Mission Summary

19640909A1 DC39C
Hurricane Cat 3 DORA 1964

Flight Crew ( DC39C )
FlightDirectr Richardson
Data Technicn Ahrens
Pilot Werley
Pilot Conklin
Navigator Fitch
FlightEnginer Patten
Radar Tech Thompson
Electric Tech Mintz
Radio Operatr Freedman

Scientific Crew ( DC39C )
Lead Proj Sci Fisher NHRL
Guest Imboden NaGeo
Guest Whitaker Kiwan

Take off Landing
Miami, FL 1300 UTC Miami, FL 15 UTC

Mission Summary :

NHRL and Riehl mission into Hurricane Dora approaching Florida
The flight took off from Miami, FL at 1300Z on 09/09/1964 and landed at Miami, FL at 15Z the next day with 7 penetrations.


Mission Data :

1 second data

Flight Director log | Lead Scientist log | Radar log | Cloud Physics log | AXBT log | Dropsonde log


Flight Track

Temp & Dew Point

Wind & Altitude

Microfilms
Photo Panel 5 1300 Z 15 Z
APS 20 radar 1 1300 Z 15 Z
RDR-1 radar 2 1300 Z 15 Z
WP-101 radar 2 1300 Z 15 Z

Films
Nose film 1 1300 Z 15 Z


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