Chilling tale by Dick Rutan

"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message
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Well, maybe to count as a death in Vietnam combat you actually had to
get there first! I know that's a nit-pick, but it is certainly a
consideration.

I'm pretty sure that the account is a first-person perspective from
Dick. He was a Misty and was certainly there at the time. Will have to
ask him next year at River Rats--he's a regular attendee.

As is Don Hartnett who was on one of those BUFFs, survived the mid-air
and was rescued by an SA-16 from the S. China Sea, only to have the
Albatross crash on takeoff, requiring another rescue. Don survived
that one as well and then went on to become an F-105 Wild Weasel Bear.
Gotta say he's a glutton for punishment. He makes it to the reunion
every year.


Ed Rasimus

Ed,

It's Don Harten (Kenneth D.) and I was at Takhli with him where he was an
F-105 strike pilot. Later he went back to Takhli as a pilot in F-111s.

I'm sure Dick, whom I met why he was planning the Voyager project, wrote the
account (It is also in "Misty") not knowing about the earlier death. It
just bothered me that it wasn't true. I admire both Dick and Don.

Regards,

Tex Houston