Tuesday, June 11, 1968

At Sea, SAR Station. Condition III Set. Warm, Sunny. 0300 — Downed A7 Corsair 20 Miles from Island, Launched Pilot. 0400 — Cruised 100 Yards. SAR Helo is Overturned, Pilot with Broken Blades. Launched, Unable to Find Pilot. Found America Plane Too. 0900 — Big Mother 71 Makes Ship with Small Arms and Wounded Crew. 1050 — Big Mother 71 Returns to USS Yorktown Continue Search with 71 Back to Dis- Believed Captured for Pilot. 1515 — Mail Brought Aboard by Helo. 2- Letters. 1900 — Rendezvous (CUS-10) with USS Yorktown to Attempt Transfer of Big Mother 73 by Crane, 2000- Fail to Transfer Helo. Helo Destroy S. SAR Station