December 72
7. Col Brandons Sawadee
9. Gillespie, Laut, Stovall sawadee
10. SAR Kansas 01B
A/C 793 Capt Campbell, Capt Boyd, Walsh, Morgan, Williamson takes battle damage #1 eng shut down, Boyd hit in leg Morgan hit in arm
A/C 358 Rish, Bourtesse, Smith, Young, Gonzales. Returns from same area #2 engine shutdown, no utility hydraulics, a/c hovers over survivor but no attempt made by sur. To get on penetrator.
12 Col Sohle arrives by H53 from Udorn
13 Col Sohle goes to Ubon
20 B52 crashes near NKP all 6 crewmembers recovered 2 Major Reeves - Pedro; 1 Capt Bradley - JG; 2 by Knife a/c; EWO takes baht bus to main gate
21 Straw 02 pickups B - Farmer, E - Fairbanks, F - Baralift
Capt Bradley
1Lt Stout
SSgt Victor
TSgt Salome
Sgt Hammock
A - Johnson, D Gould
Capt Strahl
1Lt McDaniel
Sgt Foy
TSgt Carlson
Sgt Caldwell
Specter 17 pickups J - Williams, I - Stevens
Capt Shipman
1Lt Rabaja
SSgt Bryant
Sgt Stephens
TSgt Walker
22. 12 saves L241
Capt Rossi
1Lt McDaniel
Sgt Rouhier
SSgt Nungesser
Sgt Gonzales
27. Jolly 73, 788 had to land near Fishes
Mouth with low fuel and inoperative probe. After the crew - Capt
Shapiro, Capt Pereira, Sgt Rouhier, TSgt Carlson, A1C Jones and
Sgt Cockerill were transfered to Jolly 63 - Lt Long, Lt Ackerson,
Sgt Foy, Sgt Hammock, Sgt Mueller, and Sgt Strong, Jolly 63
proceeded to Ch86 to off load Capt Pereira who had a broken right
arm. Jolly 54, the #4 backup bird landed near Jolly 73 to recover
secret equipment but was driven off by hostile activity. Sandy's
received the order to kill Jolly 73 sa as not to fall into enemy
hands. Jolly 73 received heavy ground fire trying to pickup
Jackel 33B near Hanoi. Capt Pereira, 788's CP is being medevaced
to Clark.
4 saves on B52 crew tonight. Jolly (3) and Pedro (1). Call sign Ash 02
Jolly crews
Capt Gemlich (2) Capt Rossi (1)
1Lt Rabaja 1Lt Houk
Sgt Wimpy Sgt Walsh
MSgt Willis Sgt Williamson
TSgt Walker SSgt Goodlett
Sgt Bittman LtCol Lockridge
28. Normal orbits today. We are still thinking of SAR attempts on Desoto 3 and Jackel 33 (F4 and F111). Both survivors are, however in a very bad area and NVA's may be using them for bait. Jollys were scrambled for an aircraft down on 070/40/89 but survivors were apparently captured.
29. Capt Covert (maintenance) sawadee