5.3.2

Procedure

The B-47 will be based on Eniwetok Island. It will be instrumented by Wright Air Development Center contractors and Maval
Radiological Defense Laboratory. The WADC will furnish the flight

crew, Strategic Air Command will furnish the maintenance.
desired positioning.

Flight

Participation in Shots Bravo, Yankee,

Nectar, and Koon is planned.
A Btraight fly-over pattern is desired. However, safety
requirdments may dictate a pattern similar to the IVY pattern (time
and distance).

In any case, the aircraft will be on a radial out-

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Sponsor:

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Project Officer:

6.4

Title:

Proof Testing of Ai Ship
Countermeasures

Performing Agency:
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CAPT G. G. Molumphy, USN

3uShips
Naval Radio~
logical Defense
Laboratory

5.4.1 Objective
To proof-test existin
d proposed radiological countermeasures for naval ships and,Jadyoraft not in flight against surface
and sub-surface atomic attack}‘tq@ain sufficient basic knowledge of
the radiological situation in ships<and aircraft not in flight to
permit proper countermeasures deyels pment; and to gain such information for protection of harbor targets
is appropriate within test
conditions and without jeopardizing pri pry test objectives.
5.4.2

Procedure

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Project TRANSIT is composed of two specially altered and instrumented drone Liberty ships, a control P2Vfaircraft, a fleet tug
for escort, tow and decontamination operation! anda post-test operation space at Eniwetok. Cne ship will be equipped) with all prospective
AW protective devices and fully instrumented; this ship will be
identified as TRANSIT ABLE. The second ship, designated.as TRANSIT
BAKER, will be completely unprotected, but instrumented -the same as
the protected ship. TRANSIT BAKER will also incorporate:“special
ventilation testa. Skeleton crews and instrumentation: parties will
be removed from the drone ships prior to each shot at approximately
H~3 hr by fleet tugs, sea conditions permitting, or by helicop ers,
at which time complete radio control of the test vehicles wi

initiated. The test ships under radio control will then steamto a
rendezvous position some 10 to 20 miles downwind from the shot site,

depending on the wind velocity, and at a predesignated time somewhere

between H plus 1 or 2 hr

will steam in @ straight line toward ground

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