mission.
A total of efghteon (18) hours and five (5) minutes were flown on the Bravo
mission by the #1 and #2 Sf-16's.
Only minor radiation was expericnced by cither
aircraft and no noticeable turbulence at Hehour,
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