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Bikini.
WALNUT and ASPEN,
The second dual shot event was conducted on 15
June 1958, when ASPEN was detonated from a barge near JANET Island, Eniwetok Atoll,
The former detonation occurred at 0530 hours, according to
plan; the latter detonation occurred at 0630 hours, after two postponemants,.
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Eight scheduled aircraft took purt in ASPEN.
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Six samplers participated.!
No effects aircraft were
Wo air control or communications
difficulties were encountered,
AML the 21 scheduled aircraft took part in WALNUT, of wnich five were
effects aircraft,°° and ten were samplers.2?
Communications and air con-
trol were satisfactory.
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(mn the WALNUT mission one A4wv (BARKLEY) received paint burns on the
underside of both wings and canvas burns beneath staoilizer and control
surfaces, as well as naving one broken wing recognition light.
An Fuh
(KIMONO) received blistered paint on the underside of the fuselage from
cockpit to the rear, on the rear end of both external tanks, and on vne
underside of the rignt wing.
Usamage to voth aircraft was considered su-
perficiai,
LIND,
At 1500 nours on 18 June 1958, ulslen was fLred on a barge
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near YWONNS Island, oniwetok Atoll, as scheduled,
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