OLAA Operating Date 28-Dec-1969

Roster

ROSTER… 12 Men

Lt. Col. James W. Wold (Jim)
Maj. Timothy L. Buttermore (Tim)… Tim Buttermore on R&R? Until the 29Dec
Maj. Dean E. DeTar (Dean)… Dean DeTar on Leave/R&R??? Until the 7Jan
Capt. Robert Karre (Bob)
Capt. Paul D. D. Houppert (DD)
1st Lt. Maurice A Coleman, Jr. (Mac)
1st Lt. John W. Weinig (JW)
1st Lt. James Seith (Jim)
1st Lt. A. Jackson Roberts (Jax)
1st Lt. Donald L Engebretsen (Don)
1st Lt. Warren C. Blanchard (Doc)
1st Lt. Larry L. Cavender

On This Date in OLAA History

28 Dec 69

Lovebug 206 downed 342/70/72. JG 37 makes pickup (pjsinnam)  NKP SAR???

1969 – December 28; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Leonard D. Fialko (P), Joseph M. Nall (CP), Daryl I. Durant (FE), Paul L. Jenkins (PJ) and Ricky L. Fleming (PJ), rescued the crew of a USMC F-4B (Call sign “Lovebug 206”), 1st Lt. E. M. Franger (P) and Lt. Douglas K, McLellan (CP), after they ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft near Muang Phine, Laos. “Vietnam Air Losses” by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & “PJ’s in Vietnam” by Robert L. LaPointe

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Note…If the official OLAA PCS was on 1JAN70, how was Dean able to qualify for leave???  What was our exemption for leave based on???  Dean certainly was worthy of the leave…just wondering???  PCS w/o PCA on 12Dec69?????   28 Dec 69 Lovebug 206 downed 342/70/72. JG 37 makes pickup (pjsinnam)   WAS THIS A NON-FLY TOTAL WX DAY????  No record of a significant tropical storm was found in searches.