Strategic Air Command History, Development of Atomic Weapons 1956

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Eletor? itlftsrth,Air .Fq'ceJenrany tbrough Juno L956 (u)

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?ihll€ t}lc e;ubJec! of this chapber ls restrlcted to t}1€ cpcc{rl

F{rpons actftltlos of tb€ Fl3t€€ntb Alr Forcer lt nquld not do to

dJ.rr.egard, enti:'e1y tha thBrmnu€loar tests tEking Placo tn ths

hclflc. tho partlstpaticn of '"h€ Flfteonlh Alr Force ln thos€

tpeta Es vslr -cla'11, to b€ slrFrBr &r1y four B-J5ts of the 92d

BoEb 'JtnS on TltT eb Guarr !m€ och€dulod to gather air sauplce

conto,lnlrg ruLloacl.ivo dusi, lirajor General Arcld€ J. 01'1, Jr.,

Fl.ftcanth A:r. Fsrc€ CoimaoCoe, tre'/elled to Enl5'rtok r{,a-n4 to

obsarre tbe H-bo* Croo, hrt urrf,avom'o:b Heath€r cq:ditlss ro-

pcatldl;7 postponed tho eq.LwLon, and qlpntuall"tr Cssa-l qld bfb

tb g.ovlng grgrrrds vltho.rb hgrrlrr8 rltrpssod th€ t€ct. A s@t&gt

nore extudcd dlscugslon of tho elfto€d"h Alr ftac€ par{lclpatlon

ln that actlvlty lrtll be forlrd'tn gttaPt€r I[.

h nsrrr of tno Eljteeattr *lr bcsre .spcclal iEepqtsSgP'IZ tsaactlylttua drrtng the lorlod urd,er dlssuteL@ sboul,t #:t: i.fgth

trt $s .'a11 tsrt, Jn tbo FrcJ.fle qprclsadr hoFrrBF.

cpocllJ' rrApqrs tnepectJons at Flftoath Alr Forc€ bas€E ad a

SIC uurbcr.d btt€r ql tho sr''€ lubJstr et In.st @s oP€aatlglel

sult^Bbll,lty teEt of Hk-ZX. FaIFos' and e ew regulat,$ o" tb

rccpaalbltltles fe speclal uspmt fiocttons hfSfigfhd tbg

crtbcr ov6nts. ALL ln alln lnspoctL@l arrf tnrinlng cont,lnrnd to

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FredoEfuat€ ln the €sqPhssle on an cvar grcabq efflcloncy ilx

splc{nl rc,pon8 l\rnctlons. Tho Eny bours EFeu,t n trasnlrg parcoual

for har.cl1ng rpcc{or HBslpons epead,ec o a great ed,at, q[ tn*r

opaclallsts; tbe rpopqrs oftlcer exd thc dccol:itLqr gLncgn.Thc dutlcs and responoib{'r it,iss of thc rr€eF..ons ftlcar ere

brl'sry orrtl;lned lrl tbe o.fflcers? classlrlcatrlpE 16nr,o't a.d a.tre

lfutod hors !o cotr'.eJr seo of tho clere,nds nad,c .B bh! fter.t.

tbo offlcer an:st tra'ago n'r1 Heapons actlvi.blesp Jacruurg lngta.ll-

atlona, ralntergnce ard rcdLflcatLon of tne.rjons.. he l,ea.Jlg olErg:1tLqls on alrcrrft, ard

tbo tralnlng of alrcreu pcoonne.L fu thetactlca-l esplcrpent of Ajr por-ce wspona ed, lurlltLcn^s. rn carrylrg

out theso nrltuarlous ta€ks bbe rcaporc oftleer Ja responstbls

ss follrils:

Assfurrs ;nojects arcb aa instal}l.ng eircr"afttreapons ard repelring or rcd:ei:rg unlttsrsauepa:oLon, qrsta.ar, arC estebli,sbsa prtoritts€ fcfrmk accoipll:trnent. Obesralf perforunca o! srlchfustJ.cos as instslllng tcnr tsr$t oqulrutrroSrldaraluates :crrpletcd rrcrk for acJuracy and codor-EBnc€ o atardards. g

A tochnlcal gsst5,-enl'ii{,rt"r tocbnlca,r ak{'rle, and tltc rpepous

d-flctr' nccds to knon oru::arv utl'etlcsl calcullsr nd t&s

fucdrrnartaJs of eLestrlslty, A Bachclorrs drgr€. J.u engln€€qrfus

La dcslrablc, &rd t,ho couprst,loa of a rrep@^6 cor.rsc rgstatorir.

!r tb lrspolr ofllcer ra eaeoatlauy e tsshs ad errycvlaon,

L Aru 36-1, Offr,corst cLEsetfrcatrnn '!annr, 1 Ja' i3r p. rst,

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tbs dr"'Ûtlo eLrun l.r t.bo pollcon cld trqubtc obooterl as

bc rorvcr to ptcct th basc n''d ths gancd cr,alnnUy ln cas€

ol alrcnft blJ.rrs, e otbcr acoldert drrlng I {pee{nl reBp@t

orsrcL$. Tld! ls aocqllahod by dlsasrenhl {ng tbc epcl^slxrspon. Tbe dsoilltLon al:un Lo a trglrrd 4cclat tqt, 16o deatrcyr

atoclc Esrt€!, dLr'ascebc apeclal :aIrD^!, an{ dJ.cpooee of G-

ploalnc rttspst! eoa:sldercd unrrshla, For tbeoe tasks bo recslvegJ/

55 dotlsrc pcr mth llr trcrrtltr ;ny. ltc qt.a.llfy 8,s 8 d.c-

mlltlon traJ-noc, en alrlron nrst bav€ so6 rrnrn{ttsrs ergerl-ence

anl a 461?a AFC. tJlth tb6s€ qrallllcatL@s bo ls aeo{gred t'o a

trelnlng cours€ at Irdlan Eead, l.t8r?lard, r&sn hc ls tsught tbe

aafo barr[lng e.d dreUtlon of rpeclel rap@' 1o g.r l]h.sec.

Tbs tlrst Fhasc de'l'' rrllh tls d{eFps8l of sotrtreat{gra] rnnrn{ttp6g,

and at tbLa ctagp tbs ctul@t srct oblall a gled€ of 85 qr bstter.

to Es,lJ{y. Tbo accood prt, proaaoo lustrnctln la tbc lafe

dl.Easaobly rnd *bPose.l of speclal Fapo*'r fu geduats of tbs

coursc 1s asafuned to tba nsrltlrns h.anlU of en Alr Baac Gop, rtrleb

bss sn authorlzatlou fqr irc Ce:ftJon alrm 1nr rrJng. fbllr tbo Ab

Ugtort l Cmnd (Alf), !s Ln cbarg! of daaoltl{qr rq* ln tbs@s of

l-ntclor, Jtrlr{lctlm' tbr qlo{al nrBpoD! d'oIltL@ U.es rdtb SAC e

ltr lnfsutlcnc, o drc.lllLo elru rs lareBly obtoincd frcllgD lrrtffil.Gt by Ib E t hcas.Lgr El.Et Dlv, q Uth AF rltALt Col Iy]. S Sourar II{, E{. 15th Af, 24 lOy 55.

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delrolttloae actlv!.ty on the '€,se, and that lylnS ltlthln a radlus

of about 20 n{Les around cach bese. }lhore t}ro comnlly 1r

erCangereC bg an acclCqrt strbglde the 2C n{le rm'e, the SAC

derclltlon a1rnar1 orperetos Jrr:'erl{nt3\7 to prevtat dls.a*c, co-

orClnatlnA hl-: actlrilles rrlth Al{C.

Smclal lIeawng Insoectlons

SAC lhrb€red Iatter 711-2

lao entlre spec{eI rrcepons fleLd carlo und.er cl-ose scnrtlr5r

dr-rcLng he January - Juno 1956 Perlod. A nrrber ol conrla+l bases

rmro lnspected by the Rlfbeenth A1r Forcs hspectce Gencral,

and vtrere neccss€.rjr, rt c@@ndatLons nua Ede lor greaier offlcLenc,cy.

Tho irryerfoct condltj.ors noted caused SAC tp out}lrte ncr pnocedures

for peparing alrcraft and speclal r€Dons for read.v-atrile posltlous.

Stratog1c Ajr Crcnd nrubere'.i lottxr J2J-2 so.rght io dlroct tho

attcntlon of coacesders, superrlsors, an4 {nspoctoF:t, to those

defLcj.anclEs ttrich trl€ht alfect tha capablllty of coniui nJ;lgs to

- _L/rett nllcrgancy'risr glans (ry) cqdtneats. - Recont staff

inspactlons had rovcaldi-af-t"*p"ticlos

tibl-ch by tbeoselvas d{d trot,

ccnstltut€ ra.Jolr l{'n{tlng lactors ln rlt.tt espsbllity. lione. art

rrca!$esscs q.c'!.tlng ln scvara]. ol theea arsas tsnd,ed to cqo.ucd

thmel'res to ths polrrt r&er6 alrcraf[ departure cchedlt-€s csu]d

noL bc ut. ltle l.ack !.u capablllty las ttot rcadiJ.y aprparoot

d6-hg routhc oper:atlonrl or drrl.;qg Lnspcctlons coruluctod unCer

a.C,rnncc notlco pol:dttfug pegl3tlnfuS. &rt lbu Led5lg rqlulr€Data

Ltr 1ZL-2, llq SAC, 24 Apn 56, E@L.

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had to bc ptased lrt lrlth ot^bor properetlono, apd r&en oths agqrol€s

rEr.e ccarysbJ-ng or alraLlahlo cqulFEert, etgr lack of pofLct.ocy

on the part of bardl:l:rg, or nonltorlng pcle@roil baaant

crLtlcal.

In ordq ts sl{n{nate thJr u6a.hc!r!t ln S.{Crg capablllty, crytsln

itens rould requ3ro cmtlndng nrnroillqnco. Ajrcraft eoU+ay

conffui:ratlor roul,C nsed :r rrltorlng to lngure ttr" -qtr,rng EhlP

requJrearcnts. Ttrora utrst b€ p:arn:ne alr.t coqrittetlon betrrcn

wJrrg aintei'ance control uJ.te Erd, t&6 alr bas€ gnoup rnrdtlonc

.ft:nctLons to obtaln propsr pbaelng of specJal repons sctivltl€8

lnto tlg ovsr-all preperatlons o! the alroraft. An adegrste

nr-eber of alrcraf", ghcDr.li be e',le a'.raflabls for lhe traLalng ot

lo*tllg t€a:-cr, arcamnt lalntonancs personnel, iuli for loedLq

tests. llonth].y :3ror:ni si:sc{rl waaponlt operat5ons should 'oe

conducted oa e r.eallst{c b,sle to Ssrantes that trqjnln8 8rd

o''rqrclslng of sqport S.grctlons be conglstcnt rrlth ii{P cod,ttlo*.

In relatlon to these needs, aal em.r:Cors concerrred'r,ms to tqb

proq+- Ectlon to coma,;t.d'eCtc:sncLas * *";sses ln tboss

:rreas.

