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verified by the high bird. Sandy 1 vectored J·olly Green 36 intc thearea, providir.g an ingress route tLat shielded i· te helicopter as it approached the su:i.--vivor� Sandy 1 advised the survivor to ingnite his smoke signalo The smoke drifted dmmslope and hung in the trees. The survivor indicated by radio he wns only JO' from the face of the cliff, and on a very steep slopeG He was directed to move d01.mslope to provide rotor clearance for the Jolly Green ,, The jungle canopy was over 220 1 high and a hover taxi approach was required due to the restricted areao Terrain elevation was 2000 1 P\ and tenperature 20°c. ·olly Green 09 assisted in directing

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flight en::j_neer directed the aircraft into a precise hover over tl:e survivor and lowered the penetrator to witt.in 4r of_the survivor. At 00J0Z the survivor was safely on board in good condition .. Position of the pickup was XD299 670,, Sandy 1 provided an egress route i.-ri.th Nail 74 and Misty 11 an.d 21 aJ.so escorting.. 'l'he two hostile areas were again penetrated by t:be S;\H. f rces. Crmm 1 had beE;Lm a descent to provide air-ref1 eling but W'.3.S declined since Jolly Green _36 hc:1.d sufficient fuel to returr: to NKP. JolJ.y Greens 36 and 09 landed at NKP at 014oz. All forces should be col.Tl.mended on an excellently coordinated effort ..

3., (C) (Gp-4) The name of the survivor is: Forrest Fenn, Major, USJU7,306th Tactical Fighter Wing, Tuy Hoa.

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Lt L. �. Eagan (USCG)

Lt Col J. H.I. Norse

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AlC R. J. Sully Jr.

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