shortly after entry into the cloud,

RED Leader heard heavy

breathing over the radio as someone inadvertently held their
mike button down. Then ‘
called, saying that
he had "recovered at 20,000 feet,"

instructed

RED 3 and RED-l to get together and return to the B-36 and the

“tanker for refueling, After acknowledging, RED-3 and RED-)
were switched to another radio channel for rendezvous
instructions from the Control B-29, and

did not. hear the remainder of their story, 10

In 1953, Dr. Alvin C. Graves, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, issued
a directive whichdetailed sampling techniques and requirements of the

laboratory over the next several years,

Dr. Graves predicted correctly

that techniques and réquirements would not change mich even though
sampling moved in the direction of higher altitude performance and longer

flight time capabilities at altitude. He foresaw no drastic changes in the
filter equipment, power requirement, aircraft instrumentation, and support
aircraft, only a refinement and sophistication would be acquired through

experience.

Some of these techniques as worked out by Los Alamos officials

were
1,

Sampling Descriptions

Lele

Filter Samples:

1.1.1,

Filter samples of the type presently collected

will be required,

It is most probable that

the filter unit will be designed within the
shape of an acceptable store already desiged
- __for use with an available aircraft.
1.1.2;

Depending upon the size of the external store,

the filter unit will contain a filter panel
with between 2 and
square feet of paper.

Depending upon the internal fuel capacity of ©
the aircraft,. the filter unit may or may not
contain fuel,

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