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Two shots, TEAK and ORANGE were rightfully a part of HARDTACK Phase I
bat were relocated to Johnston Island and became Operation wevsreeL,>°
With FIG Shot, Phase I came to an end and Operation HARDTACK moved into
Phase II at the Nevada Test Site,
Through Phase I, the sampler squadron
suffered no accidents and carried cut missions as planned,
Shots and Aircraft Participation:
Phase II
The cloud sampling mission presented problems for Phase II.
Most
of the airplanes, equipment, supplies, and radiation instrumentation
were enroute from Eniwetok and not expected to arrive until 25 September
1958.
Some equipment, however, had been returned to Kirtland earlier for
a special project and proved adequate for the Nevada tests,
The famous
sampling squadron performed all requirements successfully during Phase II,
Aircraft staged from Indian Springs Air Force Base, with a forward
area detachment to fly the sampling missions and associated activities,
Meanwhile, the squadron headquarters remained at Kirtland and all major
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maintenance took place at the latter base, 4
Chart:
Shot
OTERO
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Sampling HARDTACK, Phase It
Date
___ 12 September 1958
Type
Remarks
500-foot
Two B-S7 samplers
well
on hand
BERNALILLO
17 September 1958
Well
Aircraft stood by
EDDY
19 September 1958
500 feet
balloon
One B-57 controller
and four B-57
#
samplers took part.
See Appendix II for number of samples taken on each shot,
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