I bobai of oighf specir.J. F€apom J.nrpectloiu iook -ulace

CurJng tha rcportllxg perlod. Th€ Iaspcctc @ner:al., Itfteeth Alr

Forco.. coruluctsd ths b.spsctfui:s at thr folledng basssl

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Cartle Alr Forrcc Eesc93d B@b Hlrrg (H)93d Ab hso Grorqr

165qlrr1d Alr Forcs &.so57tJr Alr Dful.sl.on92d sotrb Hlns (F)99th Bq$ l{lxs (H)8lAth Alr Baso Ororp

l{arch Alr Forcc BasctAh A1r DlrrlrloUd, Btub }frne G{)320th no-h'rttug g)80?tn Alr Baso C,noup

Blggt AlrForce

PssceIOAb ffr DlvLsiqr95tb BotrbHlne (H)g?rh BcEs Hlry Gr)Alobh Alr Eago Gror+

Wa&er Alr Forco Base47th Alr Dlyl-rlo6rh tsotrb tlry (n)5cqth u wtus (u)812th Alr Base eoup

Ellcuorttr Alr Forcc tsgsc28th Bo'S inns (H)2$th Aj.r Ease ftoug

_ -_Albus Alr Fonco Base

'-'''g6u noo Htu6 (H)95tJx A1r Baso Grorp

Ab{Lcnc Alr &rcc Basc8f$b Alr Dlvl,'l.on3t+Lrt Bonb Wlng (U)8f$h Al.rr BBsc Grqrrp

h,te Insrcct€d

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14-13 Fobtary

2*30l.{arch

9-13 Aprtl

23-71 AprS

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Z-25 r{ay

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0f tborc' tJro fuspcctlqrgat lle.lkcr, AlLus, ard, abfl.en Ajr

Forco Es€s m rstly Scrrrlcc StArgC CapabJltt;r Teats, ac,,-l'-r.rry

ctlld bc'ih+{nn -hasc (n0g) tncpcctlma. ihe dl-ttbrcnc! .bqtnq SBrnd aprc{el EponE lnspccllcorâ ny popcrly g rT,l.lnad tut sna Ot

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u,lntenanca vamus ope,tlonr. In a lcttor of A. Janrany L955,

tho Oftlcc of tbr lnrrp.cte (bncrra.I, Eoadqurtcs SAC, *trcoted

ths Ptfteonth A1r Forcc to lnspcct thoee barar achcdulcd to rccelvr

apec{nl tcnpon!. lto lottor rcad ln part ea follorrorIt 1r the potLcy of thJ.r haadqr:artora 6\il

that s surTey lncpoctlon b cqduotcd at eachStratagtc Alr Cs,'-'and sLat{oa 1rog:auad for on-basc gtoFagc of apcclal' Fapoat pnlor to astrs,Irocclp! of yeopons. Tbsac tnrpocttons rrIIL beperlonaat to datsrnlno tbo capablllty of ttreatstlons to Lq.1cnent tho pognn- ly'

A bmbs--on-bare lnepoctlon yould n,lnly surroy assmbJgr capabJlty,

atorage fe,c{lltLes, proserrt ed, pr.oJected msrlng flgurerr 8rd

Fapons repmtlng procodurcs. Ttts mB fuspocLler hrruld lnc}:le

tbc statut of operatlono orrlers and stardlng oporatlng pocedures

for E1{P rrylcrcntatl-@, dea,}krg rdth fictr lt€clE s,! a Hcapons contr.o.l

oystenn a'rd solEciion of a 5rqpar l-edlxg 8!GBr

Cartlc AFB

An Lnspoctlon of the r.nlts of thc a3d BoEb Hb*g rd,lch acco4li-eh

fhe rcceJ.pt, rtora6e, h9:rt*, uintenaacr, r€clttrlty, and dclhrorT

of apcclal ucsporrlr ook i'f.a,co 1-n, br porlod, ?f.-77 Ja:c,uary 1956. Thg

Lnspectlo:,, tn's uado by a tour-.offlccr t rn, lod by Lbutaant

Colonol Shenrcod H. Eclscr, 0t!1ce ef tbr lrrapostôr Ccu,6rd, EGad-

qurtom FlfLeenth Alr Forcr, ard lt Jlchded actlvltlea o! tbc

93d Bordb fhg, tbe ttd Ajr Bacc 6o1ry snt thr 2d Strat gJ'c 9rrypod

IntarrLenr bry Dr E L hccacilan, EJ-st D1v, Eq Uth AF rdtb LlCoI Shcnpod'rI Eclse, IG, lh 15Uh AP, 2 JuI 56.

Iir, Eg e[C to Cdr lStU AFr rnBcobr+r-Brrc fl4i*fmCrltor:a and Eopot{fu\grn n JsrL 55. hlblt 2.

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9qra,dron' Tho last annr:al spoclal lgpc6ls. LnrpectJon et ccltloJlAPIIhd bae conductad Lu.Oct€b€r 1gj4.-

rn gwrerrl trnos, the ablJ,:Lt7 of tfio g3d Bonb Hing to pcrfom t5e

apaclel trla'Pdls phaoo oflta aallgncd ECP s,s lourd to bc aatlsfactorlr.

In ttrc rrJngrs !poo{r] rrnspoo,s cctlon, ths esslgned otftcer ss dolng

an ouf stard,lng Job of coord!:a,blng r't 1 apcclal. rrapons actkltlcc on

!b.c base. Bonb consndqr loldcrs rrlr< rual prapared, tnd, rsre Eva{L-

able 1n srrfflclant nrsbora. Tho rrlrlg had dotor:rLnrd, the nocrsaar3r

houra for tralnlrrg alr crsr:r lrr apccla,l roapons, eird, boac ffudlrys

erc to bo prooaatcd to Heedgr:arters sAC es thc B-52 requtnaontg ln

this fleld. staff pcrsonnel aLso r€colrcd pcrlodlc 4rcler Faporu

trelrlng. ttro cperatrcns of tbe cberalrar, BloJoglca] a',.r grd,lo-

1o41ea1 (cuR) progrsa r*aro foud to be satlc.raot.or1r, and, hc offlcer

ant alnuan asslgncc uoIL qualllled for ttrolr posltloal, Alrcm,.it

decontsnlnatLon cr.ers bad b.@ feuod. fire g3d Arun.iot rryt ELac-

trqtlcc Helntenanco SEndron porforud, 1ta acslgmntr in E satis-

factotT EErIrlIrtFr 1sd-1ostlesd tolt udtora at Ca.rtJ.o re thc rcsb

proflclat tbat tho lnspecir* t"r

bgd cbschd,. rh varLoros

figrctlons of th 93d Alr Baso Forp nre lsrril.ed ln e satls.a,ctortrr

EnncF, r"4 no dsflclenclca or rrrcgdatltbE nrc notcd. searlty

of t&c arrvl-ca ctoregs lecJltty rdetlrrs to apcoJe.r repqu Er

outsteldlng,

rt :r totnd trrt t&! a strat€g1c stFFqt sqrgdr@ could notpcfota rt8ldard rpoclal x!rpo!! aryport luncttonc ln r aatlslactory

Bqoort, IG, Hq 15th AP1 nSpecle,l t{eaponr Inapection of Caclf"sArB,n 24 frb j6, r/t4qraEnst, IL AF 56. &h&lt_j,.

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trkrer, r.or cou-Ld i noet lts curcnt Edp dollrrery-Echod,ulc. ?hfu

ns aot duo to a lack o! prrcfLclcncT 1n rpcc{al ueaponc operatlona,

bu! to er u'.reerstlc schedule irgosec by hlgher head,qr.:artcrg. Tha

ri:spe:tJ-on Teenn oco:ocended to lleadqr:,rtels FjJteonth Alr porco

th3l s!: operatloral dilecflvo be lssued, authorlzlng onc cquplete

E.IP trtl tc ticru,{e loEc{r6, rr,lca.dj.ng, and, refi-olJng as requ!d,.

rn tJ:iee aeparato road,hg oper-ar,1or:.s, onJ.y a fotr devlatj_ons frorg

the plescrl.bed procedi.rres rler6 notod, during lhe alrcrafb-HsF\oa

ccorrl,L:.ct1on tast. A broak-algr proced,rrre tor 842 aircraf! 1r lrr

theprocoss

of dovelopnent, and rntrl thlj ls acccpllsbed. alr cnm,as3lgled Tll tl'rgets jr the B.'lP cannot practlse brealcatay proc6duror.

Falrchilî Affi

The 57th AlJl. Dlvlslon and co:q:or:ent r.nrlts nrer.o nspcctcd, for

thelr efflclency Ln every phase of scec{rl rcaFons oporatlons bctrpea

!+-18 Fobnrary 19i6. Durlrg thls !:spcctlon onJy the ged Bor'b -rflng-

and SLLth Alr Pase crory.are inchced, alnco the !!th Borobw!.ng rer

on terryorary duty at an oy€rseas locatlon. Tbc ]ast aru.lset rpcchr

reapons lnspectlar of t,hJ 5?tb A1-r Dt'r1s10n nas cqrd,ucted, ln Fcbn:ar7

1955 by IJeutenant Coloncl Hc1.oer, 0f!1cc of the Inapcctor'Goncra.I,

Iae lnspcctloa tceu, lngr:lr-od lnto tho olfcctlvenass ard, ac@olsr

of cuch operatlons as the l-oad!€ and, lnndlrag of opcclal F{r}sls,

and the clspoaal toctrr.lqrna of ordraacc lrr:onrel. The ovar-arl

ablllty of both thc 92r F€-b lltng and, thc eurth Alr Basc rq.p to

pcr:fora tba ape.rl..l ugl,potr! phasc of thclr H{p nas for:nd, to bc-9J

cr!futact or7.- rbo rrrns apoolel rf,apons oflLcrr ud t&c dh*

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8- F@r Io, -t4 15q! 4P, qspco{+r }ficapoa rnspcctloa of rarrch{ldAfBrn 2 Apr 56r y'ladoroolut , 5 aay' 56. Ex[ib{t-r..-

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lnstnrctors Fnrrnrt quallJled lor tbelr pojltlocs. spoclal

uoapons n{qston fo}tors xere adequEtcly F$parod, end, nrs svg{rrhlc

lr suftlclqnt nlnbcrs. Conl.at crtr*s recoi:red, spocl:l leapons ro_

lresher tratrln6 durL:eg cach tr:cl.jdng phaso, rho oporatlons of the

CE^? rograu rcre lound to ba gatlsfactorT, anC, g sirn{.lrt J.dg,cntu's passed upon th.o activifioa of the 92C A-rsnerit arrl Electronlcc

Majnter,ance sq',:atron. Th. Er:nltlons ltranoh of the sl4th Alr Bae€

Groq rtag Bl ro found to bo flnctlonl.:'g adoqr:ato\r, o,nrl tho chlef of

thls sectloa rs,s pro'rld:lng ths necegsary guldance an{ sgpervlslon.

the assehb\7 and load;Lrg crows nere sLs,.ss€d, s sa,+,gfactor? jn t&oirhandl!-.E ot' )f<-6 and y^k LT/?A $e.e,potis, btrt ranr:J4g ln these sectlons

sa not aloqrats, ar^d ,iuo io a Ls,sk of f,ac{t;i1es i,f,1L?/?A tralnJng

raa noL b€1rrg accoaplJ.ohed. Dcsplto thoao cranbacks lrrmv-er, the

loadlq olflcec rtirt ss oxcerLent Job of nrponrisrng ths activltlaa

ol bis sactlon. A'6{1a!16 lEtall8,t,.Loos, !ac{L[tles, end q|IfFoot -

provod to bo satlsfactorT to support tbo :rlssioa'of ttrolqnltlons

branch' Tho only poLent{nlrarca of rrahxess rs,! tho re}!ab{'r rty

rtctor of HA-l, it2-ts, aair ira-r,e, $'draulrc l:Lita drrhg extcndrd.loadhg opontlons of .\rr< /?A lreallcns on a t-j,5 ajrcrafb. rack ofa;teguatc ralntenanco prlor to transfar of these ]-:!Jts to Ealrch{ld

AFB car:sod exceosive ]€slcBgp of lgnlra"l {c fhld, at ttre load1ng alte,

and, finsl opcrguionar fal]rae of thE utt. correcH.qr of thLg

dafeot Es oqprctcd to bo eceoogllshed, uy installatLq of nor rJngoenct paclclrgo .

Thc laspoctLer toau speclJlrd ja itg rc,d<s ttEt, tro presart

Btbod of q'n'l{tilrg poraonncl Jn rpcctal Hrapons ectlvltloe tq! not

adoqreta. ltc procodr:re uscd Er to trb rattcsbar clrao etardratlcn



) Cr- \

gred,cs as t.bo solr b6sLr tor dcterulnln6 $ctbsr an lndlvldual

ns gu.llfLcd, tuqy qr.allflcdr oF Dof qual:lfl€d 8t 811. Ihe

Lndoraeat aoLodr borclre, that r rtanrlard,Laatlst tsrtr brd b€€n

eppolntcd nnrl ES esg' onarn{n{ng ld:tvldr:al. p€rsonm1 perlodlca{y.

.Hsrch AFB

Ihalng tbc pclod Zb3O Hatab L956, the 12bh A1r Dtrd.olon ard

1+.o aubontlrnto urlts, tho 22d E@b Hlngr t&r 320th hb ifi.gr

and the S07tb Alr B.go ftoup, racalvod a specla,I wapofft bspectlon.

