ANNEX "WH"
OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 2.54
F-84 SAMPLER AIRCRAFT LANDING AT KWAJALEIN
(This document supersedes entirely Appendix 1 to Annex "H", Task Group 7.4
Operations Order No,/ 2-54, dated 26 February 1954. The supergeded Appendix
1 should be removed and destroyed in accordance with the provisions of
AFR 205-1, )
1, PURPOSE:
a. The purpose of this Appendix is to provide for expeditious removal, preparation, packaging and dispatch to the ZI, of radiological san-
‘ples contained in F-84 sampler aircraft which are compelled to land at
KWAJALEIN after conducting e sampling mission,
2, BACKGROUND:
a, F~84 sampler aircraft normally will return to ENIWETOK upon the
completion of a sampling or sampling rehearsal mission, However, two con-
ditions unforesecably may arise, either of which could necessitate a landing
at KWAJALEIN,
(1)
(2)
A planned landing of one or two of the F-84 sampling ele-
ments to increase sempling time when cloud drift is unusually fast.
An emergency landing of an F~84 element, when KWAJALEIN is
closer to these aircraft than ENIVETOK,
b. Provisions for the support required at KWAJALEINhave beon agreed
upon by the Commander, Naval Air Station, KWAJALEIN, and the Commander, Task
Group 7.4. These agreements are outlined in paragraph 5,
3.
PROCEDURES:
a, CASSIDY TWO will recommend to BOUNDARY TARE vhethor or not a
sampling mission should continue wherein return of the sampler aircraft to
ENIWETOK is questionable, If BOUNDARY TARE instructs CASSIDY TWO to continue with the sampling mission and to land F-84 samplor aircraft at
KWAJALEIN, procedures as outlined herein apply,
b,
Change in Code Name of TIGER aircraft,
‘NOTE:
F-84 SAMPLER AIRCRAFT CODE NAME "TIGER"
WILL BECOME "CHILIPEPPER",
ce. BOUNDARY TARE will submit in the clear either of the following
messages, as applicable, to the ENIWETOK AOC on Circuit J-407 or J~408;
"CHILIPEPPER MESSAGES"
(1) Text of Message:
(a)
Eor emergency landing of F-84 clement at KWAJALEIN:
"EMERGENCY CHILIPEPPER ARRIVING AT
rst Or 7,
(b)
OPRS ORDER NO. 2-54
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For planned landing of one or more F-84 elements at
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