IT to control signals, It crash landed on deserted Bogallwa Island and exploded; however, personnel removed usable magnetic tape data from the wreckage. The B-17 sampler drones carried out their mission without incident. au The third shot was GEORGE, fired on 9 May 1951. Wet weather before the shot caused drone crews to use heaters and fans in order to dry out electronic equipment. During operations, one of the B-17 drones did not respond correctly to directions and was returned to base, The other seven drones completed sampling missions. During the final shot, ITEM, on 25 May 1951, one of the B-17 drones did not respond. To each ‘Signal, the drone reduced power, While both the control and master control aircraft tried to remedy the situation, the drone finally stalled and dived into the ocean, The other seven aircraft performed adequately.>® The two WB-29 aircraft of the Air Weather Service which collected samples received little attention, Except during the first GREENHOUSE event when one of the WB-29 aircraft aborted because of engine trouble, the two manned samplers participated in each shot, 19 After Operation RANGER there had been little or no time but Colonel Fackler and Colonel Cody obtained two aircraft from Air Weather Service. They operated from Kwajalein and were considered a minor part of the test aircraft pattem around the nuclear blasts, The two repeated their experiences of Operation RANGER, with the exception that the crew radiation dosages were a bit higher.-° 37 AFWL/HO SWEH-2~003),