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CTG 7.3 No, 1~53
While at sea, Ships end craft will be positioned ond maneuvered to avold
dangerous Plast, shot, heat and weve effects as well as rediolegdeal eon-
taninetion,
T6 7,3 aircraft will be on board the CVE dy on the ground at a
noy-affected Atoll at shot tine for each BIXINI shot, exsppt in an emergency
when they will be positioned at safe distances from the detofationss
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The present shot schedule is repeated for convenileuce:
SHOT
CODE NAME
DATE
LOCATION
#1
BRAVO
B-Day
On reef $ mile WSW of Nam Iglena
$2
UNION
U-Dey
3-11~54
On berge approxinately 1,5 miles from
Yurochi and 3 miles from AOMOEN,
#3
YANKEE
YPay
On barge
#4
ECHO
E-Day
Ebveriry Island, ENIWETOK
#5
NECTAR .
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45-5
N-Day
_ On berge in approximately sane location
#6
ROMEO
it-Day
4-15~54
On barge in approximately same location
— as Nectar,
#7
KOON
K~Dey
3~1~54
3-22-54
3-29-54
4-225
in Uyion erater.
eas Yankee,
Eninnen Island, BIMAM
ad. fis soon as practicable after each shot, recovery of data recording
equipment and semples will eommence by means of helicopter ent boat pool
eraft, Ships of the task group will return to the Atoll when it is radio~
logically safe to do so, and recovery of date will continue. The preparations
for subsequent shots will be resumed and concurrently, the evacuation of men
and equipnent from the next campsite ond area to be affected will begin,
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pectoreStaniticantto On-Site Operstions.
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All ships and creft of Task Gpoup 7,3 will be besed at BIMINI Atoll,
exXcePRENTES, YaGs 39 end &O, one (1) DDE on a rotational basis, and certain
harbor craft, which will be besed at BNIWETOK «toll, CUTISS may be required
to base at BNIWNTOK for a few days prior to Shot No, &, but will return to
BA
BILINI follewing the detonation,
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