The two supporting car- 

 riers, SAIDOR and SHAN- 

 GRI-LA, were used for 

 launching Navy drone 

 and drone mother planes, 

 photographic planes, and 

 helicopters; also for 

 processing photographs. 

 Navy drones were landed 

 on Roi island. Only one 

 accident occurred in the 

 course of their operation. 

 The carriers bore small 

 forests of radio and radar 

 antennas. 



On the only clear plat- 

 forms available — ships' 

 decks — nearly every kind 

 of Army material was 

 placed for exposure to 

 the A-Day explosion. This 

 exposure program, which 

 was directed by Colonel 

 J. D. Frederick of the 

 Army Ground Group, in- 

 cluded everything from 

 machine guns, flame 

 throwers, and radio sets 

 to clothing, canned 

 goods, medical supplies, 

 and skiis. Crated equip- 

 ment was secured to the 

 deck by means of steel 

 straps and bolts. The in- 

 formation gained filled 

 seven volumes. 



Plate 4 



