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Conception ~nd Approvwl, 1952-1953 ....

Groundwork fol' llllplelllelltat ion. 19-53-1955.

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Texas To~erg 3 and ~ .•

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(;<ttteeptt'Qft It-m:l 1)(lrct'I'~~~ ~32 .. t!)~_ Fa~t~· ng rad:tr

plllUohn 0 Lhe ocean .£lUU1" wa£ iU-tit studied 1n t.bc SUI!IlnOl-

of 1952. IofIT' Llncolll LA1;1oratory :umlyzed the feasib 1 y o s t.a 10nin search and height-findit Tad r 011 I) ant m~tal to er planted at ntcrv 1s ~long the oconn bO~tom, SiM1l~ to oil-d±111ln rigs employed in lhe C~lf oj Me~lco. Lincoln ~bor~ Dry concludpd at a cl l L r 0 ~uch T~~g

Tow@, mi(fht, in Cact I proflt-auly serve IL1r defense purp<>se::>

H· crec ed Il~ut 100 !!Iiles 0 he nortb-eastel'rl eo o! the

Atlantic seaboard _ There) elevaLi n of the ocean fldor t

o og to Ul (lonti.nental sh~l1'. convenltlnUy afforded areas shallow nough, yet f r cnou h a 5ea_ to be tra gic~lly

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ace Iftll'()do..tc h .J.vy duty. lOD~-.ran :e

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Tb:l. ch {:.repondertlnL I m< un

~I!leT1 's tti h pr 102'11)'

tltl!t!i.B were ltuated U1 1<1 cb U.S. n 'tit

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t.heAtl.t1c

it. in ~3 y _trikin

co, -- lIuld the !:it:.L.kc 1.U\O lv \I II 1 n uc h mOl' . "10

"d Ill!f' ~ n "Lug 1. It' ish

U' T 'as Towcr~, in cumbio't on

Id II otber 01 ment s 01 III rro 1.111:1 I:':u-l

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incl\ldi g

l-bol'll' Earl

ar mng nd Con ro (,\ W l:.C) at r-

cr~{1 1 otb~r wi b 'avo r d r ptJ

sh )~l, proml~ d 0

reduce

el"lca'S v lO'l'lll.)tlity to ~\lI·PJ·1.S· a t t ck, S. u.Ltnn -

fJU. ly, L. j'S'1 L ckll1i; n J'<Jllllllt ion s pp li d loy T."

wOliid n b l o ADC'to 'olltrol c"ntel' to v etoJ l'h ~l' lrcr. fl

t.o lnt "'.1 pt unknown 1 1"=t.5 lU' lL flil' , W I' h051110
bomb r-s QuId be de ll'(Jy~ long beJ:ort.' "'~:1 bin l)Ollt. re-
lell. It ~, til con) unc t ion wi h '11 'Y
pl k s,lpt. r ){;l_ O'ofer~ wC)uld eorrtr-i T 01 • Of)

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1'-(: mm ndll. ion th t fiv TelCa 'row l' be 1m. ,l111!d, Lt neo Ln

Qbligin 1 nam d t~ f1v~ sites b st ~j_ea 1 r pOS1~_Qnlrl~

rn.d rs: (1) }fantuck Shea l (La. , 40 .J~':'{, 69 191W" 0-

.root dt!p ) 1 0 mil . -out.beast of Rhoc.le Island: (2) Q OTlfe

ng, 67o~7'W, I 56-foo d th) 11Q

Long. 68°57' '. 36-too dep b). 100 milc~ east

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shire; (1.) gr n ' Ua~ (Lat, 42°47"., I. n ,650311W" 84-

co dept.h). 75 11 out u of ;(0 a Sco t La.: (-) Unn:1.I119d Shoal

(Lat, 39°4 '~" Lon~, 72°40' " 18b-toot dcp n), 84

aoutu as t OJ ~. -Yol'k City.

