November 73
10. New Commander for the 40th arrives, Lt.Col. Kamhoot. Lt (USCG) McCormack arrives as part of Air Force exchange program.
16. Lt (USCG) Cooper and 2Lt Whitaker arrive
21. I.F.E. Lt. Morse and Lt. Fagan lose utility hydralics after 10 min. of flight. Land at NKP with no futher difficulty. Enroute Ubon with Baron as PAX.
27. SAR - Jolly Greens 32 & 66 were scrambled at approximately 1600L from FOL at Ubon RTAFB. An A-7 from Ashy flight out of Korat ejected over Thailand approximately 270/70 off Ch 93. Jolly Green 32 made initial landing at crash site, but pilot was boarded on Jolly Green 66 for evacuation to Korat IAW directive from Joker. Pilot pronounced DOA upon arrival at Korat. Doubt as to his condition upon pickup. Crews of Jolly Greens:
Jolly Green 32 Jolly Green 66
A/C Capt Brown A/C 1Lt Terry
CP 1Lt Johnson CP 1Lt Stendahl
HM SSgt Chiswell HM SSgt Ryan
RS Sgt Hernandez RS Sgt Vogele
RS A1C Mizl RS A1C Fitch
30. New Operations Officer, Maj Burnett arrives on station.