Airman Buford Jackson Plots Position of F-8),G Sampling Aircraft, Operation PLUMBBOB would perform in case of a national emergency, Therefore, AFOAT-1 planned a sampling requirement apart from those of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and the University of California Radiation Laboratory. Colonel Wignall, 950th commander, approved the Air National Guard sampler training on 1 December 1956, and included them in the early planning for Operation PLUMBBOB. Shots and Aircraft Participation A total of 875 different sorties were planned for Operation PLUMBBOB, and 786 of these missions were completed. 168 APWUHO There were 17 air aborts,, while SWEH-2 ~003), 9!