Chapter 9 - Photography The photographic program during Operation HARDTACK necessitated support from two (2) different sources. Documentary photography was accomplished by a provisional unit formed by military and civilian personnel from the 1352nd Motion Picture Squadron, Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, Los Angeles, California. The 1370th Photo Mapping Squadron (APCSIATS) West Palm Beach, Florida, provided and operated three (3) C-54 and two (2) RB-50 aircraft to support airborne documentary and technical photography. The three (3) C-54's, two (2) RB-50's and assigned supporting personnel composed the Aerial Photo Element Provisional. (Reference Chapter 4.) The Documentary Photography Element was responsible for continuing documentation of HARDTACK. This photographic effort provided motion picture photography for Field Comand, Armed Forces Special ‘eapons Project (FC/AFS\P) (Military effects of Operation HARDTACK) and stock footage for the Department of the Navy and Army. Coverage for the AEC consisted of color transparencies, black and white still nezatives of all detonations plus stills on the essembly and instrumentation of four (4) test devices. For the Air Force, selected sequences of the operation were photographed in 35 mm color using cinemascope lens technique. The most extensive coverage by far, was that given to the WAHOO and UMBRELLA events. For “IAHOO event, forty motion picture and still cameras manned and remote, in the air, om the ground and et sea were used. Documentary Photographic Element cameramen also operated the technical photozraphic camera racks on all three (3) C-54 aircraft. All camera equipment operated satisfactorily with only two (2) camera failures tp Ty -* _CONEDARITIAL = lif