Hosted by PJs
in Vietnam
Last Update:
Friday, July 18, 2008
Site Mission:
Provide Pararescue
and
Air Rescue History
Included in this subweb are some of the primary source documents I used to write the lead in story for volume two of "PJs in Vietnam." The lead story is the Boxer 22 SAR. Virtually all of these documents were classified until 2001. They are stored at the AF Historical Research Agency and Joint Task Force Full Accounting. Now, for the first time, they are being made accessible to interested parties.
The official United States Air Force report called this SAR “Rescue at Ban Phanop.” But, to the hundreds of men who flew on this mission, it is simply known as “Boxer 22.” It was the largest search and rescue (SAR) mission in the Vietnam War that resulted in a survivor being rescued by a USAF helicopter. The recovery area was near the small village of Ban Phanop; located on the western side of Mu Gia Pass. American pilots knew this area well. It was frequently targeted for air strikes and it was one of the most heavily fortified enemy strongholds in all of Southeast Asia. Located on the border of North Vietnam and Laos, it was where supplies from North Vietnam entered the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
I have recently published my latest book which is about this SAR. It is titled "All for One" and is only being sold on this website. You can get your own copy by clicking the hyperlink below.
Project CHECO Report, Rescue at Ban Phanop, 5-7 Dec 1969, AFHRA catalog number K717.0413-72 pdf documents Part 1 Part 2 |
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Sandy Coordinator SAR Report, Boxer 22. Written 16 Jan 1970. AFHRA catalog number K-WG-56-HI Oct-Dec 1969 pdf documents |
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HC-130 Airborne Mission Commander Search and Rescue Mission
Reports. The HC-130's radio call sign was "King"
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| In 1969, there were three RCCs in SEA. The
primary RCC was at Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon, RVN and it's call sign was
Joker. A sub-RCC was located at NKP and its call sign was Jack. Another sub-RCC
was at DaNang RVN and its call sign was Queen. During the Boxer 22 SAR Joker
and Jack controlled the mission. Each of these RCCs kept a log book that
recorded key events and when they happened. For the first time ever, the
Boxer 22 entries from these log books are being posted on the WWW. The
documents are security protected to prevent copying, editing, or
printing. If you wish to get a non copy protected copy contact me at
rlapointe@gci.net
The
documents are in Adobe PDF format. |
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| Jack, 5 Dec Boxer 22 Log | Jack 6, Dec Boxer 22 Log | Jack 7, Dec Boxer 22 Log | |||||||||
| Joker, 5 Dec Boxer 22 Log | Joker, 6 Dec Boxer 22 Log | Joker, 7 Dec Boxer 22 Log | |||||||||
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