ACTIVITY REPORT OFFICE OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES APRIL 1967

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
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• Publication Date: April 30, 1967
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ACTIVITY REPORT
OFFICE OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
APRIL 1967
I. OXCART
1. Contingency Planning L
No change.
2. Contingency Planning I
No change.
3. Deployment PlanningF
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A. OPERATIONAL SUMMARY AND PROGRESS
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4. Forward Base Exercise
A Forward Base Exercise was conducted by the OXCART
Division at uring the period
16 Anril throug April 1967. epresentatives from
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Project Headquarters, SAC/Beale and AFRDR-P participated
as observers. This exercise was highly successful and no
problem areas were encountered which would preclude
operational missions being flown from this base.
5. Control and Separation of Aircraft above FL 600:
a. Project Headquarters was represented at a
meeting held at FAA on 21 April 1967. Representatives
from the 9th SRW, Beale AFB, Headquarters SAC, Headquarters
USAF and FAA were also in attendance.
b. The purpose of the meeting. was to discuss methods
for resolving conflicts in flight paths and high speed
aircraft separation above FL 600.
c. The present method of altitude reporting above
FL 600 by use of the coded altitude designator system
was discussed and all participants agreed the system
was adequate and necessary.
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Further, to assist center radar controllers, it was
recommended that pilots report their altitudes, using
the coded system, when passing from one center to
another. After coordination with other users of the
coded altitude reporting system, the above recommendation
will be incorporated in FAA Order 7100.1A and CASF
.Msg. 80447.
6. Performance Data:
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b. This range increase was realized by adoption
of the 32 thousand foot, level A/R as the primary air
refueling tactic and from the demonstrated/proven
performance published by Lockheed in Technical Data
Change #46.
c. At the conclusion of a performance data
meeting held at Project Headquarters 25-26 April 1967,
it was agreed to incorporate this new performance data
into operational mission planning as well as flight
planning for everyday ZI training missions.
7. Project Pilot Inventory:
No change.
8. A-12 Aircraft:
No change.
9. Performance Statistics:
All tatistics reported in January 1967
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exception:
j. Average A-12 time Operationally Ready Detachment
pilots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 HRS
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II. IDEALIST
B. 22 and 25 completed their training
on 15 A J, This trainin was conducted
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General Summary
a. Two Agency U-2 overflights were flown during
month of April 1967.
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(1) Mission C147C was flown byl _j on
9 April. Area covered was from Hainan inland north
and east to include the Sui Chi and Canton areas with
exit near Swatow. This was.a rhly -,u ssful mission.
This was the tenth mission for and his 25X1A2G
final one with f__ I He will now be
retained to assist in the training
(2) Mission C157C was flown by on
13 April. Route covered is sometim to
as the "North China Submarine Pen Mission". Area
covered was from Port Arthur, North Korea to south
of Shanghai. Excellent results were obtained as
the weather was better than briefed and many out-
standing target requests were fulfilled.
(3) Mission C137C was alerted for 6 April
but was cancelled due to weather. This was the
same route as C157C.
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A. OPERATIONAL SUMMARY AND PROGRESS
C. On 3, 5 and 7 April, the (System 22)
were flown in Article 349 at Preliminary informa-
tion indicates that these tests were successful.
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25X1 I and 21 A-oril- P, of these tests were to determine if the
would have any adverse effect on the
I bor the Doppler Navigation System. Results of 25X1A2G
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E. System 17 test was scheduled with Article 349 on
26 April, which was cancelled due to inoperative system. It
was flown on 27 April.
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F. Additional tests conducted during the month were
three air data computer flights in Article 349, two Red Dot
film tests, one 0 film test and one checkout
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on 27 April to begin their medicals, suiting and
future training in the ZI,
2. Product Improvement
a. System validation flights on the Doppler Systems
were successfully completed during the month and the
systems were deployed in support of an operational re-
quirement.
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modifications to the systems were performed to provide
T-35 Tracker installation and Oscar Sierra antenna
installation. Final flight tests and packaging
modifications will be completed in early May. The
systems will then be ready for deployment.
c. System 12C has been installed in Article 348
and is scheduled'for test flight 2 May.
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