In S pto.hl:I' 952, Ape I/o !avor~hl' oom;,ldnr he pr-opoxed xas ow l' 1 'oul Iur !ulIurc

Ulplelr. nt at re n ,

SAY Ill' t looked i nt the ga. q' of

po Uioning fix d I da\' pI ttorllUoo on th high seas, wh ~C'U(>Q1l lhe Judg«: Advocale l'ulcd lhU no I.' 0 a t Len Q"f 1. t.l'nuic>n"l

law would 1 e.sul.t from tlle1!:' placelllent djnr, nt to PLOt i tta' !l

[)on d libel',a tng 11 tIl Othu)' IU>pec

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v; i th au I hvrily to cOlld H:t ace. n II '\I y'!!t. ex cut d ~n

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sid r~tion. 0 S 0 S r ke a proper balance b lOVUI-

loading 1ind und~r-sup.plYlnS each tower. Th S9 and 1;1H~r

ue HOll- r ised by he concept (I st.ick n T xa TO ecs 1 adr '5 100 or 0 Dill irOl shore con l.it tl:d prolJ~ms ~

no mean proportion, whicb ADC, in lh ~ly 950'S, ~peedily cam to gri s w h

l1anpow r to 11.18 for susta n Dg three- b iIt I round- he-

c look opes-at ion Yo'as no Ctl$Y fi ure to l!OmpUl

InH1.n.lly,

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cRble f I low r to hOl~, w~e e lno weapon cout 01 !unct1o~

o! vee o1'10g Ifl copto We) ld be hlllldlcd by t crew at

he parent ACYi shot' 'teo This, a..c(:oydi.l3g1y. 1 b sened the

nuabe - or ve~01l~ who -e prcsenee would be ne~ded fer to at"

du y, F1r!at, i.n Sept. b~l' 9!l~, a crew 0 22 een was postul~tcd jl~ 3- 1 k ly nltmb'r ot' III tnta.iuing 0 tiauou- 0 I)rat '~m ~ Pl'esuPpo8ing tbal Texas To ers would 1 a ~ no 1ilU'get Idel\t1.t1eation or weapons cont 01 cesponsib 1~les. c11m d to 25 in August 1953, to provide t~cbni i~D~ for cond of two heigh - :i,ildE.'l"S progrtll1lr.l d. A r ." munlbb La. er I in November 1953, the per anne concangcn

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Or total 01 54. coeposed 0 Sill off ccrs and 48 A.:1rl1len

Thi. 1 ttrge a co.t\t ~~ n lI11;lraced per' anne not on ' to

1,1 rli and In ain the 5Ul'veUlall e , cont ro nd coaaunr'at!lonS eq; Plllent I l()g~ t!-r w t h !!Ipe(!l.al s 1.1'1 he p Iumb ug

h LIng. l:'~T,l.~~1':.t t i n~, mrWic. 1 and cooking bus! rtQss t(l he 1p keep body ahd ul alive, but alBO t~ fil uniq~e 6paces, -Dsot r ~!DC w s concerned, peculiar to the Too as To~

5sio, Into t.l i 1 t t!r c La ~:lS c.:a. goriz.ed t ho 1Q 101' one s/Sgt .lsea11llln'· and one Aile "mATinc ongin man" 0 h:!,.nd 1I1:1rit C 1Ijot'\ tt!l'S b.ssooiAl d wi h T xa 'l'Ower oper-

ati n. Su ~cl liz cl I\'~ ',.. 'Oln~ 0 h ~ q", .. -~ t me IPP<>l·t

jobs, tha~ ADe. uut11 Subs&quently discouragad by USAF,·sha ~d interest in.a 956 propo a.L 1;0 "trans ~r be en:t . l' xa To r

program -- op ra 'O~~l ma1nte.naac d a 1 -- 0 the Navy

D part'men .

Besides ha e rn!llltndet·, Wbo fUj o nt-1fllLt' Uy a capt n ,

Ome h og 11k. lhl" e Q:fo r fil!.!!:l· ~apon coat!' 119 'S

(AESe J.ijo14) J togct har .... 1. b ha. :l. dozen 01' I;iO a.irUlcn A.CW

oj)et.·ators work1nlt undo r thein, I;lU near ly .a.n equal nmnb r 0 radar repairmM under chant of an 1: ctr~n' cs orne r (APSe 31) 4), w r as ign!?d ~aGh CJ·e)JI. Cot1l\ultlcat.ton operatot"s

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l~nc~ eq~ p~ent. P~ec~dcnts or s~l c ng searcb aHd r.e gntfindin tadars alr ady exl ted i the 101m ! ADC'b <rouDd-

