hu-16b albatross (51-0071)
HU-16B ALBATROSS (REGISTRATION: 51-0071)
By Gen. Peter Billière
HU-16B ALBATROSS (REGISTRATION: 51-0071)
On March 14, 1966, an HU-16B Albatross (tail number 51-0071, call sign "Bravo") carrying eight crew members took off on a rescue mission in the Gulf of Tonkin. When the aircraft made its water landing to begin rescue operations, it was hit by enemy gunfire and caught fire. The crew abandoned the aircraft and the plane sank shortly thereafter. U.S. Navy helicopters rescued six survivors of the incident, but two crew members were not recovered.
On March 14, 1966, an HU-16B Albatross (tail number 51-0071, call sign "Bravo") carrying eight crew members took off on a rescue mission in the Gulf of Tonkin. When the aircraft made its water landing to begin rescue operations, it was hit by enemy gunfire and caught fire. The crew abandoned the aircraft and the plane sank shortly thereafter. U.S. Navy helicopters rescued six survivors of the incident, but two crew members were not recovered.
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AIR COMMANDO 2 Pleiman, James Edward (Jim)
SURNAME Pleiman FORENAME James Edward (Jim) UNIT 33 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Airman First Class NUMBER 292367224 DATE OF DEATH 14th March 1966 AGE 22 GRAVESITE St Remy Cemetery,Russia,Shelby County,Ohio ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Russia,Ohio...- John Robertson
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