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During Operation PLUMBBOB, the 976th Test Squadron (Sampling)
operated on a dual base concept due to the lack of adequate maintenance
space at Indian Springs,
All periodic inspections and controlled
mazor maintenance of F-8)G and B-57B aircraft were performed at Kirtland,
Unscheduled major maintenance at Indian Springs was held to a minimm
throueh aggressive daily and preventive maintenance and sound programing
of aircraft utilization.
The average strength at the Kirtland detachment
was 1 officer and lO airmen,
The strength of the forward element at
Indian Springs Air Force Base averaged 26 officers and 130 airmen,
During the operation, the flying time for B-57B aircraftwas 796:h5
hours;
for F-8lG aircraft 1,331:55 hours; and for T-33A aircraft 5l1:15
hours,
Total flying time was 2,669:45 hours of which 175:45 hours were
logged during test mission sorties.
Total number of sorties flown was
1,821 which included 161 test mission sorties,
and landings were recorded.
than shot cancellations,
A total of 1,932 takeoffs
There were seven aborts due to reasons other
An in-commission rate of 88 per cent was
sustained while the aircraft-out-of-commission-for-rarts rate was held
to less than one per cent,
In preparing for and successfully completing
Operation PLUMBBOB, the 926th Test Squadron established an enviable
flying safety record, winning the Air Force Special Weapons Center first
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quarterly flyingsafety award,
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