(Sanitized) ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 1969

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• Publication Date: December 17, 1969
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17 December 1969
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Activity Report - November 1969
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SUBJECT: Activity Report - November 1969
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A. Summary
Be Operations
Co Materiel
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E. Life Support
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The highlight of November was the successful completion of
25X1A I I the effort to qualify the U-2R and pilots aboard a carrier.
The smooth manner in which this o eration was accomplished speaks
25X1A well for those individuals in and at who
were responsible for p anning and actions. The Captain
25X1A and crew of the USS America were especially helpful and cooperative
throughout the operation.
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2. OPERATIONS
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2.1. Mirror Landing Practice (MLP) was conducted this month in
preparation for I Ion 20 November. The MLP training was highly
successful as was t e o eration''itself. We now have four drivers U2R
carrier-qualified. I IReport has been forwarded to Pro-
ject Headquarters.
25X1A 2.2, L-lQualification continues to receive utmost attention. It
is hoped that all units will soon be OR.
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2.3. O has been completed. RED DOT continues. A long flight
to the East Coast has been rescheduled for mid-December. Weather permit-
ting, this flight will complete the current RED DOT series.
2.4. During the month of December and 'early January flying will be
at a minimum due to aircraft availability. Because of this, several
drivers will be unable to maintain Category I Status. However, no de-
gradation of Mission Capability.will.occur. By February all drivers
should be able to again attain Category I Status.
25X1A 2.5. will begin "C" recurrency flights on 9 Decem-
ber and shou comp ete training prior to departure of It
25X1A is planned that I I will assume unc ions in
programs testing ion to his Operations cer u ies.
2.6. The following is'the.month's summary for November 1969:
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Ferry
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Maintenance
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2.7. U-2 PILOT ACTIVITIES
U-2 FLYING AC
TIVITY
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SORTIES
TOTAL 3.5
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TOTAL HOURS
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10
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REMARKS:
2.8. U-2 AIRCRAFT UTILIZATION RATES -
AVERAGE NUMBER AIRCRAFT POSSESSED ........... 6.1
AVERAGE NUMBER AIRCRAFT FLYABLE STORAGE.. .............. 2.0
AVERAGE NUMBER AIRCRAFT IN/OR ......................... 4.1
AVERAGE NUMBER SORTIES PER AIRCRAFT .................... 14.1
AVERAGE NUMBER HOURS FLOWN PER AIRCRAFT ..... ..:....... 28.5
TOTAL SORTIES FLOWN ..................~................y_, 58
TOTAL HOURS FLOWN..,,.,.,. 116.8
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ANNEX C
3. MATERIEL
3.1. Tactical Aircraft Maintenance
3.1.1. Articles 343 and 349 remained in flyable storage
during this reporting period.
3.1.2. Article 383 completed four scheduled sorties in
November and was in "Ready" status the entire period requiring only
routine maintenance.
3.1.3. Article 051 was out of commission briefly on
4 November as postflight inspection revealed a hydraulic leak in
the aft engine compartment. Engine roll back was required and
replacement of two "0" rings at the flap selector valve corrected
the condition. Article was transferred to II on 10 November
for a subsequent 75 day loan period.
3.1.4. Article 053 entered periodic inspection and update
on 4 November following a twelve hour Red Dot sortie. Twenty-five
service bulletins were incorporated during this inspection. Func-
tional.check flight completing the inspection was flown on 21 Novem-
ber. Article entered "l Commis5innif us following this sortie
25X1 D with O.R. status pending sortie which was flown on
25 November. Subsequent readout of this sortie was unsatisfactory
25X1D and another flight will be necessary when article
25X1A returns tol Article was transferred to II on 26 Nov-
25X1A ember for installation.
3.1.5. Article 054 was out of commission the first Dart
of November for incorporation of Service Bulletin 351-262, AFCS mod-
25X1A ification. A combined Auto Pilot check sortie was flown on
6 November. This flight was satisfactory, however article was again
taken out of commission for MLG modification and RX-107 kit install-
ation (arresting hook) which was completed on 8 November. Article.
was involved in a non-delivery on 10 November when on postflight the
A.C. generator would not drop off the line when reducing the power
lever to idle; Corrective action was the replacement of the monitored
A.C. contactor relay and the supervisory panel. On 11 November, an
aggressive flight schedule began as fourteen MLP sorties were completed
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through 17 November in preparation for the xercise. This 25X1A
25X1A article deployed on ferry flight on 20 November as backup
for Article 055. There were no carrier traps made with this article
since Article 055 was utilized for all scheduled sorties. Article
25X1 A returned to lI on 24 November.
