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training in night navigation. To get C-46 pilots combat-ready would require only five sorties with a total flight time of 21 hours and a minimum elapsed time of seven days; and, additionally, it was provided that the training requirements could be satisfied during the course of local cargo runs between JMADD and the San Jose, Guatemala, airfield. ~ There was no provision included in Operational Plan 60 AD-5 for the training or transition of C-54 pilots or flight crew. B. Trainers and Trainees As already mentioned, pilots from Eglin Air Force Base, HBILKA pilots from the Agency's operations in the Far East, and Air National Guard pilots pro- vided the pool of expertise which would train the Cuban air crews. The first contacts with the ANG were made in Washington, D.C. through Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson, Deputy Chief, National Guard Bureau. In all there were nearly 130 members of Air National Guard units, or individuals who were affiliated with -- or closely known by members of Air National Guard units -- who signed on as contract employees of - 101 -