65
3
3
6
P4y-2
2 PBM-5As
53
P2V-5
12 P2V-6s
vP-29 (augmented)
VC-3, 3 F4U-S5Ns
4
10
365
15
15
4
VC-3, 3 F4uU-5Ns
97
21
15 HMR-362 helicopters
823
EM
49
Off
Bairoko (CVE-115)
Ship(s) as assigned
(See 7.3.1}
Hult Number
Complement?
b
from Consolidated List of Exposures (Reference 13).
0
0
0
0
0
Civ
4From 1G 7.3 Final (Reference 11) or Operation Plan 1-53 (Reference 12).
Sources:
NA -- Not Available.
PATROL PLANE UNIT
Bikini Fighter
Element
7.3.2.1
7.3.3
Carrier Element
7.3.2.0
Enewetak Fighter
Element
CARRIER UNIT
7.3.2
7.3.2.2
Enewetak Surface
Security Unit
Name
Ship Name,
176
817
EM
0
0
Civ
Included in VP-29
Included in VP-29
Included in VP-29
52
69
Off
Personnel in
Consolidated
Listb
Jein; provided air searches and
(cont tied)
Based at Enewetak; provided interatoll air transportation,
Based at Enewetak; supported Project
1.4,
Based at Enewetak; supported Project
6.4.
fallout buoys.
security for the PPG danger area;
assisted Project 2.54 in recovering
Based at Naval Air Station, Kwaja-
Based at Enewetak; provided air seCurity at Enewetak Atoll; combined
with TE 7.3.2.1 following shot BRAVO.
Atoll until shot BRAVO; moved to
Enewetak following shot BRAVO.
Based at Eneman airstrip originally;
Provided air security at Bikini
(CVE-115).
system at Bikini from Bairoko
Provided intra-atoll helicopter lift
Operated the intra-atoll system at
Bikini; provided space for the task
force Radsafe Center at Bikini.
Comments
Operation CASTLE, functions and complements of Task Group 7.3 (continued).
7.3.1.0
Number
Task Element /Unit
Table 5.