The Rescue of Major Gerald J. "Jerry" Lawrence, U.S. Air Force Retired, in Laos during the Vietnam War
These screen grabs are from the 20 August 1972 rescue of Captain Gerald Lawrence. After flying numerous "Arc light" missions over Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 he returned to the United States assigned to flying transports from Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth. He was later assigned to his second tour in Vietnam to pilot QU22 reconnaissance aircraft and was shot down over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in August of 1972. He managed to evade capture until being rescued and returned to his unit to continue flying KC135's.
Major Gerald J. "Jerry" Lawrence passed away 28 July 2012 at 69. May you RIP hero.
They show the cockpit of the HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant that rescued him.
HH-53 Cockpit
Center Console of HH-53
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