The Five Hundredth
Podcast |
Plane Tales
Publisher |
Capt Nick
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Aviation, 
Comedy, 
History
Categories Via RSS |
Aviation, 
Comedy, 
Leisure, 
Places & Travel, 
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Nov 24, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:18:45
In the United States the Coast Guard is a fully paid up branch of the military. Its men and women have served with valour in many conflicts and I’m going to tell you about one such event, the rescue of Misty 11.   The badge of the US Coast Guard   An F100 Fast FAC Misty crew   An OV10 Bronco   Spads escorting a Jolly Green Giant   The jungle penetrator.   Landing in difficult terrain   500 saves   The approach into the valley   The rescue   Technical Sergeant Donald G. Smith   Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the USAF National Museum, the USAF, USAF National Museum, USGOV-PD, Digital Public Library of America, Defence Imagery, the US Coast Guard and US Gov.
In the United States the Coast Guard is a fully paid up branch of the military. Its men and women have served with valour in many conflicts and I’m going to tell you about one such event, the rescue of Misty 11.   The badge of the US Coast Guard   An F100 Fast FAC Misty crew   An OV10 Bronco   Spads escorting a Jolly Green Giant   The jungle penetrator.   Landing in difficult terrain   500 saves   The approach into the valley   The rescue   Technical Sergeant Donald G. Smith   Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the USAF National Museum, the USAF, USAF National Museum, USGOV-PD, Digital Public Library of America, Defence Imagery, the US Coast Guard and US Gov.

In the United States the Coast Guard is a fully paid up branch of the military. Its men and women have served with valour in many conflicts and I’m going to tell you about one such event, the rescue of Misty 11.

 

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The badge of the US Coast Guard

 

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An F100 Fast FAC Misty crew

 

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An OV10 Bronco

 

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Spads escorting a Jolly Green Giant

 

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The jungle penetrator.

 

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Landing in difficult terrain

 

500 saves

 

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The approach into the valley

 

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The rescue

 

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Technical Sergeant Donald G. Smith

 

Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the USAF National Museum, the USAF, USAF National Museum, USGOV-PD, Digital Public Library of America, Defence Imagery, the US Coast Guard and US Gov.

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