OLAA Operating Date 29-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

1969 – December 29; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a A-1H (Call sign “Firefly 13”), 1st Lt. Norman E. Frisbie, after he ejected from his 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft about 8 miles south of Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand. “Vietnam Air Losses” by Chris Hobson & “PJ’s in Vietnam” by Robert L. LaPointe

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WAS THIS A NON-FLY TOTAL WX DAY???? No record of a significant tropical storm was found in searches.