UNTITLED (DESCRIPTION OF TWO US PILOTS CAPTURED IN AN THUY DISTRICT, HA IPHONG

Created: 1/1/1973

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KXCFSPTS IJUIH INT5LLICDJCK REPORT HO.

AT0 HOURS OH ABOUT. AIRCRAFT WERE SHOT DOWN BY HORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY (KVA) AHT1-AIRCRAFT MISSILES OVER AN THUY DISTRICT, HAIPHONG MUNICIPALITY, NORTH VIETNAMND THE PILOTS OF TUB AIRCRAFT WERE CAPTURED, THE TWO AIRCRAFT VERE WITH ABOUT TEN OTHERS THAT ATTACKED THE KIBN AN PERRY. (SOUTHWEST OF HAIPHONG)

ONE OF THE PILOTS BAILED OUTED PARACHUTE AND LANDED IN BAC HA VILLAGE, AN THUY DISTRICT, ABOUT TWO KILOMETERS SOUTH OF KIBN AN CITY,

ILES SW OF HAIRHOSC) AND WAS CAPTURLO BY MILITIAMEN. THE OTHER PILOT BAILED OUTHITE PARACHUTE AND LANDED IN THE RICE FIELDS OF UC GIAN VILLAGE, AN THUY DISTRICT, ABOUT THREE KILOMETERS SOUTH OF KIEn AN CITY. HB RESISTED CAPTURE BY FIRING HIS PISTOL AT MILITIAMEN ATTEMPTING TO CAPTURE MH, BE WAS CAPTURED AFTER RUNNING OUT OF AMMUNITION AND BEING WOUNDED IN ONE THIGH, HE WAS UNABLEALK AND WAS CARRIEDEHICLE BY EIGHT MILITIAMEN. THE PILOTS WERE DRIVEN AWAY IN SEPARATE NVA VEHICLES,

SOURCE OBSERVED THE PILOTSISTANCEBTERS,FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE MILITIAMEN WHO CAPTURED THE PILOTS, USING THE RED PARACHUTEOLONEL, CAUCASIAN, ABOUTETERS TALL, WEIGHED ABOUTILOS,EAVY BUILD,RISTWATCHLACK FACB, THE OTHER PILpTFARS OLD,0 METERS TALL,EDIUM BUILD, AND WOREN.lGHT SUIT.