evacuation report information
for 38 ARRS DET 5
For date 661020
38 ARRS DET 5 was a US Air Force unit
Primary service involved, US Air Force
Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Location, Dong Hoi
Description: CPT Leland T. Kennedy, piloting an H-3, from Det 5, 38th ARRS, with another H-3 attempted to rescue two F-4 pilots downed near Dong Hoi. The first aircraft, piloted by MAJ A. D. Youngblood, picked up one of the pilots, but the H-3 was damaged and he was forced to land in the vicinity of the pickup site. Then CPT Kennedy descended and rescued the H-3 crew and the F-4 pilot. The crippled H-3 was destroyed by a "sandy" and another H-3 pilot, CPT Henderson, ultimately rescued the other F-4 pilot.
Comments: CPT Kennedy, Leland T.; aircraft commander; ;
MAJ Youngblood, A.D.; aircraft commander; ;
CPT Henderson; aircraft commander; ;
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