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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED.Uemary of "Spocial Mission fro Re. 9
MISSION:
DATE:
Wilson # 3
— 27 March 1954
CREW:
* Also sarvod as Rad Diroctor.
1.
BRISFING:
a.
4 goneral bricfing was held by T.G.e 7,4 at 0900, 26 March 1954,
followed by a specialized bricfing at 0945,
Theso briefings coverod gonoral
and spociolizod information for all air crews participating in "Ronoo" mission.
b. WRECEP briefing forWileon #2, Wilson #3, and the Wilson #2 & #3
standby crows was hold at 1430, 26 March 1954, in the Elomont Briefing Roon.
Additional bricfing was givon by the Operations Officor and each Section"Head.
2.
PREPARATION:
The aircraft was loadod and preflighted the aftermoon
of 26 March 1954 and pressure checked at 0130, 27 March 1954.
This wasdone
six (6) hours in advance to give maintenance time to correct possiblo discrep-
ancies,
3. PRE-MISSION ACTIVITIES: The following time schedule was adhered to
with no difficulty. The enginos wore startod and take-off mado on the second.
AT MESS HALL
AT ORDERLY ROOM
AT FLIGHT LINE
CREW INSPECTION
BOARD AIRCRAFT
START ENGINES
TAKE OFF
0455
0540
0550
0635
0645
0655
0725 (H455 nin)
Notification was given by the tower 30 seconds beforo takc-off time, followed
by a count down at 15 seconds bofore take-off timo.
Fifteen (15) scconds
before take-off timo throttles wore advancod to 35 inchca. One (1) sccond
beforetake-off time the brakes wore relcasod and the take-off roll started
at 0725,
4.
MISSION:
a. The purpose of the mission was to fly a north-south orientod
rectangle saventh five miles by fifteen miles, the castern edge being fifty
nautical miles west of ground zoro, (Ground zoro being in the Bikini 4toll
area). The rectangle was located at a 90° angle to a bisector heading of
two lines betwoen Bikini and Eniwetok and Bikini and Ujelang Atoll.
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