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26 February 1954, 1800M
- QPERATIONS ORDER NO. 2-54
CHART REFERENCES: |
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e. World Aeronautical Charts (748, 749, 848, 849, 850) 1:1,000,000. ©
be USAF Aeronautical Planning Chart (AP-14) 1:5,000,000,
TASKORGANIZATION:
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Headquarters Task Group 7.4,
Provisional
Brigadier General Howell M. Estes, Jr,
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Test ‘Adroreft Unit
Lt Colonel James A, Watkins
Ce Test Services Unit
Lt Colonel Mahlon B, Hammond
da, Test Support Unit
Colonel James F, Starkey
GENERAL SITUATION:
Joint Task Force SEVEN and its Task Groups are in place in the forward
area, prepared to execute BRAVO mission, The positioning in space for all
participating aircraft at H-hour has been established. Procedures which
will be followed by the Sampler Aircraft and for the accomplishment of
associated tasks are specified herein. Thies order is a specific directive
to all elements ofthe Air Force Task Group toexecute:their assigned .
missions in support or BRAVO,
This order supplements Task’ Group 7 4
Operations Order 1-53, whichis still in effect.
a.
See Annex A, Intelligence, T% 7.4 Operations Order 1-53.
‘be See Annex B, Organization and Command Relationships, 1] Teh
Operations Order 1-53,
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(1)
Task Group 7,3 will provide, to Task Group 7.4, aircraft con-
trol facilities aboard the
Command Ship and the Control
Destroyer for the B-Day mission, (See Annex A, Schedule of
Events and Annex T, Command Ship CIC Procedures; Annex J,
Control Destroyer Procedures)
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(2) B-50 ajroraft ‘of the 97th Bomb’ Wing (Medium) will participate
on B-Day,
(See Annex 0, B-50 IBDA Flight Procedures and
Annex Ay. Schedule of Events, ©
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MISSION:
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To participate.in ‘the firet CASTLE Operation (CONFIDENTIAL) as directed
by Joint Task Force ‘SEVEN. :
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TASKS FOR. SUBORDINATE.NETS:
a.
Test Mroraft Taste
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(1) Execute assigied mission to include that specified in Annex A,
TASK GROUP 7.4, _
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