Plane Tales

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.