nucicar detcnations, AFOAT-1 participa-ed in ‘he NEWSRZEL chase of HARDTACK
with one (1) C-5 aircraft staged from Hickam AFB and furnished by the Air
Research and Development Ccmmand,
This aircraft positioned itself approxi-
mately 300 miles horizontal range from the detonation,
the aircraft with airborne navigational equipment.
missions and in beth NEISREEL Events.
The crew positioned
It flew
practice
It flew a tctal of 90 hours during
2b? pavticipaticn in Operation HARDTACK,
It was decided that to perform the aerial photographic work for
HARDTACK three (3) C-5 aircraft and two (2) RB-~SO aircraft would be required,
The Aerial Photographic and Charting Service of MATS was directed
to furnish these aircraft and people.
Two (2) of the C-5h's and both of
the BeSO's came from Palm Beach AFB and one (1) C.o) came from Clark AFB.
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Tee (2) of these Co54is arrived during Nar-h, as did ore (1) of the RB~50: 3.
The cthey two (2) aircraf* arrived in April.
The Aerial Fhoto Elener® was given the ~missicn of providing aircraft
and cvavs for asrial photcgrapny during HARDTACK and te supplement the air
rarnipor? accivitles of the Fixed Wing Elemert.
The C-34 aircraft of -his elemer.t fle: 616 hours during HARDTACK and
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the RB.GO's flew 24] hours,
Gin anzther chapter.
The C-Si hours devsted to arvlift inli te
During HARDTACK. the aircraft of the Aerisi
Priv: Element: flev mary different types cf photo missions,
ef the isiarnds of both En:wetok and Biksrs plcolls were made,
aerial
Aerial pnotes
A ccmplete
survey cf populated atolls and islands within a 400 mile radius of
Bikim was made prior to the TEAK and ORANGE Lverts being moved to Johnston
Island,
Pnotcgrapns for water landing <4rvop vere made of many weather i:-
land sites for use of the Sak clemen*.
Aerrai photographic coverage was
nad= of Johnstcn Island prior to the d=cisien to use that site for NaWSRaEL,
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