GENERAL - OPERATIONS SPECIFIC: (Sanitized) (COMMANDER'S REPORT)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00551R000100050001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 17, 1956
• Content Type: DISP

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.,i o , t3 Commander's Report on Mission No.
2, Mission planning, preparation and briefing: Excellent.
3. - Performance: Superior. Entire mission was flown
manually without benefit of the Gyrosyn Compass; deviation from
briefed track did not exceed five miles.
4. Weather: Clear for entire route with the exception of broken
clouds over This was basically the weather as forecast by
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5. Operation of the was extremely disappointing.
After turn-on prior to the first target the configuration operated for
only ten minutes producing 120 feet of take. The malfunction was again
the - wrapping around the metering rot This has been a 25X1A
mechanical problem on numerous other missions. operated
successfully entire mission with good quality take. 25X1A
6. Operated entire mission. Some results over
none from ~, and majority of recordings again from
Possibility of lock-on indicated over
7. Performance: Auto-Pilot and Gyrosyn Compass were
inoperative r ghout entire mission presently believed due to a
blown fuse in the amplifier common to both units; otherwise aircraft
performance was excellent.
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