Echelen cn 5 February 1958.
This unit was csteblisted as a feo.) peont te
correlate the overall mairterance effort.
This urit mintaire? current
status of aircraft, aircreft rrovrd suprert eguiprert, scheduled : airter-
ance specialists end controlled flow of werk irte Field Mair.terse:ce Sheps.
In addition, priority requisiticns were validated in those instarces
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where the required item wes not in local stccl:s.
The methods ard prc-
cedures erployed insure? the most effective and effictent utilization
of rersonnel and equirment throucheut the entire cntration.
The Elerent Meirtencrce activities perfcrme" the specific furctions
of directly supervising ard rerforming rairterarce te the airevaft ind
other equipment.
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Section C + Aircraft Isirterarce
Al]. crearnizaticnal
meinterence ard secre of the field
wes accomplished in the cpen.
The sirgle existince hanger wes uselt as 7:
aircraft repair fcejlity tc the womimau extecrt rracticarle
itons,
hovever necessary to provide ter (16) 20X40 nerticle besliircs crc
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sotisfy mirirum shor, supriy cnc techricel at iristrative require ots.
The Farrar an¢ dotache? snller buildircs rroviideld rini ur irciva
spe.ce tc acccrmodate base skcepe,
Selt water corrosion presertec a contiruirnc rroblem in the ETC.
A vicoreus ccerrosicn cortre] norecram, inclwiirc frequent frosh - ater
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ft,
amy
waskhin
» Was practiced on all cireraft.
ret eliminate salt vweter ccrresicn.
This prerran
Teed
tea
DAO
Oe ee
There were rery cré verted cir-
craft ralfureticrs directl: attritutable te cerresior, .ltieveh co
Sicrificent effort was expended tc mirimurize ecrresicn effects.
During the entire eperaticr there were fertr-fcur (44) reciproc: ting
ergires ani severteen (17)
jet erztre charpes.
The ruvber cf orcire
chances were well within prerorticn te hours flown.
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