Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin EAACAP Spirals and Recoveries

Spirals and Recoveries

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Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin EAACAP Spirals and RecoveriesA Story of the U. S. Military's Commitment to Leave No One Behind On November 18, 1965, U. S. Navy pilot Willie Sharp ejected from his F 8 fighter after being hit while positioned over a target in North Vietnam. With a cloud layer beneath him, he did not know if he was over landwhere he would most certainly be captured or killed by the North Vietnameseor over the Gulf of Tonkin. As he ejected, both navy and air force aircraft were already heading