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3.1.6. Article 055, as the prime article for the 25X1A
exercise, completed seventeen MLP sorties through 18 November. Ferry
departure from as made on 20 November. Following this ferry
flight, post flight inspection revealed an oil leak at the CSD hydro
cooler which required replacement. R-model aircraft were successfully
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driver. Aircraft fueling, movement and stora.Ze on the carrier
presented no problems. Although the exercise was very successful
and went relatively smooth, it was not entirely uneventful. Unsche-
duled aircraft maintenance included replacement of the left hand tail
landing gear door rod on one occasion and the left hand tail landing
gear door on two occasions. These replacements were the result of
damage incurred on three of the trap landings.
3.2. Support Aircraft Maintenance
3.2.1. T-33 S/N was out of commission a total of
four days which constitute a Phased Inspection. U-3B S/N
was out of commission three days which was also due to a Phase
Inspection.
. 3.2.2. The average "In-Commission" rate for all assigned
support aircraft was 95.5% for the month of November.
3.2.3. Six transient aircraft we're supported during the
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3.9. Unit Supply
3.9.1. The first of two C-130 missions supporting I
departed 14 November on schedule with a cargo Tr
of 7,803 pounds marked or ship propositioning. The second aircraft
25X1A departed 19 November with cargo load of 17,244 pounds for beach
prepositioning. All. cargo returned intact. No resu 1 roblems
arose that could not be rectified by
,3.9.2. Supply activity:
Changes .......................'...........38 L/I
Issues....... ...........................375 L/I
Turn-Ins ................................123 L/I
SLOE
Changes ..................................63 L/I
Accounts Inventoried ......................2 ea
Accounts Under Inventory ..................3 ea
SPARES
Inventory - November ....................600 L/I
Inventory - Year .....................10,633 L/I
To be inventoried .......................400 L/I
SHIPMENTS AND RECEIPTS
Automatic receipts .......................38 L/I
Receipts requested by us ................549 L/I
Shipments ................... ..........260 L/I
Long distance runs over 70 miles...12 (7.5 man days)
Total documents used - November .......... 428
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3.10. Remarks
3.10.1. November was a full month, highlighted by the
25X1A successful Exercise. The articles performed exceptionally
well in spite ot rustrating human lapses that reflected poorly on
us humans but that discredited the birds not at all. Now that the
U-2 is tightened up, internal people tightening is in order and is
being accomplished.
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3.10.4. Support maintenance had an outstanding effective
month. With six aircraft and six people assigned, one of whom was on
leave most of the month, the eager beavers accomplished the following:
rate of 95.5 0
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3.10.4.1. Flew 61 sorties for 143.7 hours.
3.10.4.2. Had no aborts, air or ground.
3.10.4.3. Had no maintenance non-deliveries.
3.10.4.4. Completed two phased inspections
.3.10.4.5. Maintained an overall in-commission
The numbers tell their own story.
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4.2. Installations
4.2.1. The contract for the re-roofing of Hangar # 1 25X1A
25X1A was completed on 10 November 1969 after the installation of four
(4) pilot doors, boiler room double doors and painting of same after
work accomplished. Necessary corrections to the previously installed
roof ventilators were also made.
4.2.2. The relocation of the perimeter fence and related
lighting system around the new POL Truck Parking Lot was basically ac-
complished between 4'and 16-November 1969. Additional light poles and
related electrical wiring has been progressing according to schedule.
The grading and compacting of the parking lot is near readiness for
blacktopping in early December as well as the roadway for the LOX faci-
lities. The only difficulty encountered to date in this contract is with
the airplane wash rack facility. The water piping as installed in ac-
cordance with the drawings was found to be inadequate since it was con-
nected to a non-pressured well line. No solution has been reached to date
but a change order will be necessary to disconnect and extend to new line
to a more distant source. Civil Engineering is now attempting to solve
this problem with minimum cost.
25X1A . 4.3.
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4.3.2. During the month of November, drawings and specifica-
tions were being prepared for the new asphaltic paved surfaces, including
chain link fence enclosure around the Inspection Building. Also being
prepared are plans that are required for the modifications to Tower # 5.
It is anticipated that the plans for the tower modifications will be com-
pleted and submitted to the first week in December. The plans and
specifications for the bituminous:paving operations will be submitted in
December, as soon as final typing of specifications are completed.
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