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.

Select target paragraph3