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APO 187, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
(RCS:
ARS=F2)
27 March 1954
LISSION NUMBER: (Uncl) Mission Report, SaR Element (Prov)=5=23 March
1954.
TYPE OF MISSICN:
OBJECTIVE:
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Interception.
AF7343/W3--23,'‘ton son/Eniwetok/0115S-157h38/021428=16500E/
Entswerensoa4, TUF, 7685kes, 4A25kes/C7AICL/'LO pius 30/
25 plus Oo/ wise.
DATE OF CLOSIN;:
23 March 1954,
SOURCE AND TibiOF INTTIAL sLERT:
Controller at 122uUL.
Air Operations Center (AOC) Senior
DaTE AND TIME OF INITL,L DISP,TCH OF aRS FARTRTTIES:
airborne at ll26L
L, 23March 195he
Siel6, iF 1021, was
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SYNOPSIS: AF 7343 reported he had feathered number 3 propeller due ‘oz
intcrnal failure of the engine and requested intercept, Pocition of<i. ~
WB29 at 1052L was O154N~15843E, altitude 10,000 ft, track [20 degreos or.
grcunm’ sneed 205%, 4F 1021 made CW contact with the- a immediately atic:
tale=cf?cn the frequency of the distressud aiveraft, bul avtampted divecs
coutact wita tne WB-29, which was unsiccessful,
Inform:tion and instruct -
ions were relayed through the A0C until i230L at which time VHF contact wi:
established on 121.5mces.
An AN/AR#-@ bearing taken at 1232L indicated ine
distressed aircraft was directly ahead of the SA-16,
At 1234L the 3.16
started transmissions on the 0-17 which verificd the AN/iRie<8 bearing. Cox
tinued use of the AN/sRin-8 and the 0-17 resulted in visual intorception a%
1251L. Escort was furnished the WB-29 to a successful landing at Eniwetok
at 1349L. AF 102i landed at 1409L,
LOCATION OF OBJECTIVE:
REMQRESs ae
The WE-29 was sure of its position and was not dangcrously
inpaired at any tine.
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No apprehension was apparent among the crew of aF 7343.
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The WB+29 could have completed its flight without ARS assistance.
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Interception was requested as a precautionary measure.
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Interception was mado at O815N-16053E at 1251L.
There were ten (10) people aboard aF 73436
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Captain, dpm
Historical Officer
/s/ GERALD E. STORTS
/t/ GER«LD E. STOXTS
Captain, USaF
Mission Commander
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