ie 7 re ree : . es rays i 4 a ee ts ae r " f ‘| p ' ce i . f A Fl ne s a¥ ar? Fi Figure 40. Tent for changing contaminated clothing at Parry, CASTLE aircraft and four unmanned F4U aircraft used in Project 6.4 (Proof Testing of Atomic Weapons Ship Countermeasures) TASK GROUP 7.4 AIRCRAFT. also required decontamination. Decontamination of sampler aircraft used CASTLE was required after each test shot. quired decontamination. Other aircraft occasionally Within TG 7.4, aircraft decontamination was a mission for the Aircraft Decontamination Section of the TAU which, duri the buildup phase, had one officer and three airmen, two of whom had co Siderable experience from three previous operations (Reference 30). Procedures for decontamination operations underwent constant revisi from event to event as experience increased. TG 7.4 issued a new Annex dated 16 March 1954, which superseded the 26 February 1954 annex. The ’ Ww annex required all units of TG 7.4 to furnish personnel for decontaminatfion (Reference 31, Operation Order 2-54) From the experience gained following shot BRAVO in decontamination of assigned aircraft, it was apparent that the techniques and utilization of personnel must be revised. . ~ 154 eae ee noe ee Operations using revised procedures