CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM [DELETED] RE FLIGHT 25 AIRBORNE 0700 JULY 12, 1962, DURA

Created: 7/12/1962

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DATE 2 JUL 62

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OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE

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EYES ONLY KJXFER BEERLI PARANCOSKYELSON

FLIGHTOURINUTES, LOU SCHALK PILOT, OBJECTIVE REFUELING2 WITHT FULL FJEL FLOW AND IN TAKE-OFFBS IN A3 WITH WATER FOLLOWED BY CLIM30Ur0 FEET IN AB,

FIVE CONTACTS WERE FADE WITH TANKER, 8RY HOOK-UP2N THE BOOM FORINUTESECONDS, THIS WJULD BE APPROXIMATELY ENOUGH TIME TOULL LOAD OF FUEL OPERATIONALLY. AS MABE8 AND FUEL WAS TRANSFERRED AT MAXIMUM RATEOUNDS PER MINUTE AT FULL PRESSURE;RANSFERRED. AS MADE0 LBS WERE TRANSFERRED. AS MADE80 FEET ALTITUDE WITH NO HOOK-UP. AS MDES0 FEETESCENT RATEPM WAS ESTABLISHED; 0 LBS WERE TRANSFERRED AND AFTERLUS FEET VOLUNTARY DISCONNECTED WAS MADE AMD MX

.APPROVED FOBAUG

DUCTION BY OTKt'R THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.

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AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE.

2 REACHED ITS MAXIMUM WEIGHT ON THE BOOM TO DATE0 LBS. IT ALSOOST REARWARD CG OFERCENT ON

DURING THE t# MINUTE HOOK-UPEGREE TURN WITHEGREES BANK WAS MADE. 2 TRAILED VERY WELL WITH MAXIMUM DRIFT IN AZIM'JTHEGREES AND MAXIMUM BOOMEET TOEET,

THIS COMPLETES THE REFUELING PROGRAM UNTIL8 ENGINES ARE INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT SOMETIME THIS FALL, WITH THE CHANGE INS SCHEDULE THIS IS SOMENDEFINITE,

THE PROFOSED PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS WAS FORWARDED BY WIRi: YESTERDAY.

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