OPERATION BIG MOOSE

BIG MOOSE FLIGHT I  Itinerary

Caribou   61-2385,61-2386,61-2387,61-2390,61-2391
Depart  Airport Arrive  Airport Date Distance NM Flight Time Ground Time
Lawson AAF (Georgia) McGuire AFB (New Jersey) 5/31/62 690 4+30 RON
McGuire AFB (New Jersey) Dow AFB (Maine) 6/1/62 400 3+15 1+30
Dow AFB (Maine) Goose Bay AB, Canada 6/1/02 627 4+35 RON
Goose Bay AB, Canada Frobisher Bay, Canada 6/2/62 693 5+15 1+55
Frobisher Bay, Canada Frobisher Bay, Canada * 6/2/62   2+10 RON
Frobisher Bay, Canada Sondrestrom AB, Greenland 6/3/62 490 3+30 RON
Sondrestrom AB, Greenland Keflavik NAS, Iceland 6/5/062 725 5+50 RON
Keflavik NAS, Iceland Prestwick AB, Scotland 6/6/062 746 5+10 RON
Prestwick AB, Scotland Mannheim, Germany 6/7/62 630 5+20 RON
Mannheim, Germany Naples NAS, Italy 6/9/062 685 6+00 RON
Naples NAS, Italy Incirlik AFB, Turkey 6/11/62 1115 9+00 RON
Incirlik AFB, Turkey Tehran, Iran 6/13/62 830 4+55 RON
Tehran, Iran Karachi, Pakistan 6/14/62 1025 7+05 RON
Karachi, Pakistan New Delhi, India 6/15/62 600 4+25 RON
New Delhi, India Calcutta, India 6/16/62 710 4+20 RON
Calcutta, India Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand 6/17/62 865 6+30 RON
Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand Korat, Thailand 6/18/62 114 1+00  

Totals

 10,945

82+50

  

* Returned to Frobisher Bay, Canada due to Air Force escort

 

BIG MOOSE FLIGHT II  Itinerary

 Army Caribous 61-2389, 61-2384, 61-2388 and 60-5438 over the North Atlantic from Caribou 61-2392 (Don Joyce)

61-2389 delayed in Athens, Greece because of engine change. Departed with Flight IV.
Depart  Airport Arrive  Airport Date Distance to Fly Flight Time Ground Time
Lawson AAF (Georgia) McGuire AFB (New Jersey) 6/1/62 690 6+25 RON
McGuire AFB (New Jersey) Dow AFB (Maine) 6/2/62 400 2+50 2+15
Dow AFB (Maine) Goose Bay AB, Canada 6/2/02 627 5+35 RON
Goose Bay AB, Canada Frobisher Bay, Canada 6/5/62 693 6+00 2+15
Frobisher Bay, Canada Frobisher Bay, Canada * 6/5/62  

1+30

 1+35
Frobisher Bay, Canada Sondrestrom AB, Greenland 6/5/62 490 2+50 RON
Sondrestrom AB, Greenland Keflavik NAS, Iceland 6/6/062 725 6+20 RON
Keflavik NAS, Iceland Prestwick AB, Scotland 6/8062 746 5+10 2+15
Prestwick AB, Scotland Mannheim, Germany 6/8/62 630 4+30 RON
Mannheim, Germany Naples NAS, Italy 6/11/62 685 5+50 RON
Naples NAS, Italy Athens, Greece 6/12/62 470 3+30 RON
Athens, Greece Incirlik AFB, Turkey 6/14/62 561 4+30 RON
Incirlik AFB, Turkey Teheran, Iran 6/15/62 830 5+10 RON
Teheran, Iran Karachi, Pakistan 6/17/62 1025 7+05 RON
Karachi, Pakistan New Delhi, India 6/18/62 600 4+25 RON
New Delhi, India Calcutta, India 6/19/62 710 5+00 RON
Calcutta, India Calcutta, India ** 6/20/62   5+05 RON
Calcutta, India Korat, Thailand 6/17/62 979 7+50 RON

