PACIFIC ACTION OFF KWAJALEIN. ABOVE. 

 In waters once Jap-infested the CVE carrier "Sai- 

 dor" launches an F6F Hellcat, shown here making its 

 turn into the wind, while on the carrier deck hand- 

 lers spot another plane into a take-off position. 

 "Saidor" was used as the home base of Navy drone 

 planes. OPPOSITE ABOVE. A Navy helicopter 

 idly approaches "Saidor" before making a landing 

 on the forward end of the flight deck. BELOW. 

 Wet morning at Kwajalein. Weather statistics in- 

 dicated that on only a few days in the month of 

 July would weather be clear enough and winds 

 suitable to permit holding the atomic bomb tests. 

 The drenched B-29 planes and the cloud heavy 

 on the horizon are typical of rainy mornings in 

 this section of the Pacific. Tail-markings on these 

 planes show their particular function as part of 

 Task Group 1 .5. The F-markings indicate B-29s 

 modified for use as photographic ships. At the 

 left, rear, the arrow-in-a-circle marking is that of 

 a plane used to drop air-pressure gages from high 

 altitude during the first test. At the rear, center, 

 B stands for bomber. During the war Kwajalein 

 was hardly so peaceful. In Japanese hands it was 

 a threat to the American-Australian life line. It 

 was first attacked in January, 1942. 



