Mission Summary

19790831H1 N42RF
Hurricane Cat 5 David 1979

Flight Crew ( N42RF )
FlightDirectr McFadden
Pilot Ticknor
Pilot Moran
FlightEnginer Rose
FlightEnginer Correll
Navigator Schissel
Navigator Nield
FlightEnginer Ellwood
ElectEngineer DuGranrut
Electric Tech Brunson
Radar Tech Fennell
Electric Tech Ball

Scientific Crew ( N42RF )
Lead Proj Sci Hirsch unk

Take off Landing
SJU 1103 UTC MIA 1503 UTC

Mission Summary :

Recon of Hurricane David then ferry home to Miami
The flight took off from SJU at 1103Z on 08/31/1979 and landed at MIA at 1503Z with 2 penetrations.

Mission Data :

1 second data


Flight Track
Temp & Dew Point
Wind & Altitude

Data Tapes
Radar 8 1132 Z1806 Z
OAO Standard 2 705 Z1330 Z

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