1,) sed ACSdI lL.,,~. Du.\\' Ill; :froID Ius exp ·1enee. Wi h thel!l ADC 9 eked the YPS-aA loug-range search se (modi Oed subaqu aU)' 1.0 t b.e FPS-2·0A conii. ur!l.t 0 n) IlJ1Q two FPS-6 lon~-

he j~h 1;- fl nder-s •

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now, all

ree an eunae "If re t o be enc losed in a.ec t Le

lower .radoJlIe-s GO.lLpO .d of a 1".I.bOO i2.ed dome Spl.'outjng bt.Jl .. l,>o~aly 5-5 feet in d lllnetc1", nd supported under-n a h by a

"If l l ed framwork. T e. e helped h. act rut.' the shap~ Tt:x

{Cont'd] Study o. 10, pp. S -SZ; ,Ltl', ADC to USAF, 'Requcs or llcadqunrtcrs OSAf Ouidanee on T x - Tower Opera on and lain enence ;' 26 S -J) ]9-6 Doc 37 ill !fiSt. of OC-, J l-~c 1956]' HLh! of ADC, J~-JUll 1955, pp. 34-38; Lt~ ~~ Iud, ADC to ARDC. "Radar Video Ren!oting," 12 Ja.n 1"955 l.ooc 97 in lU.5 0:1: ADC, J.n.l1-,J\ln 1955]; Lt and Incl, ltA1>C tu AF Ca.mbl'idgc Res 04'ctt eeri't~l', "lI8'e of Gp. -37 .'itb Texa$" Towers J" D. d., ca , Fe!:! 1955 [nee 99 in Hi._ t 0.£ ADC, Ja.n-Juu 1955 J:

ADd, Lotcistic Suppor Plan for T as TOw .• 12 Nar 1956 [Doc 140 .iii Mst of iJ)'C, Jan-Jun 1956);' Jhlit 01 snc JII-Dcc 1.95 • p_, 44-45; l,. rand Incl, ADC to liSA}". "Rc:qucst for Headqua..r.- ~s USAF Guidance on Texas roiet' Ope1'atlon ;:t.,d. Wlli1'ltertrulb.! ,I' 2S S P 1956 {Do 37 In B1st of ADO, 9 NOv 1955 t() MT a~d fncl ADC to U::lA}-, "Request for Readq"Uarters USAF Guidance on Te)t~ Tolller OJ)el'llt.it'Ul arid ld inteuana ". 26 Se-p 19~6 [Doc 3 in

Hist o ADC JUl-Dec 1956 J; cu ~e!'I1; I Au 957, pp., "-5.

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Tower-to-shor\! cemaunt.ca.t Lons j) e!:lt>nled a probl~rn

of tplepbon~ lin~S onv niently

hand to tap into, as at

Aew stations 9Q l~nd.

lhstllnd1ng )11'S, rne qu s ion

WllS 5e tIed \Qn~ In ~dvanco 01 tower erec ion tim ,

original y want~~

shore D."t 11. oost cstilllate4 o.t hrst. to be $1,000 000 per

tDw'r. Fvllow-on eb~imlltes that ~ rly doubl d Lhl wooun

howeve r , !) Iped doom tbe subnar tne cab1e plan to I'ejecl.ion. Another yst: III eq\lQ Y ra~'Ot'c<l by ADC was adopted for rllllllry

po n -lo-pout co!IIJuunlcaiion:;;: I'IUllipl",-cbann~l l ropospbedc 5

scatt.e~ :radlo, descxibcd iQ more de ail below,

ter he s1za oj th forthco i~g persona 1 cont'n~~n anrJ or lh lJqulp .a t, .lb.\' Jltor~' :t' I [or the AlO$t par r , kJl9'tll,

work p:ro¢e~d~d On the platform Lo acco~mod~tQ them. ~fQl'c-

dt;illic

tJrk. n July 1~54 to toll D Lung CorporatioJl and

5. See J\-I>p~nd I,.)C B {Ol' Taas Towel' J::qu p n 1st i

L r t ARDC to ADC, "_Project Texas To ers II 26 S P 1~l?2 r Doe 90,

.Doc Vol X ,t)ist. of AOC, J-on-.Tun 1955)' t)SAF, "PJ,an~in

Oaid for I~plem~nt,t on 01 teo ~s To~el~,' 16 N v 1953 [Doc 93, Doc Vol XIII. ijis o~ AVe, Jan-Jun 1955]; L~r, Ro~ Air

