It
be the coordinating agency for all Air Force participation.
Later,
in July 1951, the Command was made coordinating agency for all military
participation in the test series, except for ground forces which would
hold maneuvers around the test area,“
On 17 May 1951, Brigadier
General Mills visited Air Force headquarters after observing Operation
GREENHOUSE tests, There he was asked to provide cloud sampling and
tracking, and the terrain survey flights for a new continental series,
He assured the Washington officials that his command could perform
these duties, 23
Preparation for Sampling BUSTER/JANGLE.
In July 1gsl, Lieutenant
Colonel Karl H. Houghton, with Lieutenant Colonel Earl W. Kesling, the
Special Projects Officer for Operation BUSTER/JANGLE, visited Los Alamos
Scientific Laboratory for discussions with Dr. Alvin C. Graves, Test
Directors They believed the use of jet aircraft for sampling worth
trying.
Dr. Graves agreed to the use of jet sampler aircraft on an
experimental basis, “the result was the most extensive aircraft inventory
yet asked for nuclear testing.
The Special Weapons Command's 925th
Test Group (Atomic) was responsible for supplying these aircraft but
did not have enough to cover the requirements,
On 28 and 29 July 1951,
the 925th. sent two of its B-29 aircraft to McClellan Air Force Base,
California, for modifications,
In accordance with AFOAT-L requirements,
airfoil sampling equipment was installed in the aft unpressurized
*
Lieutenant Colonel Houghton, Special Weapons Command Air Surgeon, was
appointed the Radiological Safety Coordinator for the Command.
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