CTU 7.303 initiclly bed evaileble @ tetel cf only two scintill~-

ticn noters (type TH 3.B) for tho purpose of coniucting survey
flichts pricr to UNION, This nernt that only two sirereft could

confuct @ survey flicht at any one tine ane that no stanceby instrue
nents wers cvailcble when two fli-hte ware cir bernc.

If iastru-

rent failure aed. ocourcé in flirht the entire aission would heve
ho@ to beun shorted.

dditional instrwents k tar wore once ovalle

eble so that CTU 7.303 had a total cf seven ssientiliction acters

for UNION, anc for all subsequent shots.

It is dosirabla that two

scientillation neters be -rde available for ozch fli;;nt required to
be air borne,

This would pecvent aburtans a flicht for recson of

instrunont fcilure.
In cdcition to the thra. esteblished mttarns .5LE, B’KER and
CHARLIE, one specicl survey flicht wes flown cn March 6 nonitering
ell the mejor GILBECT Isirnmis,

This wr: approve by the British

Authorities onc the rcsults we oa forward:d to U.S. Novel cttacho,

Iendon, for tho infornation of the Britis: Govornuent.
The atoll survey flights initislly prcesontec a prcoblor- in as

much ag there verw no suitablo charts evail-bls.

Hydro-raphic

eherts wore few end conorally unsuitable for ccckpit use cue to
their size,

Letor a number of atoll photo pack.ts were cede.

These ccnsistec of 27 cifferont atoll photo;rerhic reprorw tions

of 8 x 10 sizo suitchls for cockpit uso,

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& tetel cf 27 survoy flirhts wer, concuctad with the flicht tir.2
anountin;- to 197,5 hows,

This is an sp,reclably creater effort thcn

ori-inally cnticipetoc and wes duo, in ort, to rezect flishts
occesioncd by shot dclsys.

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