D~t censer to DC j '·1mprovefn.ent and Modi r ea t.aons t:-o P'roduc:t ion AN/G-PS-37, " 19 OQt 19'54 [DoC 100. Doc- YO 1 XIII. H s t P f AJJC, Jan-J~n 1955]; Ltr and tch, ~I~ ~o ADC, ~~ Feb 1955 [Doc

nz. Doc Vo 1 X!1T. HiS 0 f ADC, J:Ln-Jun 1955]; ADC, "Ope:r-

a1ioDil1 Pia. 01' Te as To er~," 20 J'ul19S4 (HRFlj !lOO,

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Dr eo, e en 0 the i tlDproved ·tes h d been d : i ,,_ II t ed a Iollo 1o'ur 11; G or~-' Shon.L, TT-2: N n \1 ke

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l,be ! il'st P'1. orm at its Quincy as ahusett fae 11 ty.

The steol pln.~fol'm 'IIIa.5 Shaped into an eqUlaterll1 triangle

wo~ld conveni ~ y b ~~~ pro

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coeb.lned InLh stv.&' ," xv

at'Id

S 9:s ent 1

or on -tuns stays, th~ plat orlll as welded in'o self-

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ino

decks, The ,bottoJli-moS h deck was employed

J1Illinly or

~ enance nQ ~t r ge sp e j wLe

Lauk and

pumps Wl;'re oca t ed , Tbe n xt deck w p tit.i.9ned into

L~v n quartOT$. n gal1~y ~Dd meSs h~11, adrn1nistrat v

areal:O roo~ ~torage . pac~. a ~1. pcbsnry ~nd 1 brary, A OP

t.h

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was th net copt XI l.al1di ng ~'

O~cup~lPc lbe re 0 tne

5 he upp l'lIIo.st opcrat f ons dcol!:.some 210 eeu long

by 60 ee ~ de, riHing 12 oc~~bovc th rc~t Qf be ~o-r ot

6, ADC His or 1 Study No~ 10 I ~.ctt., p. 74; "1. 1-

of til.! T rx -row ~s," ~U Re iew. V61 XVI, ~O:-.l. (Nov-Dec 196'i) I

pp. ~2-94t BJ~l of ADC. ~ ~-JUn 196.1., pp, 70-73.

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Q! allons -oj fluid lC'eb v s,mo~tl:t !I'ato!' :JDd uo 0

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b.n ic1 1 oocupar~

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1955. .:rh

PS-SI lind t i.n i'P - heig-ht 'n.d

it pro '1'0 IIIIIlf"rf

weI' brou 11 t a.ooa?d anti imst, ll'eri. TIlt' d eul!o!d
:f R-41 17.·e 1 1y ng bout 50.0 0 e c., tip to 200 n u
mile avo y . Bu th II.InR . et I y i Dj' • t al itud~
Sl1Y .,00 J: ei. bee; USc 0 cbanl.c er
VIer disc nible by radar I;,)n1y up to 50 I}:l iles a.'om . oa on; mop

ai'11J.n' • nd conxro I

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Apart fJ' 'm hi ~ primary JlOint-~O-POlnt syste

Was ).nsta.ll d COil nt, ~n!ll HF radiO equip-llient for LOlli r-to-

h()re btl, up OIDIUUU' US lions I aud HF and VHF 'ad P.qlllP)!1 nl:
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illco!'poL'~eu u~ ~1l lo~~ hp· ", t h ic r ala n i 1'(11 n "1: radio
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mun Lca t Ions , U ~'II 1.1uo nlJ r d:u' equ~pment Lhus bra ~bba d, I V~n 250 KW dl~scl eQcr QTS w re Tig ad So

tha le ~ lhaD half f tb.~, ffP ra in

n n1 n , YlU ld

supply su f C Wlt • ec t ·tel ty d\ll"in~ ~ny gi yen J)e.

co d tinning units 'Cl'e \)1'1l1.5ned to pr-e ven c: r t a i n ' f t h"

CQUiplll ts !roJll oye-r-l1e-aUnl!._

Sire· P-IO (762 AOW SqUa.dt9n) a 'orth tl'Ut·o AI,'S,

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Operational conoept s governlll' 1.hei.r r 1.",1 'Q"shi fl!'\ Crt'

