RETENTION OF AIRCRAFT 124 THROUGH 31 MAY 1968

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2004
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• Publication Date: February 5, 1968
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5 February 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy for Materiel, OSA
Comptroller, OSA
SUBJECT: Retention of Aircraft 124 through 31 May 1968
1. The attachment provides a projection of sorties/flying hours
available versus sorties/flying hours required during the period
15 April 1968-30 June 1968. This projection is based on the assumption
the Deployed Task Force has been redeployed
with the following:
a. Five J-58 operationally-ready A-l2 aircraft (one
additional aircraft will remain in hangar storage
b. One trainer A-12 aircraft.
c. Six operationally-ready Project pilots.
d. maintenance capability to deliver five sorties/
month per available operationally-ready aircraft with an average
sortie length of 2. 5 hrs/ sortie. This sortie rate is based on
actual flying activity since deployment of the OXCART
in May 1967, and it is considered to be a valid planning factor
through June 1968.
2. Following is the desired and minimum A-12 sortie rate per month
for each operationally-ready Project pilot:
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Sorties/Month 6 4
Average Sortie Length 2:30 2:30
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3. Notwithstanding Paragraph 6 of DNRO Decision No. 19, January
1968, the dual-seat J-75 equipped trainer will be required through
31 May 1968 to maintain proficiency and operational readiness for Project
pilots. The trainer is required through at least 31 May 1968 to provide
following mandatory flying/training. This flying training can only be
conducted in the two-seat trainer and will be accelerated as necessary
to insure proficiency and operational readiness through 30 June 1968:
a. Instrument checks
b. Standardization checks
c. Night air refueling /proficiency
4. Operational pilot sortie/flying hour requirements will be
augmented as necessary in the assigned F-101 aircraft.
5. In view of hangar storage of one operational aircraft, request
necessary reclama action be initiated through DNRO to retain Aircraft
124 through 31 May 1968.
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1. Following is a projection of flying hours available /required
for period 15 April to 30 June 1968:
Flying
Sorties Hours
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(1)
(2)
Five A-12 aircraft at 12. 5 hours
per month (2. 5 hours per sortie)
One J-75 equipped trainer at
15 hours per month (1. 5 hours per
sortie)
75-DAY PERIOD TOTAL
b.
REQUIRED (MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE):
(1)
A-12 Flying - operational or training
(Six operationally-ready pilots at 4
sorties per month--2. 5 hrs per sortie)
(2)
A-12 Flying Training in Trainer
(Six operationally-ready pilots at
1-1/2 sorties/month)
9
13:30
75-DAY PERIOD TOTAL
83
183:45
RECAPITULATION:
2-1/2 Month Total Available 88
193:45
2-1/2 Month Total Required (Minimum) 83
183:45
NOTE: 1. "Available" computation is well within planning parameters
outlined in Paragraph 7, DNRO Decision No. 19.
2. Trainer utilization to increase slightly in May to complete
pilots' night requirements, instrument and standardization
checks prior to phase-out of OXCART on 30 June 1968
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