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28 February 1954
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reported aboard BAIROKO et
1100 hours and exablished headquarters in the Forward Ready Room.
occupied jointly with
This room a
Staff of TQ 7.3 and TU-7 Rad-Safe of TG 7.1, and
was consequently crowded at all times. Since there was no POGO Net in thie room
there was no direct means of cocunications with the J-3 ESTES, .
The atteron and night, until shot time, were spent in preparing a. lan for the
use of the “ee onl March. The plans were never used.
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Following the shot, the mission ordered off by JTF SEVEN to take the crash
crew into the Tare Airstrip was called back.
of this mission.
At 1015,
and
J=-3 on BAIROKO and ESTES knew nothing
made a survey of the Atof@
to estinate demege and to obtain early radiological readings on the {elands.
They
landed on the BAIRCKO at 1227 to report wide spread fall-out of surprising intensities.
A remarkable degree of activity had ensued during this pericd when the
ships of the fleet discovered that a coneiderable emount of fall-out had occurred
on the vessels therselves, unfortunately missing the drone vessels which were
equipped to hencle this radioactive material.
A little while later at about 1400, two copters went in with.
tronitor to pick up the firing party amd other people in Station 70.
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and 2 Army com-unications men.
ESTES soon after landing on the BAIROKO,
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The first five were takenover to the
At 1705 two copters were dispatched to pick up raft samples of NRDL.
The
pilots found that the super structure of the rafts was blown awzey, along w
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funnels and bottles.
Also at 1705 —
of TG 7.1 was taken over to the BELIE GROVE, where he
wee lowered on a holst withoit mishap.
He remained aboard BELLE GROVE to sarple
Later, at 1725 hours,
down the generator for Station 1210.
of E&N was taken to Dogs where he ehut
lagoon water.
At about 1830 hours the BAIROKO and ESTES proceeded to Eniwetok for a ree
shuffling of plans and personnel.
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