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justified in the future, we strongly urge that a minimum of 90 days' advance notice be given. The exercise should be conducted on Saturday night-Sunday morning of a three-day holiday weekend." The American public also responded well, and when given a reasonable amount of time to reschedule their flights were fully understanding and supportive of the military defense operations. However,
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accordingly and notify their reservation holders. An estimated 1,000 U.S. commercial flights – carrying around 37,000 passengers – and 700 general aviation aircraft were affected by this exercise. To comply with this, Canada had 310 flights with 3,000 passengers affected, and 31 foreign flights scheduled to land in North America were canceled. William B. Becker of the
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After the operation, NORAD produced an exhaustive report, presented it to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and then filed it in secure archives. It wasn't until 1997 that most, but not all, of the Sky Shield results were declassified. Conclusions showed that nearly one-half of enemy flights at low altitude
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a decade earlier, and their attacks were all successful without any (simulated) losses, or even successful detection. A 27 Sqn Vulcan, flying from Bermuda, successfully evaded the defending F-102 Delta Dagger interceptors, covered by the other three Vulcans providing jamming, and tracked round to the
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Operation Sky Shield II occurred on October 14, 1961, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. It was one of the largest defense maneuvers ever held in the western world, involving approximately 250 bombers against 250 missile sites and 1,800 fighter planes flying more than 6,000 sorties. More than 50
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System's (NORAD) plan to simulate a missile-free mock war to test NORAD air defense systems for long-range bombers. The article outlined that the exercise was planned to take twelve hours beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, through 1 a.m. Sunday, October 15. The article continues to outline
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Sky Shield II phases were transmitted to Royal Canadian Air Force stations by secure media, but in case of intercept, not the details. Operations were given RCAF code names, and planning conferences included Trusted Agents. Final pre-event checklists were dubbed Double Take A or B. The harried, last
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The United States assured citizens that their defenses were "99 percent effective", but the results showed how unsuccessful the defense would be against a Soviet air attack. No more than one quarter of bombers in Sky Shield would have been intercepted, according to later reports. The results of the
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commented that the Sky Shield grounding of all civilian air traffic was necessary to allow NORAD and SAC pilots full range of motion at all altitudes. He also noted that the use of radar jamming equipment by the attacking force would severely affect all civilian traffic and make them incapable of
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were planned to be the first warning line in the NORAD defense system by being positioned on the outer ring of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean defense systems. The WV-2s would patrol the northern part of the oceans with their large fuel reserves, while the picket ships escorted by destroyers would
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Sky Shield III, held on September 2, 1962, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., was North America's first test of procedures for clearing national civilian air traffic at short notice, such as would be done in the event of a Soviet attack. Hundreds of USAF trainers were used to simulate normal
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The response after the operation from the FAA and ATA was they would continue to support NORAD. William Becker said "The airlines will continue to cooperate to the fullest extent where military requirements dictate the necessity. In the event that an exercise of the magnitude of Sky Shield is
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When the friendly plane units posing as the enemy broke preauthorized flight patterns and attempted to simulate the enemy as much as possible by flying below the preauthorized fly zone and in patterns that also deviated from the initial plans, they caused great difficulties to the defenders.
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In late July 1960, the Department of Defense gave airlines an eight-week notice that it would mobilize an unprecedented number of combat aircraft in a training exercise so vast that it could succeed only if civil aircraft did not interfere and that the airlines should adjust their schedules
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The estimated 1,880 U.S. civilian domestic and international air fleet were all to remain grounded during Operation Sky Shield II, in addition to the estimated 70,000 general aviation planes also located in the United States. In conformation with the Air Force's
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light jets, 263 in the U.S. and 56 in Canada, from random and unannounced locations. As the alert horn sounded, Federal Aviation Administration controllers hustled to get them to civil airports far from the metropolitan targets that were presumed to be under
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magazine saying "Don't Forget Sky Shield", and "If you've planned a flight for Oct. 14 or 15, better look at the clock before you take off." An estimated 2,900 U.S. and Canadian flights, scheduled to carry around 125,000 passengers, were cancelled.
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Other unnamed FAA officials commented and stated that there was a possibility of an enemy attack during the operation and that the NORAD defenders would be easily able to identify actual enemy aircraft from other participants in the operation.
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lines were often penetrated by enemy cells of up to four aircraft even while flying at the radar's optimal altitude for tracking. NORAD acknowledged that real enemy bombers would fly much lower than the test altitude and be more successful.
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had escaped detection, and of those initially detected, 40 percent then eluded tracking radar by changing their formation shape, size, or altitude. No more than one-fourth of bombers in Sky Shield II would have been intercepted.
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in 2001, these exercises were often overlooked, with news agencies reporting that the similar but unplanned evacuation of US airspace during that incident had been first ever clearing of US airspace of all civilian aircraft.