Llsubmeat CoJ'oncJ. H€losr of PlftsotA Alr Fqcg badqrnrters

fuspcctod thoee actkltles tbet accougllabai tbo clorege, nintaance,sccrnlty, and dellverJr of cpoclal u6alpun. Tbe la.oi rpeclal rrcsporrs

lnspect{an of tbe l2tb Alr DtrLol.on hed ta.ken place jn June 1:95]2.

The lnapcctlsn taan o.ra!:atod tb lfurdiipnc Btnrrch by obeenrrng

thc contlauorrs or€8llJd to cqbt"GfJr asg€EtbLql for strlke (C-1S)

oShrat'fm, uirl{qlx€ trio Hk 5l.bd 6, tbr.oe Mk 15 i!od, O, anrl, one tlk 2L

llod 0 'roaporr.s. .{IL qf tbes€ Fro trajnjry uospoba, Tbe lnadJlg

s/anC r:nloadlng of i;be [email protected] rdena accoaqrllabsd, on B-l+7 alrcraE.

the 1asp6"t+ teeiiir?ord' ttre ovcr*-a1l ablltty of tn€ l2th A1r

Dkl.alpn to arypor{ ltr cpoc{rl Erpds trlt€lor rnsafj.c.AstqrJr.

. Thl,r condltlm ns drg to thr tsFonr rq{nf4g1ss66 ''d ase@bly

funct{m of tir nnlilou breaoh, 8O??b AJr. tsrs. Sor4p, Otber than

thj.a oro HI k, both tactfu8I rd!g! q''.r tbc dr basr gforp bavo

chscl a goatl trycnmt, tfuca tht brt, annual sp.a{e1 ufirpcts

iaepoctlo. tho 22d E@b ffug qrccJa-l Ep@s Ecsttm ns bc{.8

?. Erport, IG, E{ 15tb AI, ttSpoclal lfeapons lruFaqtlm of l$rcbAIB,r 2O Apr 56, u/tndgg.--qntr 1 Jrgr 56. E+lbjlt {.



Fnltor€d etfcctlvely W 1t.g offlccr, reflf Lbc ao'n- rss fsund to

bc tnrr for t$c uprcla,l rrrpoa! eactl,o of tbc S?0fh B@b l{ing.

Thc atrsurlt snd cLcctro'n:tca 'nalntrrena. qrgdr@t of both yLtrgg

ecccryLJ,sl6{ +hrfu' spoc{el rnslono ftEctfuns affectlr.ely, e,nd, gd

udc tbt Frqpq cqrflst.ratlg, qr elscraft tor ugcclal rtBpans

oparatlono. lllth tho o<cep?{q, of a fcu, alrctgnr had racelved

fosEl t&erulrcJrar dott'luy trElnlng at a tralnlng cm,nd cohool.

thc apecJal Hpons nrnctlorr of tlrc gf&h Alr Baa€ Grorrp t+er.e

far ftm retLef,actor7. In tbe offlco of tb St&tf Mualtlons q!f1cer,

nryarrlslon of t&e Hr:nlblone Branch rc.c lnadeqrn,ts b€€ausc tbe peo-flclcney of tbo olrrat{ena aectj-sr could not bo rcnlteed effectlve\r.

Tbe technlcal capabiltty dmnotrated ry the opnc?tl-ons aectlpn d.urlng

tbe lrrpcctLqr .lJd not {'"l1cate t"hBt ttlc uolt couJ,C, ,lntain rrrsqr.lrrt

Fapont. Ftfrhsr$r3r loc8l agreacrts for tbn orycdfi,lsuc rolsaso

of atcolc uErcrur bEd Bot boa docrmtrd, ao lbat nolther prty ed

cartaln of tbr aect poccdrro t,o bo fol[srpd. Ibc r*""cr of por

fq=r"rce and ggorra-t toorfgdgr ol tacbnlcel procodur:os ns belsy

tbo Pfgcontb Alf, hrc;- avrasga. Tbu!, tlc racbgnl-c€,l n$ses't,lsn

sa ooo capobl-c of p*fomJng $s t ohnlcal n!xatl,@! etJr,ia,etorJJ;.

rt na s€@ svldgrt thst r tralnlng roglarq edcqrato to ra,tntaln

t'br lrdh d.cgroG of trchnLca,l poflobncy rrqufnd En rpur€)drtanto

Otllcar !r!t !ffi.lslontd otllcar auporv$Jaa ns nrbotandrrd,

tbrw,gbout tb opa.atLon.

Hltr'tn trrc badrn6 rsGa, ccortly cryarauro tp tb,t frralsb.dI '

apcotal EBDfr! durlng rt'qlrg! end ryr'rffi, nr ngt etrt,rllrra. At

thL! crltlaal polrrb ln tb nrpqrr daltrev Irocass, abcrrlty rbsuLd

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i . . , ' l i r . . , . r r , , , . *,U i i.;1.r: r.* . i|.ij 25

bo espbasl:cd ard s.sr-rlty pcraonnel tbtrougLty lrdocbr{''rtrd ln

thotr cpoclf1c drrblss. Ib. cEa rogr8g opcr,tad ucds tbr o14

d:lractl'rosr Lo t&,lch t&r bobgrdnlot, rlls +".t tlc afu bege grqup

rcrs cEch rospo.rlblo fqr cort,&ln pbescc of th. GrB astlvltlg.

Tbo trp rlng'! hrrl ceblned tlclr astlrltlos ent{ thlc ayata, oporatcl

cat1staetorlJgr, h$ CBR, f\rnctl.ono ln t&o gg7tb Alr Baco eory

uqc not clcar$ dotin6d.

slrco tbe lnapcctlon teero tqu:d th€ unnlt.tons hancb of tbs

Sq7th Alr Eaes a.oug lacl<fu€ Ln eftlcLencrr l! cde cErtilin deflnlt€

t'acorEj€EdatLoog, Lucltdlng 6s c+11{ng ior tbg r''rn{t{ong bqBucb

to dovalop F"*1jojrxt eero@crrts rrlth tb! AEC cuatslteua for tbs

eryedltlous roleaso of AEC ieap@s. Anortb€r recc@endatjoo catled

ftr ths M13.rltions BrEnch to tglc6 {nnad{afp eetlgr to ase{go e

t:rBJ-E€d speclal rFap@s ofllcor eE cbLef of tbs Branch. As tar es

the otrrrattons sactl-qr of tbs rnlt la$ c,qcancedr tbo {nrpectLoo

teaa sug8estpd lts alfectlvensss ruld Jrryro're ll lPccirr rqspong

tochnlclans rere rotns,jnci Jto tbc rcqulr€d dog!€s of tocbnlcal

poficlancg for I'gc 5, ij,-arrl,

21 rbapou operatico.t. Suftlel.$t

tochnical tnirJ:lg on a cqlti$dJt€ ba"sLs rcqld bavs to 6s gqs.""F1{nbed

to rslata'lg th! hlgb d€g.go of tochnlsal akrll Foqul:red for apcornl

lurpons frnctlsns. In tgnp of rrsurltgr, rt't poraorcf nrcdod to

bo t&orougbly Indoctrlnstd ln tbc procodrnes te abal'lrng{n6, ard

ln th. ut{Llzat{on and oporatlft of tblr Fapong.

lba r=pcrcrusisot of tteac ra.Bvorable f{nd{n€n nro fllfg +L*l

to tie polnt. Tbsa la^s an lmdLrtr laassrgnrrr'vt ott!ry paraonal;

aryl an llrtrnslve progr|E brgun. h{b tbc Sgttb ulrnltl9ns Faash



ras ssheluled lor a rcJlspcctlqr sotrltltrt h JhX, str€FaIL|p/

arryerv-Is1o, of the op€r.ttlo!.s seotlon ss ooryJrtely rcorganlzed.

An offlcer fully qr,r,Ilf1ed to flll tha t0 posltlon had bca'l ass{Slnedr

In a.dCltlon to a now oparatlons offlcer. The offlcer &Lreot\yr.esporslblo lor tbc defl,clsnt arcas lfta r.cpLecod. Qtaltty control

yrocedrres ha'ro boon revltallacd, and ccryl.dsfy ngx tpolrrlosl

6:a'r{na!lsss heve bogr adDlnlst€t€d tp r'l} tocbniclang. In tblt

dlroctlon, e'!1 technlclang bEte succcscttllg pasl€d theao t'crtl.

A rollspeetl.on tboroaftpr founl tbe brancb ccnryIete\y calnbJe.

l,leanshlle, closeq. conLrol lE b€fu8 etntalncd ovEt. all pcronnel

ant tho llspoctLon tecd s rttccncr:detlce heve bsen close$ folloued.

Blaqs AflB

A epoct ]. tnapon.s b-spactlon of tb.e Arctb Air Dlvlslon ard

ccrrryocsnt rsd.ls took Cgce la t,tre porlod fU lprif L956. Uro

Dlvlslon lrart becn lrspectcd ln Decernbs L954, and agaln on l Hrrcb ,

L955 W Hoadqtert€rs El€hth Alr Force. Ideuienant Colonel HoLscr'

Offlcs of the Inspector Ge:recal, lnepeeted th9 95th and ylth EoEb

I{lnga, ths 81$bb Alr Be's€ G.orp, lld bt Strnteg{.c Srpport gqrrdrer.

lta scorpc of thc iatpectlon lncludo.l ths Losd1rrg end bandll'ng,

op€l:atLorrs, lssue, ard recclpt lectlons, as nlJ. st ttn rdngrs

rpeolal. rlaponr acbool, aocrlrltyl arld llrs dopartutt. In rcportfng

tbo tl:'rdtugt of thi.e lnapcctl.oa, t&G onea..cll abJltty of tbe glOth

Alr Dl'rloLon 8rd l,sl Strsteg! St+tpqt' Sqtndroa to orypct t&.lr

apecla,l rftlepslo nisslon HBS Fconotrrrcsl satlt{lctor1y. lho eraluEtlon

! '

10. ltlrtory 12bh Alr D1v, lhr 56t P. 36. Sco elro tho lndqrsffitto tbr InopoctJon EEPry!. bqflb-ft L

't



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EE bet€d on trfP cEpablLlty only.

fiic rpoclrl rrapons ccctlons of both bqEb ylng! rpre !ou1d, to b€

aattaiectory. A quallfl-od rrlng apoo.rrl 16gpp6s oCflcer and throc

qatlfl,cd lnsbnrotors Hsr€ roolgnad to €ch rrrng. gor.llpjrng o!r11 6p6glal rclpooe cstfirltl.ec lgr qr.s!B!d gc qffoqtl'rr. &ls w,s

cvldcnccd by th€ qtlltrctorltr ccaubt cran prrlqEanc€ durLng tb€

flitght tlnc operetLon. -Erc aru,-'tsat nud cjlectrqdca agurdrol pclr-

ford the.b r1rctnl. $capons filrsttmr sat,l,:tactc-i1y h,rt lneeas€d,

cryba'cls cr apcclal rrcaporu tralnlns ras r.qulr€d tor ct€,ff porsogrel.

