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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

-~

*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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