photography in both black and white and color were the mediums used.
The establishment of the basic photographic requirements indicated
a need for four (4) types of operating organizations in the test areas
An
aerial photographic unit, an Organization to install cameras and allied
timing equipment in the photographic tower, technical and documentary teams,
and an emergency film processing laboratory.
The air unit organization was modeled after the Air Force Operation
CROSSROADS with a similar camera installation. Two (2) C-54's and three
(3) F-13 type airoraft were used»
an operational sparee
One (1) of the F-15's was set aside as
The aircraft and their flying crews.were supported
by a amall number of maintenance personnel.
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A decision was made early in the planning stages of the operation
that photographic towers would not be manned inasmuch as they would be
located at an average distance of five (5) miles from each of the blasts.
An organization was required to install, check and service all cameras and
the neeessary timers and allied equipment.
Seven (7) documentary photographic teams were organized as units
capable of accomplishing every type of photographic service on the ground.
Each crew was equipped with a professional type 55mm motion picture camera,
a 3&m hand-held movie camere, a lémm professional movie camera, a standard
still camera of the press type and a large portable view camerne
A small laboratory equipped to process any type of negative and make
prints of a size up to eight (8) by ten (10) inches was organized and
equipped aboard the USS CURTISS.
It was foreseeable that on many occasions
technical groups would want the results of photography immediately after it
was taken.
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