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. q 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 C72" a 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, COPIEDJoon LANL Ra cr SG