adquate c “ -feation between the various operating locations. Thus, it was possible ror the Commander of Task Group 7.4 to command all the air operations while at the same time keeping the Commander Joint Task force SEVEN fully informed of the situation and responding to his orders. Flying Safety was a special subject at all levels within the Task Sroup. The accident rate achieved was 21le3 flying hours. Year 1957 of per one hundred thousand This compares with an Air Force-wide rate during Calendar 13.6 per one hundred thousand flying hours and for the first six montha of calendar year 1958 of 10.8 per one hundred thousand flying hours. 15