Re: Panther V Mig Redux

[Donald McElfresh <a0019874@airmail.net>]

Guys,

As a former tin can sailor during that period, I cannot believe our people
wouldn't have gone after the pilot ASAP, if for no other reason than to
embarrass the Soviets. One time our people tried to rescue a MiG pilot in the
Yellow Sea and were chased away by MiGs who then shot up the pilot.

Don

Ed Evanhoe wrote:

> >Cookie,
>
> >  The major problem appears to have been one of them either crashed or
> > bailed out in sight of a destroyer which waited before it went to rescue
> > the pilot. He was alleged to have frozen to death in the cold water and
> > there was some worry of recrimanation and deliberate loss of life, which
> > could not be substaniated. <<
>
> Survival time in the northern Sea of Japan in November is only a few
> minutes unless one is wearing a survival suit.  Even then,  it is not much
> longer so "crashing or bailing out in sight of a destroyer" wouldn't help
> much unless the destroyer was within a very short distance from the crash
> or parachute landing site.
>
> Ed
>
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