Tte procedlrco, po}lcles and uthods of the lhs{tLsrs &ranch, sLotbAlr Basc sorry, t'gro adegrate ard IFIL docr""aatnd. The Lgsuo ard,

receJg! sectlcl of tbe lludtl-crls baacb e,s 6lnerr En rnsatlsiacto'r'5l

rctlng,lprsrerr txlt thj.E res pllar{ly due to tbs e:troa ohortage

of poruonnel ln thLs r€ctlsl. %l.y trrc o! tbc ad,borLja€d ssrreq

alr:ntn rff€ alsl€nrd. Tlr{s runbcr las sJr\y nort erdflslsrt to

ls,lnt8fur t[6 artrn'lnirtrati'rerccords rlth ths degF€ of accur"acy

rcguJled. Ttro otbor soqti.qla of tb,e rlnltlrng bangb, ram e1r

a,tLafactor';l fu tho pcfisr"ancc of tbolr finctlmg.

ltr occurlly atlmdcd apaclal rtapour $lJr ln storaga rcs

aatkfa,cte3r, tn;t Ylthln thr elrcr:aft ]r.a.t{ng ara, tbara x*.e

gc'rorral lnttrnc$t ln tdrtch pareonncf nrr lax ln rn{^talnlng.rrtabi1;tsf

cd procc{rrna, TbLr rosultrd tn bplor evgra€r rocur:lty drrl.rrg th,

fll€ht' llac opcratlon. rn rddttlon, ths ectlrttjss ef tbl cER,pcogretr

Fro r.nratlrfactanT. SoE of thr aaloetcd pcrronr:af, (aquadron ca

11' trpoTtr IO, E+ Uth Af, ttSpactet Hcagnns nstrstlq e! F{gerAPBrn Eay 56, u/JrlAor,-"rlrt, 5 ,tr14--6. nArfUft 6.



ofilcers enc a,furnsrl alrcr-aft dccmta,nlnatlon crpervlson), hadnsL rocelved tbr roquir"ed tnrlllnE. sec prana hod boen u.d,e lorcE8' dcfonse, but thosc rrnl vegur, ldrrle porscrnc]. uero unar+are of

proc+lurcs end rcoponslb{].ttlga. Tho Flro Departmnt ras foundto bc congld,arab\y bclov the Etffeath llr Forcq stardanr lnthe cffcctlvrness of 1ts rpoclal uoapo.nE ralnjng progr?lr. AIFcFslfE of thc lct stratcglc spport sguadron catlrtb,ctorlly Losd€dspccla.l Eapane, coEponoats, !n,{ Llfta l-nto C-124 alrcref!, bufFro st{1't lhor.! qr broxtodga of the spco{n.r }rapans prroced,rrreo

t'nlgue to tho C-LA tranoport.

Tttg trspectior teatr roco@dcd tx€ r.evislal of ar.t lrgFons,asoenb\y ar.d lnapcctlon chgck usta, ard closer supervlslon of

tochrxlc{l tralnlnE to rnsrro tbst cpecJa-l epnns pnoflclencT ugnalntaj.ned. ApplLed to the rn-rrltj-ocs branch of. ur &lOEhAlr Essecrqrp, thosc csrrecblon; loon produced, tbe des$.od reaultg. rnth18 -".'o subJect, tr:ajnJng reaporis raro r,opabed, s.od :re1nlntod,ard loadins cnll{r r-ecolvql cLorc srrycrnlsJon_r&rlo engaEed ntbat actlvltJr. Ths ,teflotlr"r"" noted, l,n Eecrrlty r€rc also correctc4,

ftanir xErG ua{rltatnrt on ectlw {glmc 24 hours a day, and acrrtrly dogaram ut{],r'{d durln8 t,}tr baufs of dar.lcrcrr j.n cor$unct,lorr rlth t}o1gloo gurrd!. fte tralnlng lFogrrun ss altcr.cd to lrrclude rcpcatadlnstructLon for 6rn:lds perforzaln8 t.h"elr d,rrtfua, ao r! to prorJda

thc nxlnn srcurlty drclng loediq aDd unloaclng qporetlma. Anar G&1 ectlon sa forncd in rccordrncc rlth sAc E gulsr,ton iii-L,Aruax Y. r,r tlr porlod erdrd, tbc gloth Alr Drrbl,qrns ,tr.$!rg

tbc Lryortancc of tbo CE, trrogrtE, r,'d. clagsc6 rqfe b€ing ooodust d

ilr ' i '* l ri:ii:iJ



27A

contixuously on a atarppod-lp rat6.

er LL-12 Jrns 1956, thn Offlcc of t&. lrurpcctor rkncral,

EL:ftoonth Alr Forcc, ccnductod r cFolal Fspqls lns.ooctlon at

B1€gt AfB. fha tean, h€&ded, 7 T^{a16srcgt CoLonel llaloer, lngFctpd

tho assarnbl;r, ulntenanco, atolatsr rnd trandtlng of l& If rnapons

br th€ nurliloru trlanch of the sltth Alr Baee 6oup. ih6 rca.f{qg

anC dollvarT of thocs rnapons, nlnsg dth tbo orrqt\ell aecr:rlty

sctupr uaro E€'qr durJ-ng tho apocla-l tcesponc lrpoctlon ln ApnLL.

Dtr!.ng thLs nefi capabJllty lnapactr.@, tbr organJ-zatLqn rgs lornd

to be fblfy capeble ylth no tl:dttng f,actor:. lbctgdca.l Ord,argcomgllence rss lorrd to be satlsfactorT.

WeLlcar AFB

A s.oeclar rpapons insgectlon tmk pJaca at ifa-lkEr AB drrlng

the perJod 447 Juno 1956p r&en the A7ttr Air Di-rl,sL@, tb€ 6th

Eoubardun'" I{!rg, axd, tbo sl2th Alr Bas€ Grow nea rnrpccted, m

tho recolpt, strragcr herdJ-trgr ralntraa'nco and s€cralty of gp€c{q1

rx!8pcrne. lbs 50th Be$ hllns r.as on go dsvg tDir et ths tfu of tb

inspoctlon,Jn tho unltad il"gdo'n -T!o lnspoetr.on, tbc flr.gt hold,

at lts,lk€r sinco October L955, ras condustsd by Linrtarant coLmol

Ihiserr arul rras rrrdto'rct by ld.eutsrant CobnaL Ctaster F. I$rsrenaH.,

Offlco of tho Inqpsctor Cenerel, lS{?. Ible trgrtlcular JarpectlcnL1/u's cardfil gtrb as the reoult of a cqqei.catien Jlq sAc. such

W. TtX[, Ccadr 810th Alr Div to CI]rs.AC, ESI.fO6.10Og,J] Jrs 56.Ddrlblt ?.

, , _ '1,3' Ltrr_llq sAC o codr Utb rtp, eba+ara rarpoct,u cH-t^g.le

End Rsportlngro 21 Jan 55. EIspllj.

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functlpns as o1rcra."i.ons, oa.ik6, hardlfug, Erd, secrrrl.ty, rerc

ccnrtlnlzed for affecLlvocegs. rr, uas fors:d tbat the 4?th .Ur

Dlvislss coul,l se,ijsfa;toi1.];' roccLl-a, storo, h&:dJ.e, sai;rta!:

a"'rd s€curo atorrlc Falpns, h.t that it eouLd nof loeC :& lj ueeparrsals8tj-ofe;tor{y 1n B-r+7 alrcrefb.-

Tho perforuarrco of ti:g 6th 3o!rb iflng ln lLs qpoc{.+r treapqr.s

fuactlon rp,s ggn€rrrlly s.rll.sfactorT, a.nd, ha 6tb, Aruanant a:d

Eleotrorrlcs l,lalntei:ance Squadrq c.e,sloi o.r.d, te dutles a.d,eqretaly

durlng ibs lo,ail'H o5x:rst,lqu. A.n rry-to-tria staluc cbarg l_r4lcatlng

ths staLu,s of o,lrcraft banb-boy eonfl6uratj,on ras urlr*ajned. 1b,Enrnitlqne bre.lch of the sl,2ch A1r &rse Grap es ![ste,l, as ux-

eatlgfacfory as ihe pror'lcr.sncii of its loadjls secijan Has poor.Thia 139fu* ns basq,l oir fire :'lk lj Loadlng cspabillty in B-l?

eircra.ti. Ttre n'inltloas .om,ncb,seLect€d, trac ii csrsi.dsrld, ag urebogt lk U Loe,f:ng cr€u. Thls creu ra,s r:nabLe harrrer, to load

ritlLijr aecep'Lable ti-re 'riri!,aflisns, anl tbe fuupectors nrled

tbat fhe flnal pr.oluci rroult bare be€n a drd on the ',arget. Tba

aactlpsi ss gbl,e to lra;i eatl.sfacLbrl-\y lfc 6 ar^r .\ik l? rreapons fu

8-36 alrclr8ll. Thc othar sectlons of ibc nr-nMoa,r branch, cuch Egoperatlons, lssuo and recolpt, a.rd erFloslvc or{rance d{epo€alr

rere clasged as bavllg tho capabtLity to prforn tholr {poo{e1Hrapoffl .flncflo,g sstbfa,ctorlJ;r. Tbp gecrrify s€ctLoa u,s lounl iob. ln gml operel,tn3 orrlgr Ebo. glsl:s e.d pol!.cJ.ca petaini:rg to

14. Tglo*r rG, lq 1-sth if,, trspeclaf ifeapa hspectloa of lhllccrlrgrn I !!ry 56, u/J*taemtl 2L Jrir j6. nhft& s.-



?i r41 ' r r" , ' , . . , , i ' l l f f it , . - . r . l + J , , ' c , . , . ' , r t - ,

tbe cccurlty of the acrrlcc utora8e fss'nrfyrrrr€ aborre hg

Elltccnth Alr Forco avrcFsgf. Tbc Flro Dcpartuat rns capable of

coplng rltb ffura lnvolrl'g apcc{al rtapoilt, brs 1tg h,orlcdga of

apecla.l rcapoil procrdnrer raE bclsv thc Flfbeonth Alr Forccat'8ndarrl,. tho tnspcctlon ttr'n bsd thrac othor apeclflc crltlclws

to offer: Flrst,, An lnadeqrs,te nrubcr of B-fZ alrgratt hrd been

udc arra{Iabb to the urrr.ltlqu r'ranch loadlng t€alrs to acccuryllsh

l.tk 15 loadlng tlalnJ.ng. Socorr:I, therc nerc last€,ncea of m,Jor

derlalloms lrota tochnlcal orrlcrs snd proacrlbed proceduea to be

follovd drnlng the elrcraf!-lraponcoordllgtlon, Plr:a\y, there

Ea a ra'ck of affectl-.ra plannrng to ,lnsrrc tho paopar contror end

phaslng o! cartaln por{lons of the loarUag oporatlons dr.r!.ng the

ELfP :carclsc,

slncc t'hr loadh! functlon uas. thc r+eakoot hk ln the opec{a1

r}lporur opcr,'atlons o! thc 4?tJr A1r D1v1cl.on, tbo Ja.apecllon tcan

rccomnded acvar:al r.wdl.€s. It€ E&lt1oaa brancb, abould Loltls,t€

actlo to m,kr oo B-l+?aLner.afb cmtl-nr:atly Enl].eb]. for bsd{.g

t,lnsfnlxg untll cacb ot-thisc Mk.LS/H+7 crqml cqnLd,pelora an

clfcctlvr loq,rr{nt rlthln a trc rnur poriod. balning recordc chquLd

bc cqrroudat.d t'o lndicatc tba nrnbcr of tota,l loedlngs, by troe

tftpotr, accaglJsbsd try cach GFrrfle Ag e result of tb€ or.rggectlons,

oxcoral:rc f-edlrrg tls for tne. uk 15 uas clbdnatod by ccrtJnwd

lord.lng practl-lc. A''rerago lsdlag tlne !c cach qrsr nr r.cd,uced,

to rpprdratr\y trc hourc. rt na el,ro rccrendod that tn! rbr

Ibprt-+nt c€ntlnatr rlth thc unlt{snr b.8nch to rnirrb a Drg

contlntdng rnd ralfu;tto rpcolal apapons tra,Ja]q F.ogra' R.rs

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aa

flebt n rbould bavc tbo chanc€ to practlae rmovlng the Hk 6

crpsuJr coutalaar S@ lla etorrtd poaltl-or, and abquLd be fatrfljtar

rlth r'11 sltcraft EBPSI conflgurablons scctrDn o tbslr atatLsn,

on L6 rnd lz l{ay 1955r a rciupcctlm of the g12th Alr Bascftoup Errlltlgns brsncb took ulacq rdo l^leuterant Colonol ltelsor

sgitn Edt'orcd tho lesclng of Hk 15 reapons. on fh{s egcaslo,

thc lnapcctton tann torsd the 4?t& Alr Dt'drlon furly capabLc in

ltr opac{rr napql! funotion, rlth no lldt,rn€ faciors. The loa.d-

lng scctlon lB8 cucccssful la' the tesk of Loarffurg .lk 15 r.roapons nt5/

B-47 elrcnfb.

ELtsprtb AfB

tsctno, 7 o''d IL l.!ay 1916, tbe 28tb gonb !{rng end Alr Base

Groug, snd tic 4th Streteglc Sr4port Squdron HerE l:rsPsct€d by

Lleutanant col.@or lblsar frqa Hcadquartera pift,egrth Alr Borce.

