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Navy pilots describe action in attack on North Viet Nam boats
U S Navy pilots recount raids against PT boats and oil tanks in the Gulf of Tonkin near Vinh and Hon Gay Loc Chao Phuc Loi and Quang Khe. They report firing rockets bombs and cannons from F 8 Crusaders A 4 Skyhawks and A 1 Skyraiders with several boats set afire or destroyed. Many pilots describe the thrill of first action and the heavy damage observed on enemy craft.
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Navy
North Viet Nam
Ticonderoga
Gulf of Tonkin
Vinh
Cmér
Henry Urban Jr
South Bend
Ind
al Skyraider
Hamburg
N.Y
Mohrhardt
U.S
Maddox and
Turner Jroy
Tonkin Gulf
Hon Gay
Loc Chao
Phuc Loi
Quang Khe
J.g
Philip Colter
Atlanta