Totals

 10,861 89.35  

  *  Had to return to Sondrestrom due to signal flare accident aboard USAF SC-54 (escort flight)

          ** Had to return to Calcutta because unable to remain VFR in order to visually stay 10 miles off-shore of Burmese Coast

Flight  III  Itinerary

Caribous 60-5440, 60-5443, 61-2393, 60-5442, 60-5439, 60-5441
Depart  Airport Arrive  Airport Date Distance to Fly Flight Time Ground Time
Lawson AAF (Georgia) McGuire AFB (New Jersey) 6/11/62 690 3+40 RON
McGuire AFB (New Jersey) Dow AFB (Maine) 6/12/62 400 2+30 1+45
Dow AFB (Maine) Goose Bay AB, Canada 6/12/02 627 3+30 RON
Goose Bay AB, Canada Frobisher Bay, Canada 6/14/62 693 5+15 RON
Frobisher Bay, Canada Sondrestrom AB, Greenland 6/15/62 490 3+00 4+55
Sondrestrom AB, Greenland Keflavik NAS, Iceland 6/15/62 725 5+00 RON
Keflavik NAS, Iceland Prestwick AB, Scotland 6/16/62 746 5+15 RON
Prestwick AB, Scotland Mannheim, Germany 6/17/62 630 4+20 RON
Mannheim, Germany Naples NAS, Italy 6/19/62 685 8+55 RON
Naples NAS, Italy Athens, Greece 6/21/62 470 2+30 RON
Athens, Greece Incirlik AFB, Turkey 6/22/62 561 6+10 +40
Incirlik AFB, Turkey Teheran, Iran 6/22/62 830 4+10 RON
Teheran, Iran Karachi, Pakistan 6/24/62 1025 5+45 RON
Karachi, Pakistan New Delhi, India 6/26/62 600 4+25 RON
New Delhi, India Calcutta, India 6/27/62 710 4+30 RON
Calcutta, India Calcutta, India * 6/28/62   3+45 RON
Calcutta, India Songkla, Thailand 6/29/62 750 6+30 RON
Songkla, Thailand Korat, Thailand 6/30/62 925 4+00  

Totals

 11,557 83+10  

* Returned to Calcutta due to thunderstorms

Flight  IV  Itinerary

Caribou 60-5430, 61-2394 plus one L-23 (61-3638)       61-2389 departed from Athens
Depart  Airport Arrive  Airport Date Distance to Fly Flight Time Ground Time
Lawson AAF (Georgia) McGuire AFB (New Jersey) 6/21/62 690 5+30 RON
McGuire AFB (New Jersey) Dow AFB (Maine) 6/22/62 400 3+00 1+40
Dow AFB (Maine) Goose Bay AB, Canada 6/22/02 627 3+50 RON
Goose Bay AB, Canada Frobisher Bay, Canada 6/24/62 693 5+15 RON
Frobisher Bay, Canada Sondrestrom AB, Greenland 6/25/62 490 3+30 3+55
Sondrestrom AB, Greenland Keflavik NAS, Iceland 6/25/062 725 4+30 RON
Keflavik NAS, Iceland Prestwick AB, Scotland 6/26/062 746 4+20 1+25
Prestwick AB, Scotland Mannheim, Germany 6/26/62 630 4+25 RON
Mannheim, Germany Naples NAS, Italy 6/30/62 685 4+38 3+02
Naples NAS, Italy Athens, Greece 6/30/62 470 3+20 RON
Athens, Greece Incirlik AFB, Turkey 7/2/62 561 3+50 1+45
Incirlik AFB, Turkey Teheran, Iran 7/2/62 830 5+20 RON
Teheran, Iran Karachi, Pakistan 7/6/62 1025 7+10 RON
Karachi, Pakistan New Delhi, India 7/7/62 600 5+02 RON
New Delhi, India Calcutta, India 7/9/62 710 5+20 RON
Calcutta, India Korat, Thailand 7/10/62 979 10+28  

Totals

 10,861 79+27  

 

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