vIT
Eniwetok,
Fifteen aircraft participated altogether with one B-57,
six F-8)€ samplers, and controller.
FLATHEAD and BLACKFOOT,
This dual shot occurred on 12 June at 0626,
Schedules underwent numerous changes for several days previous tut,
finally 33 aircraft participated in FLATHEAD and 9 for BLACKFOOT, Of
these,
were B-57 samplers for FLATHEAD, and 6 F-8) aircraft sampled
BLACKFOOT with 2 B-57 control planes,
All aircraft performed well except
a B-52 which aborted because of radar malfunction,
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KICKAPOO.
1126 hours,
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On 1h June, 3QMMMevice fired at Enivetok at
) i"
Eleven aircraft werescheduled including six F-8 samplers,
one B-57 controller, and all performed without trouble.
OSAGE,
Tnis device was the second airdrop of the series and occurred
from a B-36 aircraft on 16 June, 1314 hours,
Altogether, twelve aircraft
took part, six F-8) samplers and a B-57 control aircraft,
INCA.
On 22 Juge s ENCA detonated at Eniwetok, 0956 hours.
was anotherIe! twelve aircraft participating,
This shot
Again the six
F-8 samplers operated successfully,
DAKOTA.
Atoll,
DAKOTA Shot followed on 26 June at 0606 hours at Bikini
It was to have been a dual shot with INCA originally but weather
had prohibited thia,. Thirty-four aircraft were scheduled tut one Navy
effects plane cancelled.
Four B-57 and four F-8) aircraft sampled the
shot with one B-57 controller on hand. x
VOLK, ivous detonated on a
300-foot tower at Eniwetok Atoll, 3 July at 0606 hours.
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