(SANITIZED) MISSION A-2013

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00709R000500930001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 10, 1956
• Content Type: CABLE

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Special equipment consisted of th Duration 25X1
of the flight was 8345 hours. Take-cuff was made on schedule with no
difficulties being encountered in. githgm ri iff~ Pl+~ing, pereo*sl equip
maintenance or auxiliary equipmen. reported-satistastery operation 25X1
of the camera equipment. However, post flight inspection revealed that
sometime during the mission the left oblique cameraihutter failed. the
pin had come out of the wind coupling on the shatter spring housing
was evidenced that the pin had worked loose, and finally broke sv .
rubbed for a considerable time against the casing. Inmsdiate actio,t
to preclude further pin failures was to redrill the holes, tape
new pins of a larger size. In addition, a clip will be put around t
coupling so that the pin cannot come out even if it does work loose. Th#s
rework was net considered noes. to date inasntoh as the shutter sp ks
have recently been changed from 54th sec. to 1/150th sec. which greatly
lessens the load on the taper pin. The camera manufacturer was advised by
TWS of this malfunction. (Ref. TWX 32A21).
Each magazine cycled its complete film load of 18001. Sample clips
were taken from the end of each roll, however cloud coverage ps**nets
determination of resultant quality. Selected and recollimated lenses were
utilised in each camera position, therefore results should be optimum.
The tracker exposed 900' of film which was processed, duplicated, and
locally evaluated as excellent. During letdown, considerable moisture
collected in and on the tracker which shorted out electrical contacts on the
relay rack causing it to stop within 25' from the and of the roll. Post
flight inspection of the tracker in the A/d' indicated that it did not
operate. However, after removing it to the shop and thoroughly drying it
out, it evidenced proper operation.
reported that there. was fogging in the drift sight scope fr 25X1
which s appeared as orystalized moisture. This uap observed during the /
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