1. Rescue Operations for Bat 21B, Nail 38B, and Covey 282A
Vietnam Center, TTU
Conference
18 March, 2006
Darrel Whitcomb
Nguyen van Kiet
Copyright/2004/D. Whitcomb

3. The rescue operation for Bat 21B, Nail 38B, and Covey 282A.
Largest US Search and Rescue of VN War
2-18 April, 1972
Over 800 supporting airstrikes
Many lessons learned

4. Bat 21B, Nail 38B, Covey 282A
Bruce Walker
Gene Hambleton
Mark Clark

6. F-4D
49th TFW

8. 2 April
ARCLITE

9. EB-66C
2 April
42nd TEWS

12. Blueghost 39 2 April UH-1 Jose Astorga Byron Kulland Ron Paschall
John Frink

13. Jay Crowe
3 April
Jolly Green 65/66
Bill Harris
37th ARRS

14. Nail 38
Bill Henderson
Mark Clark
3 April
23rd TASS

16. Blueghost 30
3 April
F/8 CAV
Ben Nielsen

17. Nail38A
Bat 21B
Nail38B
5 April

18. Fred Boli
6 April
Sandy 01
A-1J
1st SOS

19. 6 April

21. Jolly Green 67 John Call Al Avery Pete Chapman Jim Alley Billy Pearson
Roy Prater

22. Covey 282
Bruce Walker
Larry Potts
20th TASS
1st ANGLICO
7 April

23. MACVSOG-OPS 80
7 April
Andy Anderson

28. Nguyen van Kiet
Tom Norris

32. Bat 21B, Nail 38B, Covey 282A