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The radio died - he kept broadcasting the pilot's location and burned up
A Skyraider pilot’s cockpit fills with smoke over karst limestone as he keeps broadcasting a downed F-4 pilot’s location - did they make it in time?
The radio died - he kept broadcasting the pilot's location and burned up
In this episode, we follow Lieutenant Colonel William Atkinson Jones III on a September 1, 1968 rescue mission over North Vietnam, tracing the decisions, equipment, and terrain that shaped his choices. What compelled him to keep transmitting while his aircraft burned, and how did that shape the rescue attempt?
Person: William Atkinson Jones III
Date: September 1, 1968…
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