Wm’r’r
to eliminatethe ~ecessityfor any routinere3upply.
Fnotographiogupplyrequirements
were accordedseparateand unique
handl~.ng.The Air Forceoarriedcompleteresponsibility
for the photogrn.phic
n$s~ior.,
and this in turn had heen delegatedto the 311th
‘Firlg
Reconcaissanc%oommandedby CclonelPaul T. Cullen (laterthe 311th
Mr Division,!leoommlssance,
oommandedby Brig.Gen. Paul T. Cullen).
General!Jullen
was also assi~nsdes StaffPhotographer,
JcintTask Force
that the 311thl.irDivision
Seven. The plan establishedherq contemple.ted
would meet the responaibilj.ties
of the Operationwith ~Equipment
and personnel
drawn from the Divisions subordinateor~anizations
and components.Due to
the unusualand extraordinary
requirements,
both persotinel
and equipment
were to be augmentedas necess~ryby specialauthorization.Speciallists
of equiFmentwere developedby GeneralCullen% Staff;for thoseitemsnot
availablein Air Force stockor by borrowingfrom the Army or Navy, special
authorization
was Crantedto make procurementaga.nstAEC funds. All
photogrsphioequ~pmentand supplieswere to be assembledin the Zone of
Interiorby the 311thAir Division,and transportedby air lift to the
fommrd area. Recordsand accountability
were to be carribdat ZJacDill,
Andrewsand BoilingAir Force Bases. T%us the photographicsupplyresponsibility remainedentirelywithinthe Z 1 and was handledthroughnormal
Air Force channels.
The participation
of Air TransportCommanddid not involveany special
logisticalarrangement,sincethis commandwould operatethroughnormal
supplychannels. It may here be noted that the eightB-29 VLR airoraft,
althoughfurn:shedby Air TransportCommand,were integrated--with
their
SectionIV
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