Tho last ennual qrceJnl rcap@s lnapcctloa of the 2sth Bonbardmnt,

Hlng hrd b.qr cqdrrstcd Jn Auguet Lgss. rtc lnspcctlon t€arr

folloncd tbr cn"r grucrsl pattcnr fu €Fn{n{nt Bttsril}rth ArB as it

ba'<lm tJrc occasloag ]{rLel sboto. Thg rrrng apec{er Rgpons achool

nc anluat.cd by cbcoklng the proflcl"cncy ol ita grrodrratea dlrlrg

th. lllSbt ttnc opcatlstg. Attce cra.luatlng tb€s€ nnrl mr$r otbc

eal}.ctr of rpeoJr.L EqF@t oprrat,lorur thc lnapectlon toem rao of

tbc oplnlon tlct thr 28th E@b tffug could,not srryporu eetigfactor{y

M/tbc rprclel nle! portloa of lta Efp.

L5. rlDK, co-'r' 4?tb Atr Dlv to cImsAc, Bstf789, A g8y; 56. Edllblt 9..U. l1l!"t!, IG, l4 ryth AI, tSpco.lal lfcapona nrpcotlou of

E!'].:ncsth AgBr! Ul Ury 56r- trdlq,zq'Z, Ni Jra 56. Exhlbit 1O.

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Tttc cpecl"r nspqrr Brsblon of tho 2sth B@b i{{nt rlr5 fornd

to bc catl-afr,otor.:r, end rs,s Urtcd ea br{.g ebovr avaragc lor

l{n'l1rr coct161r LB th! Piftcath Alr Forcc. Thr wlng apcclal

Faporul offlccr and thc lnatnrgtors lcF! consldcr.ed nlll qualjlledlor thcir pooltl-urar Eni tho aru,mnt arrl cloctronlc rquadra 1n5-formd ltr fungtlons eatbfr,ctarlly. Thr adulnLstratlo of thc

agtlrltLoa rltblrt tlrc aqrrdron rgs ouBetandlq. It uc found,

horovar, tlrat ctrrdsrrt&atl-qr crey! rprc not accoryllshl4g tb€ slL-

ten cs,nlrratlon portlon of ttm r5nc'rn] Fa,poru ecsdsn{c tralnfug

roqulr@nt. Tho unrnitlons branch of tbe 2sth Alr hs€ eow

provcrt to bc unsatlafactory, bacausc ttre loadJ.ngr bandllng, and

opereflona rcctlons pcrfonaed be.lor 1nr. tb absaco of thp chlpf

of ths nunltlaê brer:,ch and thc opeatloar offlccr, corpJ"cd dtrr

tbe strff nrnltlons otflccrta laak o! rlrc{a] rpspons -aclgrourd,,

eoryllcrt.d th! crraluatlo proeolEr

. Ihc oporatlonc sectl.qr of the rdrdtloru brench ra,s BratLsfactorJr.

ltlr evarrrtLo rsa berrd, qr tho fa,ct thlt tegh,r{c{nns rcrc totrLly

rnfanrt.]:lar rlth technteirl- od€cr aott{.6 fol+h Fqulrcutrta lsr

Eepoil aanablgz, lnspootlon, aDd Blntc8rca opdatlons. Tb!

opcratlonr rec pcclom.d bf ut{'l{rtng obotrta dudsrt nguabookr'

rathcr tnan rF-t,o-datc t.atrnlcal ordss eyallghb to thr rogtle.

Ecqulred Bporrc lr|'pcot,r,6c eithc f,rt nst lcfqDdl or Er!

csrrbd oul lnocrrcdfl. Stpcrrfaloa ran nelc dwfng afl rapoai

opcratlonr. Tcchnical trelr'{'g na br{.g aqtftEtd xqftrar-rly.

rtti no prJor gLennlng ar fqpEr.atl6. Ibcrc rrratLafast r? c'oAttfns

hrd b|rn Ftcd furfug tb plrrloqr fpoo{rl a5app6! furpact1o con-

ductrd bry ti1r bcdqur.tnra, and rrsc cr,uod bv an a.Lrod t-tsl Lgak

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i,itof Hgapon! tralnt€nanco p€rEonngl lrlthl'n 3j,lK1 Brd 463X0 lelds.

Ioadlng end lrandl:lng of cpoclal r,lapons raa unsatlsfactor?r a1go.

Tbe tlqe rrqulrcd to losd a lC<1? r.€apon durlng tbo spoclal ugapoplr

fl&it Ilnc opor:atlon raa excegslvo, (four hourg and 30 nlnuteo),end the flrra.l product Fuld brvc bocn e drd on the target, tre 4tu

stratogtc sryport sqrdron 'a,s sablrlactory lrr 1tg apeclal xE8pons

yrr:foranrcc.

FolLorlng thegc flndlngar t'hc lnopectlon tean recomnded that

tho sr:nltlons branch or6ani:e a qrnllty control srxi otandard&atlon

aectlon, rcaponclbln dircctly to ths chlcf of the branch.rhfugootlon tpuld be raanned lth tbc bosb uchanlcal aasob\y teotr,,1glan,

ths best olsctrlc8l aoseub$ tecbnlcLe,n, and tno of thc best load.ing

tcchnlcLans ll tbs mrnltlong br&nch. The aecllon yould bc beld

responslble for lnspcctllrg per!.odica\y asseob$ and loadfng orperatlons

to lnsuro To ceryILancc, chcoklng the adcqrgct of i-ndorsgEcnt to

these lnapocLlona, and uonltorlag the effectlvenasE of tho tralrrlng

pnogrqE. As far as thc opcratlons sactlc'n ttgclf lsc esscoraed,

lt rould ncad to taLo dra;lc acllon ao tbat r'11 nuapona u,lntcnauce

tochnlclena rcqr.dred rnd slntrlnod, thc trtgb dcgrce of tccbnlcel

gld.Ll roqubcd for lta oporatlons, th.c rbctr1c8l cactlpn aborrld

lm'o to a brgur roolr, adJacart to tbo ucbrnlcal bey, end rcorg€

rrc bonchos to porJdc edoquato rcr*.lng 8laeer Tho rcctlsrn rcurd

arao nocd tbc nccosrary tools aad cryerdrblc arpp3Jsa lor rcrc

rca}lgblo rrr,po!r.! o,sseirbly rnd trrjnj:rg epcratlons. RIlaLIy, tho

r.ordfug 1rra[ hrnrt'l {ng rcctLcnc abould at e,er cya]:gte arl :.osar5g

crgn on capcula fuEtallrttcn pcocrdtnrcr, td tbc EGqEDcr to b.

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follotnd drrlng a sPoc{Al vaapon! loadJng.

the Olflcc of tha rnapcctor GcnctEl, Filftocntl Arr loroo,

hcrd e apoclal riuapons r+-{.nspcct,1oa at ED-ltprth ArB oo 3l !!ay

rnt r Junc 1955. rn t&l-E hstanco, LLcutannn! coloner Eei-ser

fglsd thc 28th Bmb tfing capcbla of concuctllg ita Edp fincttous

rltbout Urnltlng factors. Th.a earllor uosat!f,aetory etatu.s o!

tbc loadlng ard, postlnad{ng of Hk r? reapong lss r-€ctlrie,J, arlt

tho orgenbatrpn s,g found to bc fuq7 capabile of loadiag t{k 1?

reapons ln W6 alrcraft. The olrretlonr cocLlen of tbo ,-.n{tlo::esl

branch rla,s not lrspecLcd.Al.tus AIts

An J-nspectlon of tbose ecfivlbles at .{.lfr:s AIB thrt ascor"Fl qh

tho rocelpt, storago, ban{Llngr lelntcnaaoc, and accurlty o!

a;rcJ"l use,pons s conduct€d bct*cen 21 end, 2j lray 1956. rJsqtens,nt

colonor Hclssr agin conductpd, he inspceti.@,, as d.irgsted, ln a

lottar Son f,cadqr.a,rtes SAC, rtroso aulrJcct ss n8otrbs..on+aso

Crltsria and Beporttugrn da,ted 21 Januarly ]lgilL. Ihe last annua.l

tnepoctloa of tbo 96th'ihb tltng '.'l Alr Beso Grorry bsd tsksu nlasc

ln Dccobcr L955. Tho inspcctors lnqplr€d Luto snreh ett,erg as

ths abrlrty of the opcntlqr.r uctl,sn to aasttlhb end, ajntgjD

rtqtc and tbsrrnmr:plear rcepers, 8rd tb pcrlormncs o! tbr cdrancc

dlrpoEar acstlou J:r rpoclar Faporu cpcratlou. r! eppcar-ed taat

tbo 9'6th BcEb {lng oould, rocrtvo, rtorc, tsn4le, and saclar etole

wlporrl ln r rat8fa,ctorT tElrrrgr'r Tho orggal:ailon sb€r,ld tr.anndort

17. ffi, Cdr 28th eEb Hg to cIlEsAc, D0t{s456, 2 J:g_, 6. S61b1tlt' '

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lnFroveont ln lts spec{n'l H€s,Pons gnctlonc ginco tbo lastlSJ

lnopcctlon,

The spoc1a.l yesllons srpport pr.ovlded by tbc 96ttr Arunont r^C

Electrq,lcs Ua,intonanco Sqtsdrqn tor the .(Ught l:Lne loadtng oporallon

ns not ratlsfaetory, IIrs trro alrcrett us€d for the Hk U 1oai1n3

haC not rccelved prqp€r cmflgurabLon. ict loa taken sjnce th,s

loadlnig orperetJon ras desfunot to proyurt rocurr€nco of thlr contltion.

lbo plansr proco{uros, and potlcioo of tbe 95th Ajr Beso Croup

nrrn{ttens t\grctlon rlcre gooral\r adoquate. ln EIP u,sr.-q'l had bocn

fonnlaterJ. Th! nrnltlonr brench sborcd ullch iryroveucuL rhco

Lbs lagt trrsatlsf&ctoty lat{'g ln Dsce$ar. fbo oporatles sestlon

e,s salltfactory; bowever, th.e aocbgnlcrl assoac\r teen ncodtrd

&dC,ltlernl tralni-ng jt llr 5 storage lnspocbion operat,iona. Pre-

C.e,D.alxg or t&s rocolpt, stor:age, ard roporting of ra'r r€8qtre

Irelrpons ma outstan*lng. fno Loaa::rg end bardtlng g€ctlon rs,g

cl,ess€d asstb.nactor;r, hrt tt

'.e,s b€Isrtho F1Jtocnfh Alr Forco

avGr'sgrt n lts ablllty to,load !0c 1i lroallons.1lr H|7 aircrEft, Ibe

:,oaaf.eg crslr, l&fJ-e etficUtvc, rBi varT s1ot{ ln lis qioratiou.s.

Yorc tralntrg app€8.rcd Dac€ssarlr ln porlond4E corfajn stcpa o!

thj" cperatton to rpocd qp tho ovar=,It achedule.

Tbe lnlt{pl ilsFrcctlnq of tbo rocurJ.lsr area rsv€qled an r.Er-

si,tlsf,rctary cqnrtlllpc. Ssctrlty eoasuror progmg€d to be !r affegt,

dr:rlng tea !:lpocLic'n dld noL appe,cb tb! dcsinbll atardards. 0a\r

r, dralrtq, cccurlty lorcr ns Ln b.!tt. Tho Fl;ft e&th.Alr Forcs

P; n i1 kaI r"il, r . i' I . : J

l-El. Eopor!, IG, tQ 15th AF, nSgloclal r,{oapcarsInspcctlon of AllusItB,n 4 Jua 56, y/JnAc,mt, 29 Jun 56. EELil{t*,.



I

l,cttor 3gtabl{rh{ng tbe rvqulrd cccurlty crltola atates tbst tbortqldr@lstr i{LL bc tollorrd;rl-c, end arrbccqrrrc to, tbc 11rtshr{eb_

rat of pcrmot fec{r ttlcr. A rclnrpcotl-on of lceurlty o the

flxll day of tbe lnrpec!{d rwca'rod 1oo pcr acat unatng eadcat$factorJr srsralty condltlou. Its plrc Dcpartrant ras rgtfu-

trctorT, but of thc 99 suLhorlaod pcraonnc-L oaly lr3 rurc aarlgned.

Tho lnspcctlon toas rccor':mrn4ed bet tbc 96th A:ltawrt rrr.l ElcstFqLics

ualntcnancc 9quaJrrca sclcct trc of thc bcat loadJngEr^g rcn1tora.

