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Yes. I just stumbled across this site by accident and as you were disussing something that happened 30 years ago I thought you would like some updated info.

I was stationed at RAF Woodbridge where the helicopters and the Apollo capsule were. I was there during that time and heard noththing. It takes a flight crew of 3 to fly the H-53 which includes 2 officers. It would take aditional crew to operate the sling hook and at least 3 ground crew to get...

I was stationed with the 67TH ARRS at the time this was supposed to have happened. I was a Crew Chief on the HH-53,s. We were on stand down for the Christmas holiday. All the helicopters were in hangers and no one was on alert. There was a mock Appollo capsule on disply by the guarded front...