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towel' bad bel!:'I accepted.

r bOth o~ thom ~ ro n~arded J. nlth St~er~, In ,

of ~ Yor.k Ci.

an '0 Ll.abor- t ion Vi' tll MOl'l.:! Ol1-lCnuubt!n, rae.,

of Boi e. ldaho. ~ ept or ~inor cb~ c

ncludinlt loni.: J'

leg'"' nd inc 'I;'jlsed S ol':l e capac] t.y J (n° d:J ~MP J 1 I) J t'he two l'1'3C i ~1l, dupl at d he coni (fur tion lIJ1d bD.Si~

1'1' n~eli~n 0 'I"r-2.

Bee. us nf r i liTP. C IJ t meat - to 1.n1.eg~·a e Texas

l'ov.t!l'S uto up(:omin S GE c~n ers dU'in t1le late 19:50's,

ADC icked TT-a at ~3.lIlu.k I Shoal, and TT-4 l nnamed. Shoal,

for it,

xt L 0 lO'IIll' _ T - s If! r .. anI' TT-l (Ca hq$ Lcd e)

TId 1T- (Brown' S:l,D!\) unaceount ed Iur. IlS

or pllrpo. ff

QJ ecooolllizin , 'ol'.1S n x ious o rid th p.t·ogr:llll 0 t.l1clII both.

I ir I , ADC l' ·s is ted ~ 11 t.t IlIpts rn th s direction. rnen , n 1 te 1956, bc~Quse ot the pro ise of in~ CL~ d off-s.ur

rud r coy rage by C 3,81:31 i\C&W. ~th'ool> II t.he vicinity.

TT- I il.nd T 5! Om a 11

t h r ons tdeua ion, Ie Ulg (ull, 2

th ee TT-2. TT ... 3 and TT-4, iCl tt1l.' N'o r II.

12, ADC. 10<! t.ro.lU AD~tEL-3. 'l'r1p 1lePOl'L-T l!O..S To ... e~."

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h ~he Plat. form nnd 1 • Cl T'l'-J ..

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and emp Iaccd at

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p r on ne L r~'lng ... TT-2 -- lh II fu clIellln ma nua l Y UII
1 'd op rnLi na I -t r-m n' clli 11"-
1: EO- unit u 1 u tiC .ott" \ I t h 'r ... r U t r T!~
1: jr.~ !iupm's ruct m- ccraod to vi r;t oos a nt Iy ,
l be PPS-20~ long-A. l1g~ l' dar: ~tenna overt 'roln the [Cont'd) 2' - •• p 1955 (!Joe 17, rol KIll. lIis of nc, n-

un 1955 J; ~ COOPR 30332, CI 'CNORAD 1 U.}o·, 2!'1 oc 19:- I)

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ACC Jul-D ~ 19.6, Pp. 42- 3, gi~L !DC. Jun-Jut! 195 ,

p , 37. L r , LS to .\DC. "OP~rnU,QnAl i>JllD 1'01' 'I' •• l 11J~ r."

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o cr nk '111 at. hoir :l,ppolntc~ "tllsks, TT 2 r-ar led n-

brunt y rom tb ()l"dl!al. Standing lik a hre e -prollgecl lork, Lh t W~l' i: soua t ed ",I Lt not e th t prcad farTher ~

and mplHicd gre;lt;~r Lhan init 11y OCC(Ui on d by heir

xour-ce , \Iat Ol IIlprovcd when, every Iml! lIIin1.lte

or "0 du.r n be frequent, tOle! , t h cl;LslII:u'-sO lid ug C(lgllQrn

croaked OU Lts forlorn ruessag .

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SU Xi i1ll1: . TJ'lis a:u~od loIS 0 r r:lda~ COy r I; r e r ea t ng •

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~ pel 11 xcp.p perfe tly ac'urate inputs, ne t up bph ~iq

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p l.ac a eb FPS-20A l and lwin FPS-6 he gJ t lld~rs

Ith Frequ nc D1. fPS-27 search ~nCl FP -26 he ht nder

so s , ~ - pr grllllll111:.'cI tllel'ctofol'c. be:CIHlSE! of bfr expen In-

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cer ta i n £CCJ& d t !In" t'c!>n p d heir fP~-2 '\ 0 i1

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ADC'_ 01'1 illl'\] Jon;

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,t T :w, 'roIIW' :t 1 Q1ned 0 l.argf? at bls t IDe h~t 11 01''' '-

.sh dol4lcd 11 pr-ev tous r ~ s Tower problen!S

wt;r s nc 'M'-4

•. to ed to lo; e j. n mid-1957. it 11~d iJeco"lI.: all 12 .neer n

1\ In III

TO bel-rin 'j, th 6Up'pC)rts for '1''1'-4 had be n nt(kci

chlefly ucda.U

I ~~t~ depth Ln olved.

