Day 55 of 184

Monday, March 11, 1968

SAR Station, Gulf of Tonkin

55. MONDAY 11 MAR, 1968. AT SEA, SAR STATION. CONDITION III SET. CLOUDY, COOL. 1230 — SAR ALERT, AIR FORCE F-4. DOWNED 60 MILES SOUTHWEST. 300 YARDS INLAND. UNABLE TO. FIND PILOTS. 1700 — MAIL BROUGHT ABOARD BY HELO

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From Mike's letter, 12 Mar 1968: "Yesterday an Air Force plane went down inland about 65 miles southwest of us. They made some attempts to find the pilots but gave them up for lost in a couple of hours." [Letter]