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Procedures used in booking passengers for Off-Atoll were
the same as those used to book personnel on the Eniwetok-Bikini
Generally, SA-16 aircraft were used in Off-Atoll
Shuttle.
except that C-54's were used at locations that had air
flights,
strips large enough to handle this type of aircraft.
There
locations were Nauru, Tarawa, Guam, and Johnston Island.
TG 7.1 utilization of Off-Atoll flights during the opera
tion was as follows:
Site
—
WOTHO
Mar.
Apr.
4
14
May
22
KAPINGAMARANGI
5
*NAURU
June
July
Aug.
2
1
2
4
UTERIK
7
2
KUSAI
\
6
19
2
RONGELAP
9
21
10
3
*TARAWA
T
UJELANG
4
2
7
8
16
8
KWAJALEIN
8
3
13.
—CO*#
3
2
2
1
3
6
WAKE
.
*GUAM
*Denotes C-54 aircraft
6
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*JOHNSTON ISLAND
Occasionally due to operational requirements it was
necessary to set up special flights between Eniwetok and
Bikini or to Off-Atoll locations.
These flights were handled
on an individual basis and generally did not cause any serious
problems.
PARRO
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