HEADQUARTERS SAR ELEMENT (PROV) APO 187, c/o’ Postmaster San Franeisco, California ROS: ARS-F2 6 March 1954 MISSION NUMBER: (Une) Mission Report SAR Element (Prov)=3-4 March 95h TYPE OF MISSION: Interception. OBJECTIVE: AF2195/WB-29/Shanon/Eniwetok/10,000/Track Kilo/Eniwetok/ ya 7685mces, Se 4i15mes/O7001/11 plus 45/15 plus 00/21/86 Di.TE OF CLOSING: & March 1954. SOURCE AND TIME OF INITIAL AJERT# Air Operations Center (40C) Senior ‘iir Controller at 1615L 4 March 1954. DATE AND TIME OF INITIAL DISPATCH OF ARS FACILITIES: airborne at 1630L. SYNOPSIS: Sa-16 4F1016 was eo The Senior Air Controller reporte@ 4iF2195 had feathercd NOV ~ propellor due to excessive oil consumption amd had requested interception. Position at 1605L was 1529N-16731E on track ef 231 degrees, ground speed 190K, and altitude 9,800 feet. Immediately aftor take-off the S.-16 com tacted the AOC on 137.88mes and was given the 1620L position of 4F2195 which was 1456N-16653E, track 231 degrees, greund speed 186K, and altitude 10,000 fect. Additional information rclayod yas HF frequencics and winds of 310/10 at 10,000 foot. Voice contact was established between tha S.-16 and the WB-29 on 137.- 88mcs at 1645L, and AN/AR‘-8 bearings at 16051, 1700L, and 1715L indicated the distressed aircraft at 12 ofclock to the Si-16. CW contact was made at 1651L, Attempted use of the 6-17 begining at 1705L was unsuccessful. at O518L the iPS-31 Interrogator-Responder indicated an omergency signal 50 miles straight ahead, and contact was maintained until intorcept~ fon was accomplished visually at 1726L at 1252N-14418E, Radar contact was not attempted until after the intercept due to the positive IFF contact. Tho WB-29 was escorted visually and by radar to a aafe GC. landing at Eniwetok at 1825L. The Si~16 landed from a GC. at 1835L. LOCATION OF OBJECTIVE: Interception accomplished at 1252N-16418E at 1726L. RELLARLS: &e The WB-29 was sure of its position and was not dangcrously impaired at any timo. ica 758