LTJG G.K. Flint.
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Lcdr Jim McGill/Lt(jg) Gordy Thomas/AX2 Rodger Sitko/AX3 Curtis Williams rescued two VF-161 aviators, Lt J.F. Dowd and his RIO, LTJG G.K. Flint. Their F-4B (BuNo 150449) was struck by antiaircraft fire near the Fai Tsi Long Archipelago just off Haiphong while on a routine weather recce mission. Both men ejected as the cockpit filled with smoke and were spotted minutes later by VA-25 A-1 Skyraider pilots. The Big Mother 71 crew was guided to the scene by the SPADs from VA-25. Dowd and Flint commented later: "It went like clockwork. Except, in the cold water, it was an awfully slow clock." Read Gordon's recollection of the mission and summary from VA-25 squadron history. |
Created: 04/19/09
