Terretive Suomery (cont'd)
28 September
80 persons
Commitments were filled with respect to all schedules and personnel
departed on the dates indicated, with the exception of the reduction of
the first two (2) shipments.
Thirty-one (31) and thirty-nine (39) per-
sons were moved on the first two dates respectively, due to necessity
for last minute ramoval of two (2) individuals.
eighty (80) persons left intact.
The third movement of
As a matter of fact they departed
Hickam a total of three different times. The incidents involved in
conveyin
the third shipment to Kwajalein is worthy of historical note.
One (1) officer and seventy-nine (79) airmen comprising the third .
MATS shipment, departed Hickam per original schedule, via C-97 at 0700
hours on 28 September 1952.
Approximately two and one half hours out
the C-97 returned to Hickam with engine trouble.
The group was then re-
scheduled to depart at 2200 hours of the 28th, and did so.
At 0300
hours on the 29th, the sh‘pment returned to Hickam with one (1) engine
feathered on the c-97.
hours on the 29th,
The group departed again for Kwajalein at 1400
This time instead of returning to Hickam, the unit
landed at Johnston Island with two (2) engines feathered.
MATS at
Hickam dispatched another C-97 to Johnston to complete the airlift after
the emergency landing at Johnston.
Eventually all personnel of the third
shipment arrived at Kwajalein at 0345 local time on 2 October 1952.
& total of five (5) airmen were not moved to Kwajalein per original
schedule,
Of these five (5), one (1) airman was removed at the last
minute due to higher headquarters rescission of his secur_ty clesrance,
: A replacenent was made
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