CABLE RE MISSION 6734 WAS FLOWN 29 OCTOBER 1967

Created: 11/1/1967

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"THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED VERY WELL WITH ONLY MINOR WRITEUPS. WENT TO SSM FT ON THE LEG GOING IN AND THE TEMPERATURE SEEMED VERY COLD ABOVE ROM TODAY. AT THE PENETRATION TURN AFTER STBELBRIDGE, HE DID LOSE ALTITUDE5 OR SO, BUT REGAINED IT QUICKLY AHD WENTNDH THEN THE EWS ACTIVITY STARTED. CIT NEVER WENTEG. THE BWS ACTIVITY WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT AND HE WAS SOMEWHAT SHAKEN UP. ON THE LEG IN HE PICKED UP MAD MOTH AND BLUE DCG ACTIVITY OVER EXP AIRFIELD FORHORT WHILE. HE DID NOT FEEL ANY MISSILES WERE FIRED. (LATER INFO SHOWED ONE LAUNCHED) OR THS RETURN LEG, HE GOT MAD MOTH LITE FOLLOWED

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