Son Tay Raid

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This is a portion of L7015 map sheets 6051-2 & 6151-3 showing the area of the Son Tay Raid.
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Creation Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Copyright Ray Smith, 2007

Intial Point (IP) for Inbound Course Holding orbit for reserve MC-130 SAR aircraft Reserve A1-H Sandy Aircraft Orbited Here Nicknamed "Finger Lake" by pilotsused as landmark Orbit Area for Reserve HH-53 Super Jolly Helicopters Orbit location for primary A1-H Sandy aircraft The Primary HH-53 Super Jollys Waited Here The Son Tay POW Camp "Secondary School" where raiders landed by accident NVA Military Training Center NVA Ammo Dump NVA Military Airfield Used as landmark The story of The Raid Town of Son Tay Route taken by assualt force inbound to objective Track taken after completion of raid Course taken by inbound assualt force Course flown by assualt force inbound to camp Course flown by assualt force after raid Course flown by assualt force after raid Military Cadet Training Academy Combat simulator dropped by MC-130