Ttrcsc sbouJd firnctlon as a ataJrdardlzetlon teal ylth tbo r.cspon-

e{!{1lty for chocklr,,g ho rpac{al napsrg profloloncy of tho

Es'porur-nelease personnrl. Hor.coyer, ectlon should bc t6,krn to

Jngurt !!st nll trald-og Faporul nro prv-Dar\y ujntalncd gl a'r'r

tLus. This aclLon rcufd fugrove tlro tralnlng capsb{t{i.y of thsac

rlapons. filralJgr, rrl app'roprlataLy ctEarsd flrc departmnt

pcrsoruol shoufd porlod&arty obscrys a rpcs{s,l !*eapons loadd,ng.

thr lldoramt lrd:Lc.ated thet personna1 of the 96th Alr F,eo

Group brd beqr thorotublv rcir.rloctrfuated, qr sggrrlty m,ttc, At

thc pcriodtg cr,ir rn fut'cf,sfbd. tlalalng progn,E rao batng oordlsted

to lnrrrrc tba bfubeot posslblo job efflclency. conlinued, trctr aud

slElilst.d poetiratlool rcre bcing csrr{rd otrl to tcat ths cftcctlvr-

nras of tbc orcurlby urit. At tbc rarna 14, e 1rtlar fieq tjr

95th B@b ffing Gooeqandsr o tbe Cooand,cr Flftosrth Alr Forqc tt$rst d

ro.Leaar ftsa c.rta,tn rcurlly r*aqulrocnta. Ae ths parlod, radrd,,

no rcaly io thir Letter ha'd b.an recelved,.

Ablj.enc AEB i'

A lllrc{rl rGaponr Janpoct{r'n of tbr grgth Alr Di-rulon na



. /Y

csnductcd ln thc porlod 2j-n Jr.no 195,5. Li.errtenant colonol

llolsor agaJ,n diroctcd tbe Bonbs.on-Baso .rnsp€atlsn. The r:nlts

lnspectat rero the 34bt tsonb Hlng ard Alr Ease Grwtrp. A1so, tbls

rlas tbe flrst opeclal Heapons nspoctlon oi the S19tU Alr Dlvlslon.The lnspactlor teaq oarnllod the effcctivencss, efflcJe.lcy, &nd€csnotry of thp finctlong roqp*a to orryport ths l{r'iterl corrult-

mnt of PlJtcenth Air porcc Opcratlons Elans AO, ard, s0+5?" thielnrro}red prlerIly the opcratlons coctJon, l*ci"g a.rd. handlr-agsectlonr and lsoue and recsJ.pt soctlon ln the u:nltLons branch of tlrs341gt Ab Ease Group', lbe

Rlrs Departaent anrt the socurlty d.f'rlsroo!e/truce also chockcd.

rt re,s forgrd tha,t tho elgtt Air Di.rtsLoa couLd, ecefu€, 6tor€,

hancle, m,!:taln, recurc nnd der i'1s3. atoqlc rleapono setlsfactori\i.

tr:r thli regrrd, ',,h€ inspcctlon teelx decLcec tbeL tho DtrLglonshourl bc courdec .for attainlng thls capabJJSty on cuch ehort,

notlce, Tb€ 34rst Ar:rrguant ard Eloctrqrlcr tbi.rtenanco gqrndron

ras Ii:tod by tbc toam ar ltll€ ablr to pror:ce eatJsftctorJJy

apcclal reapon.' aryport rJr t&c ltElt€d coltrilitust of 1 Jury Lgs6.

tho ualntenance of oprcr+l rglocr rocords gnd fll,os ln tbat group

ss abqvc thc avereEe fgr sJ:n{1rr- orgarrl-zat,ions jn tho ittftoqrthalr Forcc- Ey rrut largo, tbc prslr, pocrdurcr, a'd, pollclca oftho nnrn{tlcrs blancb rrro fornd to bc sdoquato to ar'rypct the

rcqprna pd.su1sn. tJtr opontlm! r.otLq sa ca,t{rfrct,oay ln thc

arrobry rrd Bint nanc€ of rk 6 god 6 rcaposr hrt tbo ab{Ltty o!

19. !4nrr-, IG, B 15!h .A?, rSpcola.l tsrpos Inapcct,rg, of Lb{Ieno. AgBrtr Jul 55. Edrlblt 13..



bhs eectl,orr to r,lnt&Lr tbolloqrnLcar repcm! ns rot cteluatad.

An lnt,c,stnr traJntng Fograu Fuld br acccoergr to ml^!€ tb

dcgr.ec of rklll on tbo l{k 5 Epqn, and tc glvo a prdlcJancy fn

the bardllng of firLure RIFnr s55{gnrd,.

Tbc lscu€ ard rccelpt occtJ.oc, r&Fs t1rr0 &Ep!ot€d, la,s

lfutcd, Ea rncetLelLst,orJr. Thlr rrefustloo raa bggod orr 20 par

cgrt unnlng of tbc osgtLcn. a aovu Lsyol elrun *g 8sg{{Frd,

beforo t&e coryl,etlsn of tho lnrpoctlon, and tb€ rgltt, cgulc, afLe

tbat cbaagcl recclw, etoro, a'd Lssuo tbo llntt€d nrnber Ot

epcc{al Eapfig aatlsfr,ctelJ.y. tb,!s aFplred onfy to napons tbattrrre to bs recelved initl8lly. lFrrrrer, fe tfio recoJgt of ftrtrrre

tseapor€, and ths actlne us€ o-f cqrventiomal Etrdll,ons, lull

autborlaed strength of tb trllt rpuld boco nocessarJr. Tb3 load,-

lng ad banar:-ng ssotlsr rns lsrnd to bo eatlstrctory ln lis abitlly

to loqd uk 6 llod 6 rcapoa irr E4,? slromft, to tbp ed,qt reqrdred

to nryport, tht I July 1956 ccaoi.twrt, of tbo 34f$ Eo"h H!xg. Tb€

lnspect'lon t€sg cqrsld€rcd__&c loadJng crcr ellfr,el.gt ln 1tg

olnratlon, Uulch lnd1cdt€d tbtlt ttp crw rcr.lced, errl drafug $s

rcJativaly lborb tru.rrtu gnJod. ths ogr'oslva edmncc alspose,r

acstlo ne lLstcd al rrnset1r$ot€?, alrrcc pcaconol tore,f\y

tnl.rud ln EoD t+tu:rpor nrg nou s.Es16!sd t,o lL. Ibrrrur tll^r

r6akna!! .l{d Dst acJorra\y 1{n{L t}rr b66bca-bâc e.Fqb{rtty, rrl

dld m't ldrE tbt bra,noh rnratLalrcta7 ae a r6ob. Tbs Ab{l{ty

of tbc Spects]' HGt@s Secrrlty EUgbf to coqas rll pbascr of

apccla.l uaapet q6l,ttar.o ns satllaot'qlr, rta lJdulll furyootrfi

of thc fttrc Deryartcrrt d{+alocod an rngtfutsctq? ce(ttL6, h,rt

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n. AfmC lcr:t hogr?rq AFG/AHHh6, h & Op.ratbnal Tcat Catcr,25 Jr.;n 56' tdth appcndlcra. EllElt-,t{.. i

correctlve ectLsr tEk@ prlor to th. d.pertufo of tbc lnopectlon

tosrl pdrrlttcd s ffus,I ara}stlon of rstlafrctory.

the tnapcotlon t€alr ncundd tbst tb hqvost ltarchs,l

sooFtlxato rlth tbo rtâft rllnltLons offlcrr and ths flrc oblcl

to do'rclop a p.actlcal poccdrrc lor evaorntlng percoacf ar1 ap-

proprJate dlrtance f,Fon flres lrrnoklrrs lntantrnl caloclvcs. It

rruld be lryoso{hra te cvecrste cvq?qp thc ld€el dj.rtance, ca;r

aeneral nllos, brut u.ny }[''ees could bs sar€d rlth c@ Flennlag,

A h&lf pi'lc {s tho r.eqUft.Cd n{n{:nra,a l,gtancc fOr protestlqn frsB

an atonlc ffuatrFn, but tb€ p"obabll:llT la that thoncltt

trochntJpe poteotlpn rculd bo Edsqustc at a fgv lnrncr.d.feet. lbe Flrs

Deparbmnt, mreover, should contsct tho Lu.otnrctlng agcncy of

clthcr the apoc{+r reapans achml or tho mnltlqrs trench, rbo

n6c€8ss,rJr nEtnrctLqr should Btr*'rs tho pract$er a.d t&o cl4l].e

ad kry lastors reqndrcd for tlrs fl€bt€rs to accooglJsh ftlb

nlgcl,oa.

Oncratlo'n 23.2-<5 .,

Opcrattoa AH6 rba-aa oporatloral Euitab{l{t-y taot ln tbt

urc o.f thc l{k 2t- napoor I tbcrsrrclcar dorlce of tb! l^Btr€t

d.calgn. lbs adborlty lor nrch a toat Lc to bo tqund ln a Latt,a

f,noa Headquartcr, AJr hoylng Grsr:nd Cmd (AICC), dltc{ g

Ingutt L955. fhlo tTcc[ Dlrqctlva tor aa Accc.Leratrd ODsratl,q&l

Sulttb{'l{ty Tcrtn na aonb to Eoedqrrertera, Alr Frc€ Oprrat,{anelNT|rt Cotcr, Eglin AP8, ELorlda, ton la${rl C8nnlry qnd cmrd:lnatlstr.

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Th. l{k 21 ru,gon u,s dcvelopod pLurf$ to pnwldc en cffectlvc

tbrwnucJrar ceFblltty lor tbe F.l+| alrantt. Eorrycr, lt no

Faunca tbrt H2, P-36 8od 8-66 elrcraft rrufd el.ro ba.ro tbo

oepablllty of detlverlng t&Lo r!ap@. tbo Uk 21 ns des{gned

to rchtcvc Ex1:aE rrllsblltty rlth nln{nun 6qg'yq{11nnes rr

rtoragc. It le 1lr8 lnchec ln bngthr bas a cl{qn tGrr of 58.47

lnchca, n{gfn" appc.odnt&ly 1?1600 br. ad ybtds an crylosl.re

Ihc lncadl,6 bl t'hs thsrrnucl,ea,r

ecccoglJrbod trootc\T ry thc uge

of a notsr*drl:rsr nAriorotlc Inl1l$t Inssrtlonn (AIFI) rcoctranism.Safc aorparatlon dlctaDcc bqbrpan tbe derltrurT alrcraft s',.1 E

prum,turc dstcra'"l,oq of ths tm'polc ls prorldcd by an aming baro

and paraotndo reterrdcd capabfl;lCy. Iho na-oor rould be used by

tha naJor alr coua,ndr ln accordrrrac rltb app.orcd, rnr pJans

for tho uill1zatloil of tbamurcl,e,r rapoa. -

&a obJccb of t.hc e:corcLs. ss 6{nTIe @ougbs to dotenolm

tho oporatlorul nltr'b.lljy of the llk 21 tbirtronualcar repon fron

atock-ptlc to tugct.'b,rlng

thla oporatloa, tb rcopa of tbc tcatAl

rrtnd fucIrdc t&r faD,grlngr

rr ?br oparatLcrr'J. coupctlbll:tty of tbs Epon rrlth 8-4?td W2 rlrcnft

b. Itc opurtl,od adbbil:tty of thr prachd,e forrqtardcd dropo

co tbr cqtib!-llty of tbfu rnp@ rfilr rrd.rtbgopc'attcorJ' foocdear

d. tb €pl.atlrnrl csd9ab1ltty ol tbt ap@ trltb drtlagtrrt cqplpat rud rtrccafi mlts' rsrt cqrtrql bqaa

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\.,Ufujr.ftfi"f,r,i,,fAX_,(r. 1t6 eElegua* of u!ap@ pacb,gjlag procaurco arsl

dccrF of catainara

t. ltr rdqtacy of FsFo f.odlrrg 1roadtr€s sndrtrl.t^sb{Ltty of hantUlrg rq1rlpat

g, Tbt lrdtr.bfl:lty of tbc prcldty fiue fon nearsrrttcs htrst6.