TT-3 stood f rml. in roJ t vel

.It " 56 and. SU

eet, re1'<pe l v if. TT--t toO<! ill wnt r 19l\J I.e l.t· eo .HIfIk~

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were na.tle:. t 11e-Te or , ro. Clomp n te for extra I' St;.(l15 it-

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QC l in~ TT- Lv

~Ul)' 1957 J \IV dI 'onal IJ-l'ac 8. Y i 1 to lttcing Lh three

'5. lfi.s i AlXl, .Jan ... JuD 19"0, JlP \l -4 ; Hisl f

AD , Jul-Pee 960, PD. 67-68. Joint T l l:H3J' or SAG.E C:ttc>-

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P1 at ffJr~ no i n b cat'! t hI! ru e ra h r I bun t h ccep on,

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1958 to ~y 1959, .~ h

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he (: nf rtLctOl' r gill 1 de:oign -t).'"Cllglb a r lured to

TT.-4, 1 L t;I U lel ~d ind IJp to ~2 mil p.r !'lour

and sak Il WII. es Up La 3 1 e lli~h. Scarf': ly a lIIoll b

e upscd, boweVel, when [Jurricllt,e "Dcnna! (1.2 Sl!ptembe.r 196()) wh-t 1 d n :ll force!> t;>X'Ceedirrg design SPecifications: 132- mil per hour W1nd~ rid ~xeaking w ~e exceed'ng 50-f~o' peigllts. ",,-4 J :e ~ t.ed o· all pet'sohunl l ~ d y~ befOt!e,

"..00 na." b t 1\ t

~hOll1; firs t shakJ.n~ and ro at n'

gl"C~1. d~n rollt th impa"t. Par r 01' 1'1'-4. 's SllpeL~

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CQmponen 5 resu 1 tied HI a de-

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_Pt>rsol .14 1:8#\ and 14. (:.QnU'lLctov l' J:ll1' personn.1 __

s atloned abour to ~rl~rm e ~ in rppatr wo~k

14 and 15 J uua r 1961, 'l"1'-4 Vi' a.·a n .caUb\h.l ill

'IIIh ch ~att~.N;ld tne to 'er wi h wind~ up I; 8-5 ml (). per 110

wav up td ~ f) t lfj~n th n.SMd ·iw Lc s. Vi an .. , 'i"T-'1

could S U llQ nco niOr. A ~ ut 1920 hour 1.111 .. ' n ~hl o 15 J nu-

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Te)t:tS T weL'S • 2 Ild 3 ~ w l~ be educed, Lo

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to ~'S, but s ou Ld the r S1l1t of tile engtneering

u1'vey Lndf.cat.e tb~ ex s tence. of p.ny doUC1enc.iC.'s) 'mme~ a e netion 111 qc taK n 0 disco~tlnue their PPC'l,t11tion,

UlLtll'"'' 1'. it II'~ decided l do ju " tau: p.ll. e

QU 1'1'-2 ad "£'1'-3 when ALRI eq.uip nt' ecam

ill sen', IN uld au lOllla:~;l.7. ADell I'!lO e 0 he ot -shore

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Un 1 ALBl became operation 1/

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po::;.1.ble e cap mer c1s abO;ll'ii 'th~ s l'Viv1ng ·o~e.r , So tM1

l he TT-d episcxie ollld not b repea ted.

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wa b own of ' the FPS-67 eal'ell set ~n th SUmm:r 0 1 b2.

:1"0 the ol:her 01 wh ch .QIlllJ) ed over an FPS-G It i 'b -flnd r i.., J nua ry 1963. SiPll.:h IWQlJS wh:h t uese ()rc S "prkln

abov , at ren oce n cucrents worke,d s tead ily be nth to

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