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OPERATIONS ORDERNO. 1-54
WB-29 OPERATIONS
HEADQUARTERS
TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL
APO 187, c/o POSTMASTER
San Francisco, California
9 February 1954, 1800 M
1. MISSION:
To conduct: weather reconnaissance, typhoon reconnaissance, cloud
tracking and such other operations as required during Operation C.STLE
(UNCLASSIFIED).
2. RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Commander, Test Services Unit, will be responsible for plan-
ning and for maintaining a capability to execute the WB-29 mission as
outlined in this Annex,
3. PROCEDURES:
a.
Sortie Requirements:
of performing:
(1)
The Test Services Unit will be capable
Two (2) daily weather reconnaissance sorties, of approxi-
mately twelve (12) hours duration, beginning on first
shot minus twenty (20) days and extending through first
shot minus five (5) days and, as directed,on any other
than those days on which sorties are required by the
following paragraphs.
(2)
Three (3) daily weather reconnaissance sorties, of approxi-
mately twelve (12) hours duration, beginning each shot minus
four (4) days and extending through cach shot minus one (1)
(3)
Ono (1) sortie, of approximatoly twelve (12) hours duration, on each shot day, to porform the following tasks:
(a)
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(b)
(4)
Provide preshot reports on weather in the Eniwotok
Area affecting aircraft oporations.
Provide preshot route reports on weathor between
ENIWETOK and BIKINI,
(c)
Provide preshot reports on weather in the BIKINI
(a)
Provide preshot "Up Wind Special" weather information
(c)
Porform postshot heavy particuleto sampling.
Area affecting aircraft operations,
(if required).
Two daily combination cloud tracking-weathor roconnaissance flights, of approximately twelve (12) hours dur-
ation, beginning .at H-Hour on each shot day and oxtending
through
H448 Hours.
The primary mission of thcse flights
will be cloud tracking.
TASK GROUP 7.4
OPRS ORDER NO, 1~54
ANNEX "pm
M-1
(See Appondicies 1 and 2).