InitlAL ptanntas f,cl tb tect bcgrn 1n Soptobe lgji ad

eallsd loe tba rrao of"l5ht

l{k 2X.EsFoot ard cfuht trafuLug (trrlaffoy)

capsuler. Ibe opcratlsr re,s schldulrd to bs cq:ducttd llr trp

phaaca3 tnr fbrt phas. rpuld rrgond lotr lk 21ts ldth &42 att+

crsft ea cerrlcrs, and t&o cccond 1$asc Ftdd uos a 6{n{1er. nrnber

of napons rrlth B-47rs. AII reaponc rpuld bc argended on EgUlr

APBrangcs fu Eftrlda. Thp repon.o t€ro to be nlacod !r opcratlor:al

ctorsgc cqrtal:lers pie to tho atrllo, at l{arch Brg castl-e AEBg,

call.lornLa. In ordcr to Etta,ln a ruBrr pefcct {ra{tgtlaur, tbG :{k 2.1,DC

nas fflJ,.ql *AtA llvrc re&h tould, b LD/-CRdctq:atod et altltrdar of lOO tD 5r5Cf--aot. Alrcraft of tb fu),

8n{ 93d hb Hlngl rculd cerrif sut th! opcratlonal rrqulrourto,rtrlch lnaldd s rcfcc@lrtlvo pof{Lr ad.lr16, and c coplctc

rlnrlrtlar o! e typlcal -Erttr rtoo$11,+to-targct aeqrsnca.

I?lt Strattglo ALr Curd and Elftoath Alr ltorcc re flrrst

glva to uda.rterd, that oaly Hzt, w.c to bc uttllgod, but aftor

r mc.dey cafcqco hald Et lflrch l?B ln Ostobrr Lgjj, Prt47

dratrfb pro lncl[rxlcd ra fart of tbo operaiLe,, Dcoplt E oonoldaraxlB

aqouni of pLannlng spd coo'trtfurat1o, thr ope.etlo hnd to ba pat..

pord tlc erli l'grln ttq lta qltgrnrl dr't fu D."q;end JamarT.

frr Opc?tl,mc DlrcctcratG racourrt rcd t !clc! of dltllsultfus

r6.1ch et qrr tir threated, to caucal tbr oparatlsn rlt.get&ar.

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f1{!{e'11y, thc barrdllnS ai.i tr"tiporUhg of tbc clgt0 Fs,poat

poacd !ca{q1s pronlla for SAC. Thcrc affffcuftbo bad bsrdfy

bcsn resolved *rm thc Dlrsct'q'ato of opaatlcra crycrlcrccd nrr

probltna. IL bccau epparent thst dlro,pplnS tbc l'fr, 2. frq a n-5e

.alrcraft oould not bc ecccapllrbcd rlthort aa"ogj'rg 1tc bob-bqy

doorl. Substantief rudJulttannt! lrrc Dromaa,ry bafec thc opccattoo

could ba rcgcbcdulod. Qy thon 1t r*ss FrbrrBrt L?56, end tbc craeh of

I F-52 that nonth grounded all bceqy Jot boabsrc rntll tbo eltornates

could b€ EdffLd, br n'11 practlcal pr:rporos thLs o]{n{n+tcd tbtdE-52 ftorr part,lclpatlng ln tblc tcst ln the tmdlatc firture.

Dorplte tbcse persL:tent deJaya, !L rgs dEeldcd to r.ceculo at

least thc B-/+7 part of the l{k 21 oporatLcr. Oparstlons ordar ?!,2-^56,

lssr:od by th! hesdquarters ln thrch L956, prodaeO thst ths l2tb

Alr Dlylslon rpu-H. larnch four B-4? alrcrr.ff on tlp erarclp€ on

3 Aprtl. It e-lso o$Lfu€d tbr procedrsra to bc loltoned W W2

s,lrcrafb of ttro 93d Botr l{Jn8r h.rt thr r pert ras postponed, at,

lcast tnt{L thc Lest d4ra of Ju:ro. Subcequrnt lnlomtlon frqtbs Dlrostorato of Spem,tloins, th!: btdqrsr'b;lc, lntJ-u,t d, tbBt

4/a rcparatc oFaret{qu qder uould bs lsarad le tho E-52 phacr,

Aftcr th. A1r lte,tcr1sl Comrd baa pcoridod tb nrcoraary C-124

rlrcreft to tcr:y tbs llk 2Il napons and asaoclat€d qulprt to

}tarcb AEB, tbc oparatlcr s.r rudy t€ b. carled oEL..

P.. Intorrlcrr bt Dr E L Prqarclrsr, lllst lliv, Eq UtU AP yltn HrJJoce Dlarl DC)1lq l5th A;?, 28 l{ry 561 and ngerch ln ELLar,D0' E{ 15th AF.

23. &14.3 Opcretlona Od,or L2-56, ttq UtU Af, 14 !!rr 56r v/rctn ,..Er&t!-,!i.

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0n 3 Aprrl th€ 22n B@b ',{lng laurcbed lqrr B-4,? &ircraft tn@

Usrch A!'B q e ElSslOn )tlcb rpuld takc a r:r{n{nrlr,t f asrun r*l a

lrall hor.rra o rcacb the targat, Egl.ln AlB, flLorlda. Coordloatlon

vlth the sccqrd and f,{ahrh Arr porcos povlded lor alr 16fpp1{ng.upport ln ure sEkr IIIL1 Aru aroa (goet Alr DlrlJiolr), e''a

Elntoranco oqppor! for E-{,J post-targst staglns et Bar*gdab aiB.

One elrcraft 'ould f$ a 30O nart,164! rn{'lr lorrlswL narlgr,tlon lsg

af 5@ feot +ltltrdo prlor to lts arlnar at t&o lnlti.Fl polnt.

cl{mhirrg than to bogb{''g a,ltltrd,e , tbe Ebcnfu rpuLd, r.o]aas€ +.bo

r€apon at 2OrcoG sst at a spocd o! .8[ Eaeb. Aft€r teo uka.

bad bcen r.aloascd, e brcakslr,y ',4,,r€uren rcutd bo ca:r1-od, oub l3

accorda,nce yrth sac tactlca-l Doctrlne. Tbe threo glber E-/+??s

rrro sobod,ulod o ralaaso th€lr rraepons at 3?r0oo feet rlbb a b@b-

run opood of .81 l€,ch. Wlth tbc Fqleate a br.eelana;r tra!,ouyar rculd,r1+o be porford, efter r*r-lch a'I1 s!.cJr&!t rouLd ct{,nr., o o5rt,{ranl -

altltrde end proccod to Ber.lcdals Arts lor post tergBt ttf!sf1*.

In a br-LEf nunoary ot--"Lby 1g56, tic Di;.ector:ate of Opetlatlonsuttqted to agsese tbo'iccouprisbnents of op.ratl@ n2i6 oo !F.

Oc 29-30 ltgrch tfto Hk 2X,rs had arTl.'rod r,t Usrob AFtse,"r hf,d b€€u

placod ln storagc lleodlataly br mnitlonî perecraol of th. go?th

Alr Basc &orp. ol 1 ApIL, trc o! ttrc for epms rrra rrevod,

ft@' storaggr egs@bIod rnzt lcradcd aboant B-li? a!.craft. tba rEaroat

rq'J.u,ed 1n strllo con!fur:ratlon drrr''g a thnc-day Jtpra€e p.r1odaboar:r t,bs nl^salno alrorEfL. or 3 Apjl tbo rcapona p..c .ngq{n

2,]*. DFr E{ 15th ..13, DCP o DO, tE-[Z &ese of l& 11 Cbor:st1eustrlts,bll$y !ct't (osT) ,n 2 th7 56. Edllblt 16.

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lnopoc'r,ed, and E Prs-taks oft chock lr€rforEd' filc t*lo alrcr:glt

tbsn lstt tor EgUn AIB, tn$ duc to contlauJng bad rssE'btr ov'sr

ths EELIx borabj4E aIE.6 tbo nlasloa hgd to be postponod. Gl I

Aprla both r,jrqraf! nare larnched Egeln aod aecoaplishEd succossfttl

ro].onscs. lto flrrt E-47 rclcascd 1tg Hee'pon t 2OTCOOcet rltb

an rlrlpccd of 499 botl. Ttre bo& btnrsf et an altltude of 58,?

tcot wtth a absrrlar 61!.qr of ,r9O eGt. Ihe sacond YlaPOn r€,s

rcloasrd at 37 W fect and an alrrpecd of l+67 ocrLt. Thl5 botrb

d,ctonEtsd IO f6ct 8boryc ground and bsd I clrcular on\or of 2t59O

fcoL. lts rcsu.Ltl of bObb nna HlFe con:tldsrod crcclJ.at.

Or 10 Ape{L tr*o ad4ltlorul Hk 2!Lrg Ergre Esc'abled erd l,oaded

Eboard, nl'gglon alrcrafb. Ttts trp B-r[frs ueco ]ar'srched he eano

dagr, but bad roathor EYIIE ln ovcr tio EgUn ;ranges gbortcd both

nisslong. l'bo S-f*7tr lanied at Bar'lcsdalo Afg Jrstead, r&sr9 both

aircraf! and rtcapona 'rr1ra lntPcctcd b;r the 22d Eftb WlDg erd AEC

gorsonncl. Ckto Fapon C[d, noO check oui dut to rc,IfrgrctlOn of ltE

pro:*elty fi.stt. ltts rcapon 1glt tttryi€d to K!*'la$d, AFB for

rcpaJrl rrvt thp 16t5ol-q1'J, -""fta"Ua fot * latrr data, Ous

nisclq' rrs osrdcd @, l2 All-ll end rrrocoafulJgr ratcesed' lta

tt6p@ at 3?,COO cctt rlth an aJrcpeed of l+67 bo'ts. t[s hggt

blfghb rer 50 tcat nlth a clrguJ.ar .rFsr of 95O !6st. S fttttU

rnd fj'al 1bor111.t rcloas€d lts raapon on 19 AplJ- sttr Etl{n AIB.

tlra altltrda ns rgsl5 3'Ireffi l€t dtft 8n str.iPo€d ot 16? hortg.

It bccb c+:peoa l4O tcot abow tbo rstor rsn86 rlt'h a clrculan.

frtcr ol 11360 f052. AII ldaalon rircFafb rwolvod pc-tar8rt a:r

qglucJ-tng srur t$c S-fV IUIL ifO .r* ard lard€d et Berksdeb AF

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for 5rcst-target re3ueli;r6. ueather abcris r':otrrlthstanc5-q, t5-is

operetLor,el sultabrllty tosi re.s consLderec hl€trl-y auccessful byal

tbJr h€dgrnrtcre.

Dlrectlvc on Speclal lfeaoo:rs Tlnl;rln</r ngr, Flfleonth llr Forco re6u1a'"i.on on the respnsib{t {ty sfupocial lrrgapons i.u;rctlons raa pr,slJshed dr:rln6 the cr:nent perlfi

IU ls noL too ruch to ray thet thls ner dlrective lE6 a dlroct or,6-

co'm of the spccial hteaponc TrainJlg conjar.sace that hsd beea heldala! Headge.rLera Eifteenth Alr Force ln ltcrvecber Lgjj,- fire con-

fers.rco hgd corven€d t,o conrlderra;e and Derlrs for lrryroving

qroc{er vsapons tl's{n{ng, arc the new r"eguJ.a-tlon qht to chgrurel

thl-s l-ncreased ouphasis torlar<l e-"'el gr-egter r.ur-lb apa!{rJty t1

roatlng thc regulrenccnts of atosic or therzonuplegr rs,rfere. l{lth

this purpoee ln Bfud, rpeciar !.e€,Fons ehools erc a ri:lg scec{ar

L€spons otflcqr rero ectabl1shcd for the thoroqh trainlng noeded

ln thls flcL{. A rrLcg rpec{rr rcspons ofrlor ras deflned as any

ratod grafl,uate of the fonca-r rrlapouoor course Eb sa:rdla Base, ller

xa:llco, or of tue daltns;hstnrstor cou!.ge (AeDr) et scrdla Brac,

Randolph AIB, or lleLLLs AFB. Each cotrrnndor of a botnba:ducnt,

reconnafuEsnc€, or atratogic flghtcr trlng r&lch ha,C, spec{r1

Ftpons nlsalon Fuld bc rospons{hle for lrsrrrJng oo'ryllance rL!h

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ErS 50-25, I4 lStn S, 30 ger 55, and Cbap f, fsh{blt 2,

Int€Frtrlr by Dr E L Prescoi.sen, Hlst Div, tA 15th.'l3 ,dtnCrpt Jry Y Frcstvt].l D01 Eq lSth 13, 4 t{ay 5<r, r For tbaCorrfocu,cc ltsclf, see Ulsto4r 15th AF, Jut-Dec 55t pg, ?JtA.

