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Old 18th Mar 2021, 18:12
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sycamore
 
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Another day in Vietnam ,7 Feb 1970....
The `players`; Sandy One` Capt R Drury,USAF ; C/S `NAIL`- FAC OV-10..;`Jolly Green` -Capt E.Robbins ;
Rescuees;C/S `Whitestone 516 A & B..,USN A-6 ;
Others..;More A-1s,and some `fast movers`,rockets,napalm
Opposition ..;Vietnamese Army plus radar controlled 23/37mm guns..
Where?; along HCM Trail
Result..? Both A-6 rescued,WSO injured,hospitalised; Pilot,got totally pi%%ed,RTU`d to Carrier 2 days later...

The print is by Mike Machat and Richard Drury,..No 165/1000,bought in Oklahoma ,mid `90s`.
RD also wrote about his year flying Skyraiders in Vietnam and Laos,called "My Secret War",well worth a read....

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