Originally Posted by
Bell_ringer
No chance - Tomcat down. Like the predecessor it will get an academy award for best sound editing.
In all seriousness though, a lot was asked from these men and women and they delivered under difficult circumstances.
It probably deserves a film and a few documentaries.
I would love to be a fly on the wall for the debrief.
From the number of aircraft lost, whether shot down or scuttled, clearly there were some unexpected challenges.
We may never know how close this came to being a failure, and thank goodness it wasn't.
How about concentrating on the positive side of this. I would have been delighted to know that my branch of the armed forces was prepared to go to this extent to pluck me out from big trouble as the US has.
This is part of what being in the military gang is about. Certainly an expensive rescue but this crew's families will be forever grateful.