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The defense system was said to consist of a NORAD fighter squadron composed from both the U.S. and Royal Canadian Air Forces. This squadron would consist of about 6,000 sorties consisting of F-102, F-106, and F-89 jets.
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Operation Sky Shield took place as planned on September 10, 1960, from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. CDT. The operation included 1,129 fighter scrambles which were flown by approximately 360 interceptors against the
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magazine quoted "that British aircraft last took part in a Strategic Air Command exercise over the United States in the Autumn of 1960 ", the '' being added by the magazine indicating an error. In a later statement,
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The closings for this operation were 1,800 scheduled airline flights in the United States, 130 more in Canada, and 31 foreign airlines. The total cost of these closings was estimated to be $ 1 million.
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In the exercises, all air traffic from the Arctic Circle to Mexico was grounded, sometimes for up to twelve hours. The estimated cost of the shut downs was millions of dollars. In the reporting of the
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While there would be no participation by any planes south of the Mexican border, the Aircraft Control and Warning bases located in the Gulf coast were all made aware of the operation and on stand-by.
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A B-52 lost in the Atlantic Ocean accounted for the eight lives lost during the exercise. On 15 October 1961, a search triangle 600 miles from New York was set up looking for the missing crew. A
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and DC-7s. The two Chicago airports also worked on communications during the downtime and reduced the price of phone calls between each other from 15 to 10 cents for the first five minutes.
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The US DoD statement as read in the above paragraph suggested that RAF Vulcans had participated in 1960. However, Vulcans did not participate until 1961. The first Vulcan B.2 (serial
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The total estimated number of military personnel and civilians was estimated to reach 150,000 with another 100,000 coordinated into rescue teams and maintenance staff on stand-by.
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at 12:15 a.m. on the 17th of October, but the eight crew members were eventually presumed lost at sea. These were the only casualties of the three operations.
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of Gloversville and Johnstown, N.Y. wrote a front-page article entitled "U.S. Air Defense to Test Muscle in Operation Sky Shield II." This article outlined the
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missile bases in the northeast United States were to remain in stand-by mode, purely as practice because no missiles were to be fired during the exercise.
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interceptor squadrons were planned to patrol along the northern and southern perimeters of the United States as part of the NORAD defense system.
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stations along the Distant Early Warning line, the Mid-Canadian line, and the U.S. border were also coordinating with the NORAD defense system.
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radar system was able to track less than one-third of the total mileage flown within radar range. While NORAD had prepared for high-tech
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stated that the purpose of this exercise was to provide operational training for the entire North American Air Defense System program.
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tests were classified until 1997 over fears that they could be used by the Soviets to engage the US more effectively in the event of
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During Operation Sky Shield, airports and airlines prepared tours charging around 50 cents for a 20-minute tour. For example, at
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moments: Fast Pace. The Go hour: Cocked Pistol. Various milestones were designated Big Noise A or B and so on, through Fade Out.
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had 40,000 visitors, while workers took advantage of the closing to install a new air traffic control tower. At San Diego's
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The NORAD remote radar stations that were considered high-risk for destruction survived all three simulated ground attacks.
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During Operation Sky Shield II, airports continued to hold open houses, and many airlines threw parties for their staff.
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plan, all foreign air carriers would also be grounded from sending planes to the United States.
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newspaper reported; "We do not know whether the Royal Air Force leaked the story to show up the
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Planning for Sky Shield II was more organized than the first operation. In August 1961, the
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The penetrations by RAF Vulcans in 1961 was first reported in a British newspaper, the
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would command the U.S. army air defense units in coordination with Kuter's plans.
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conducted in the United States and The United Kingdom in 1960, 1961, and 1962 by
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U.S. fighter-interceptor squadrons participated, including those equipped with
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operating at the highest altitude – 56,000 ft (17,000 m), above the
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and more. They were among the largest military aviation exercises ever held.
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Protecting the Arctic Cap were the Canadians and their radar systems. Their
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survey the southern part of the oceans with their long-range radar systems.
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Pine Tree defense lines used by Canadian forces in Operation Sky Shield II
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The beginning of this Sky Shield operation was to begin when a force of
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civil traffic levels and routes. The Air Force trainers took off in 319
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using their radar equipment to maneuver and land their planes.
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Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World.
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The NORAD defense coordinator for this operation was General
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Non-combat military operations involving the United States
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was quoted in media after Sky Shield II ranging from
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Index

Operation Skyshield
Project Nike
Arlington Heights Army Installation
Martin AN/FSG-1
military exercises
NORAD
CONAD
Soviet Union
sorties
United States Air Force
Royal Air Force
Soviet
New York
Chicago
San Diego
Los Angeles
Washington
World War III
September 11 attacks
Air Transport Association
Strategic Air Command
Boeing B-47 Stratojets
Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses
John Diefenbaker
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
McDonnell F-101B Voodoos
Convair F-106 Delta Darts
F-102 Delta Daggers
Lockheed F-104 Starfighters
Northrop F-89J Scorpions

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