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·i·HllGl.1MI TO "llf\Y ATTEIHIOIL .. DE-CREASE l\LTITUEDE A DIT ... A Mf::;SILE DETOl-IATED AT ABOU'1" l.SNMStFROM YOU) ..• ASCEND •.• ASCEllD •.. T1HEY ARE FOLLOl-!IllG TO YOUR REAR." ,JHEJl·IIllGMAU IllDICATEP HE MAS AT 33, sf0'lffT AUD AT 0'8~5ZTHE COIHROLLER !-IARllED HE 1-11\S 'STILL DEJllG R-URSUED DY FOIJR"HOSTILES." TllE PILOT'S ACKIWl-ILEl>GEMEIH TO TtllS REPOR·T MAS TliE LASTTRAllSMISSILJrl HE.\IW THE THE MTifiJffiilLALL MEl·HiH:S OF IJUCK OBSERVED AN A/\11 IM!'ACT 01~ THE MIG-21AllD THE MIG SUUSEQUEUTL Y DISINTEGRATE IN A FALL IllG BURNHIGMASS. tW PILOT E.IECTIOU l..JAS UOTED. THE MIG FLIGHT LEADER 1-11\5 VECTORED llACK TO PltUC YEllUN AFTERiiURllER AllD ATTEMPTED REPEATEDLY TO CONTACT ltISIHllGMAll TO NO AVAIL. HIE COllTROLLrn::> THEii ATTEMPTED TO COtlTACT THE NR 2 MIG-21, UOMEVER: THEY l\LSO FAIL ED TO RECEIVE I\ RESPOllSE. TliE REl·l.'UllitlG MIG-21 Fl IGHT LEADERRECOVERED AT PHUC YEN AT ff85'1Z. DURillG THE PfRICJD UF ENGAGEMENT AtlD SURSEQUEllT SllCJOT-UUMll OF TtlE VIETlll\f-1[5E-1'1LOTED MIG-21, '.::.nro ·, . KQRCOM-PllOTEDJl_IG..:.21 1 S l'IERE ACTIVE IU A COMBAT ·;pJTROL. THESE··HiO MIGS MERE·_ ....

· llHTIALLY REFLECTED AIRDORllE "FRQi·JeHUC YEN /\T 0832Z, Atm 1-J[::RE _V.E_CTORED tlOIHHEAST TO THE KEPl\REA AtlD TliEI~ I-JERE VECTORED l·IEST 011 A HEADHIG OF 273 .DEG-REES AT 3.h!HHJFT •. THI; MIGS. APPROACHED THE YEii lll\l AREA Al 515KTS AS :nlESTP.IKE FORCE EGRESSED THE AREA f\llD NERE ADVISED TH/\T THE"HOSTILES" MERE AT 23, uaaFT .. HONDA

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