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tho prorlslnns of tb,lr rcguJe,tlm.

In. lrttlleg W r rDcalal napcnc tcbool for nch bcb d.ngr t&c

n€y dlnctlva lrrtcnfud to ctadsr{;rgo rnd 6ugnrt tbr trsful'lg tdthlrc

t'bc PlfLcoth A! Porcc, M.4 ns accqllrbcd by urterblng forrapcoJal rlcsporu offlcrra lqr a,ch r!ng. 0o. of tbasc Frr]d b€

appolnt+t fe oecb taoL1crl lguadroa, cc.nrr.nndcd y a rpcclal w,pong

ofllcor ln thc dngtg dlroctmtp of oporetLoor. &t of tho

aquadron apoc{nl Egpons offlcers rculd !arr! as thc <leputy yrnga/

cpccla.l r€sporu offlcer. thc cpcclal Egpsrl otflscra asalgncd

to tho tscttcal oqedrons rculd be placrd oa ord€rerdcta,[Jag tbsn

for apoclal duty rith tbc rdngl6 operetlonr dlregLoretc. Tbey

rould perforu nrcb, apec{Fl frEotlsru a.e thr rhg crc,rder F{Srt

d:[rect. Tho dutl-es erd resparrlb{Lltl.ea of tbo {pec{ar F8pc6.3

offlccr at cvcrJr bvo.L of tbs rlna ccmand rtarrstrsE nrc qrrlttn€d

ln conslderahb drta{I.

lac vlng r;:oc{nr l€8pooe otllcq Fuld oorcLsc prlnrr$ rtaff

srryorrtston sror cpGcbf-rypp*,o

actlrltlna tlat laolrdod dlostrqlor

and nLatansacc corrbrof'finctl,err;

Ea ns to mJ.lor tbo orTrntratlon

8nd adrdllrtrst1$ of tbs cprcLa"l H,pa! aobooL erc popen cpccral

EIBIPrrE oltcratl.*ts o{'rC,art. EJ.r t8!kt ql.so Jnclrdcd u,lntclnlns a cLose

llr&on ylth thr otbr vlng rtaff !€{rbloa! qr ratts rstalnlns t,o

lpeclrl EBIms. lhc dryuty rdns cpcolrl rupel offlcq ns tfic

lmtlato a.fulnlstDetor of trh apcclal E!ftr roboql. b lqrld "rkeslrt thst lcasqr PIBDI' colaso qr'I:lnoc errd t=qn{natLqlt E.c fqFErtd

8. an orgrnl-Ertl$rl cbrt of tb. rtng rp.clrl nrpor rchool r^cettrchcd to tba nrr n6ula,tL@r rr'.t bal bra laalrdrd r$h tbnarretlvc of tbl.r cbrpt r !s:r tb Frpor.. of tLluctretlm.



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s'rd ralnt,allgd ln a or.urect atstug. Apert fi@ asslstlng the

rlng aprcla]. ycapous oftj-ce, bLr dcputy re.s to cocdlDrto tbrrcbrdullng of aprc{'l rpa,ponl trahrng rlth thc rln8 gqmd, tcalningolflccr to rcccrglJsh sll tratnlng ri.equL@ts.

Thc SpccJalYcaponc 0Fqlt'L6! Ofllaar ,(agrodro lsrrrl.), rcuLd, rpero tbo lcslon

Flsnr ard coqrs strt&Lrccs r r,:d, glyc fug:truatLoo fu tbl apec{al

hep@l tahmL lttty LEro 81lo responslbb for tbo accqllshralb

of rpaclal EePor|.s Enetnrcra and exarcL!€a. In ad4ttLon, ql€ 8p€c{nl

Fspon^! o'pcratlons offfuar Frrld bc aeelgp€d t&3 ed,rB drrly otcLa^rslflcd'docrurt eontrol o!!lcar, rn f bc roapcrslbile for thesecurlty arrd, control of classlJlod docrsntc fu ttto lneseaelon ofthe cpcclal rospona ccbool.

tho nfi, directlvc elso fttlhrd tbo finctlsas of tho cchoorllgclf. thoao corul,st€d Frgrll'y of cod,uctlns roflc{ency traln-lng fon nar-rcady, colat-redy alld l,ed, a'd, selcct c:^cr mborc

rlth rrgatd to crrrantJ.y atockplled rpapotre, n',.r .rnlls aaelgnod alrcrafb

vlth dcltrrar:tr cae!{l{ty. rte cpccta.l nbpma eobool re,s a:gcctclrlso to glw r {1rc{n1. t-s;* csrrsc of at ; lsur bqrra drratlcn

on SACAtgdrtloo iO-Zlr,(trirbfns ghrlc)rfon cqndma aprt deff

offlcrra gf d$drlgt!, rtrE! a*l rguadronr. rnforu,tl,q praruteo

rculd ald cqsnd.so rrd, tbtr Et^qtG tr pqrrdfus np€€slary spccla,l

trarcnl arye.rlsfon. Horcsvs, rpccJrl nlm.g ot]flcegr Dqfcldng

tbc dutbr otrLllrcd r.bovo courd Do't b. naaelgnod, rrli.but appeonlOf tn!5 hrn&Ir*rtei-r.



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Hh{Lc tho rcre rpoctacular devcropantg of atqlc capablltf,y,

auch aa tbe tboruaucl.€ar ogrloe{cwrs !r tbr h,c!flc, took placc

oulglde tbo prrr|or of tbs Elfbecnth Alr Fsrcer thay belped, Dono-tb.harr to pofut, rry tho nacesalty for daJJy trqlnfug ln tbls !lrJ-d,.

Its atalc ealnblllty of thc pjJtesnth Ajr poret ras rcf,Lost€d l.a

tn nyel lncrcascd tralnlng, Bld hlgfuly qpoc{a'l{a€d operailnor cucb

ac tbc oporatlmar sulteblllty test lor thc nflr:{k 2!. roapon. tb,o

tralnlng lor epscia.I ltaporu opcratlong lnv.oIwd rrt @fy operatlonal

capab{r ty, bnit tfrs loglstlcs-l bctorr of ttorage, Bnsecnb\y,

fuensportatlon erd, load5ng. specla.l lres,pcnE operatlono, ar.:d

oparatloral capabiltty ln apocla.t rcapc/nâ ara not to be ccnr.filsed,

Ths flrst lnzol'rcs a spoclllc asslgEc€nt rrlth apoctnl rcapone, ilre

lattcr tho gcner-al cepebltlty of transportlng ard, dolllrerlng

rpoclal uta,pont to des{gnqted targcts. Botb tasb lrrolr;cd cornand _alreraft and pllots. The logi.sbica]. lactors of sp€cJq]. Eapon.g

operatjans dcpcndnd erlrarrry o tlrs lnrn1il,oos branch of cach atrlsoo gFq{r. r! na at. tftd; L6rt1 tbst a rpocJar tgporrs opcretlon

dgbt eitbcr illl, througb !.uo!f1-eJmcy, c lrqpa$a !e e talJ.$c

ln d.tcrst{m srlr tbo tsrgst, bcceusc ol lnsufflcleirt t:glnl4g.

It lrgjrtfual lestor, adnlttedly tno re,kent Unk tn atotllc

cap.hllltyr Snt ths gtrqt 6lc A1r Cerd r*f tb Elftsqtn A1r

Forcc clrrrc fc csrclllrr. A orltter.l abstege Jn aag,fgn d prromfcould rEt bC grrewr at ecc, bn$ a Ls,ck of ognrfuncs could. IJr

dry to day egtlrfiy tJxfs FfiLlt€d !c En trdrdng ann furg {nsp€sgL@s.

f tstal of c{Elti {pec{.r'l rmaponr Lrupccttos tlok pLlae at Ftftaant^h



rn*'i.vr|id]{,t1ft,n,/fn oSffi

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Alr Forcc bacs dr:rLng tho porlod 1 JaurnrT - 3O Junc, L956. those

sogbt to dotonnLao tbo capalllfty of nrl,or:r satLos of thl

E xlltonr branqh !n bdng1rrg thc etmJ'o or tbmuslc,r dcvlce

sW of !t r8go, and cvotts.lL:f f.oadfug 1t Jll tb alrcrzf! ol E

roaapto--ot:rfb bs1r. ltr c.tnslmcy of tb fLJ.sht J:!ar aacuity

pocoduros, t$r capablllty of tnr tlrc dfnarturrt "4 raLEtcd

agcncLos nra also tsrted. ghsro dofl.a{qlalor rrn d{r6q7qq[ 16ry

eould usr:alJy bo traccd to a Lqck of ngcrvLslon ard tralalng,

t&lch la ltcalf rge ofben cswcd bl lncufflclrat nnnJng. Ih.Ls

elr forcc mu€ht to stardardlzc apcclal' Fepcr"r traln1lag on tbotdng Lsvel, and thercforc publlrh€d Begul.aLt.gd 5C-?;5 dd.ch cstabUsb€d

a Epec{al rcapons tralnj-n8 rchpol rrlthLtr oac}r tactlca]- rdng. A

8AC nu6er.ed lctber dlr€ct€d tJre attantLon of tba specr"r voapong

LnrpectJon t€ag to areas of rrtalq:oss that rerc lrkarJr to oaeelr

attsrti.cn, hrl bat tbo tdcrlc1r to ceur€ lncraslngly grane dc-

fj.clrncLas.

!l tnt rpccJa-I *ry ectlrltl'es tbEt tek placo et ltLft,eatJr

Alr Forcc ba.Eos re" q.FU"" out,ld trehfng ...rrcLses, Opcrntlo

A2-55 ra,s of a dalfGrillt lort. In tb. rrarch lor an aru greate

ete,lo capabtrjttr, ccqnond trrltdns atta?rd tp lacee,sc atf!'al.acy,

rnd thc trqp.r uc of all rtonLc end tboruuuola:l n'pmr fu tbr

Pftronth Alr hca crs€na,l. ttf, Uk A-, t tb*suclnr drrlccErltb rn qloart" r**@rl tu ih. Ia*e carrgsrrr. ffit

Opo.r.etl,oo ?!2-56 E! an oprratloel nrllsbl3ly t^crt:":

* FaFoTCFFD

rnd slt&pu$ @fV trid cn B-J+] alrcnfLr !i nr alao plrnncd for

t&r B-52 bevy 'Fnbctr. Un.lta of tbl,s elr foroc t€std,'tbr * 21

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tn targat aFEe! over ngl{n air Forcc Efor, Eloride. Itr o'pcretlcr,

rdulch lnrolved dromlnd and cryloarn6 tbo apop En consldlrcd

ruccorrfirl. &l both frontr tbsu, ogrragioos and trafulagr tio

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ln the 3Iloci31i-e'l a::cr3i! iai:rte:ia::ca ;ro;ecL (!I:-i-lC),

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;1-ren a ljrr;e pb-'::e. lc.:e .faciorJ us --.eiJ, ..tliJ€ oil:ers is.re

a;ine.seJ, i a :.'.:-:;er- if irre'.rlous h+:ict.:es. -'rsi:Le::s :ii::cii '.rierc

::ci scl,e,l .t'.:.-''i- L:':e rci:cri,tt: :J€r:ci: shculi :;r: .":o-{.cC.

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y'obire:=ni cf ihe ;c=bers i.c.s lazls-b::il:cn :''ri;Jr ..tr-tcig. il:e

first ot' ihese ltreaT-:ssit ari.r'od a'" the .iri.:cla poi::c = Fo'rruary

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faotor lnrlol'rld, ln tbs alr plck-rry. Al.tboug! thsro bant nr EJor

accldents, on aelreraI occsotrrnq tbp lot-+rp amretus oo tb cegl€r

rlrsrafb ns Jnjrrod, &r reasoa f.or ttrJ.g bpohrp dtfftcilflty h-

rroilvtd, uryea3.ctaUls drd-ft".Jz \(U)nccar:rc ffie e!e{11 arf JdgtrBt, ef tho nirdennc. rurLr qn

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