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OPERATIONS ORDER NO,
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B-36 EFFECTS FLIGHT PROCEDURES
HEADQUARTERS
TASK GROUP 7,4, PROVISICNAL
APO 187, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
9 February 1954 1800M
1. MISSION: To measure and record certain blast and thermal effects
in the inmediate target area during Operation CASTLE in order to obtain
required effects data.
2.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
a. The Commander, Test Aircraft Unit, is responsible for the
readiness of the aircreft to meet take-off schedules for rehearsals and
actual shots,
b. The Senior Air Controller on the Command Ship will be responsible for the operational control of the B-36 Effects aircraft while
operating in the test area.
ce. Task Group 7.1 will be responsible for the calibration,
maintenance and operation of the special instrumentation installed in the
Be36 Effects aircraft,
3.
PROCEDURES:
a. The Effects B~36, call sign ELAINE ONE, will take-off as
scheduled in Annex C (Aircraft Mission Execution Chart). The pilot will
call the AOC, call sign DIRTY FACE, on VHF Channel "C",
DIRTY FACE will
check all modes of IFF and HF air-ground Channel J~410, while ELAINE ONE
is proceeding to H-hour position as designated in Annex D (Aircraft H-Hour
Position and Flight Patterns).
DIRTY FACE will maintain control until
ELAINE ONE is approximately 90 miles from Bikini, then instruct ELAINE ONE
to contact the CIC, call sign BOUNDARY TARE, on VHF Channel "E" with IFF
squawking mode 2,
>. The BOUNDARY TARE Controller will establish radio and IFF contact with ELAINE ONE and provide the aircraft with range and bearing to
pre-H-hour orbit position. Upon reaching orbit position, the aircraft will
establish wind run patterns to culminate in H-hour position as specified
in Annex D, H-hour position tolerances are plus or minues five (5) seconds.
Positioning will be the responsibility of the aircraft commander and his
navigator. BOUNDARY TARE will monitor the flight path and issue any required
energency instructions. BOUNDARY TARE will provide weather and high altitude
wind information, as required, and instruct ELAINE ONE to switch to Channel
"B" for all time hacks. ELAINE ONE will maintain radio silence on Channel
"B" at all times. Immediately following H hour, ELAINE ONE will be provided
range and bearing to base by BOUNDARY TARE, ELAINE ONE will remain on Chan~
nel "E" until instructed to switch to Channel "C" for DIRTY FACE control when
approximately 90 miles from base.
If at any time ELAINE ONE cannot contact
OFFICIAL:
HOWELL M. ESTES, JR.
Brigadier General, U.S.A.F.
Commander
DIRTY FACE on Channel "C", or BOUNDARY TARE on "E", HF air~ground circuit
J-410 will be used as an alternate.
PAUL H
FACKLER
Lt Colonel, USAF
Director of Operations
TASK GROUP 7.4
OPRS ORDER NO. 1-54
ANNEX "I"
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