on 100 per cent oxygen and remained on this for the duration of the mission, When the sampler pilot landed, a platform mounted on a fork lift removed the pilot, thus preventing him from coming into contact with the contaminated skin of the aireraft.~ Joint Task Force SEVEN limited personnel again to 3.9 roentgens exposure, Some personnel, conducting special experiments, had been exempted from this restriction and included were the cloud sampler pilots who were limited to 12 roentgens, This would allow the pilots to fly three or four missions.. But pilots who were expecting to fly on future — tests were restricted to 7,5 roentgens for CASTEE, 22 Sampling CASTLE Shots After the training program had been drastically delayed, General Estes arranged to have the sailing date of the aircraft carrier, USS BATROKO, delayed so the pilots could have more time for this purpose, Scientific personnel opposed because the carrier was taking some aircraft to the islands which were required immediately. The advanced echelon of Task Group 7.4 arrived on Eniwetok 2 January 195k, and began preparing for the main party which arrived on 27 January, people began an intensive flying program. schedules and commnications, As noted above, the sampler Flights were made to check time These were followed on 16 February 195), with a full-scaled rehearsal of the Air Task Group units, and, 23 February 195h, with all participating units 23 CASTLE was to have seven shots, all producing energy yields in megaton ranges. However, one was cancelled and another changed so the ‘103 SWEH~2-003h) stay