Word: pilots
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...buzzed the Red vessels. Meanwhile, an amphibious Air Force HU-16 "Albatross" that had been circling off Quangkhe in case of just such an emergency, zeroed in on a radio homing beacon built into Cullen's life belt and sighted a brilliant orange marker dye that the downed pilot had released into the water. Defying 5-ft. waves, the Albatross set down without mishap in the choppy gulf, taxied up to Cullen, and was flying him back to South Viet Nam only 30 minutes after he hit the water...
...last week's renewed aerial action, a Huskie helicopter was whirring over the Gulf of Tonkin in search of Cul len when Vietnamese 1st Lieut. Nguyen Van Phu, who ditched his flaming Skyraider near the spot where the U.S. pilot went down, fired a smoke signal to attract its attention. The Hus kie, flying out of Danang, dropped to within 3 ft. of the pitching wave crests, plucked the wounded pilot out of the water and started back toward South Viet...
...council is under attack is fairly good evidence that it is seeking to fulfill the role it ought to play in American society." The council proposes, in any case, to amplify the role. The General Board last week gave its approval to a number of new programs, including a pilot citizenship education project in Cleveland aimed at helping Negroes gain political power...
...department of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Air Academy medics deny all knowledge of it on the credible ground that drink is not part of the standard diet of air cadets. But San Francisco's Robert Cameron and his son Todd heard about it "from an Air Force pilot" and whipped up the book, written by five collaborators under the pseudonyms of Gardner Jameson and Elliott Williams...
Logue is, however, "very pleased," with the new emphasis on rehabilitation programs and rent subsidies for "moderate" income families. He noted that the BRA is already experimenting with such subsidies in Washington Park as "a federal pilot project." If the President's proposal is approved, the subsidy system will be extended to other parts of the city. Logue suggested that first priority for subsidies be given to families who have been displaced by urban renewal or highway construction...