Navy Helicopter Pilot Green Flight Deck Jacket And Hat, Cloth Helmet , Vermilya For Sale -

Navy Helicopter Pilot Green Flight Deck Jacket And Hat, Cloth Helmet , Vermilya

This is a green satin flight deck jacket and cloth helmet which were worn by U.S.Navy CDR. Robert S. Vermilya during his time as the C.O. of HS-6 in 1966. CDR. Vermilya was awarded the Silver Star for a daring rescue of a Navy F-4 pilot inside of Haiphong Harbor. I have shown a copy of the official synopsis of this event below. This flight deck coat and cloth helmet are in excellent condition. I am listing several other items that were used by CDR. Vermilya during this same time period in 1966. I will put his name "VERMILYA" in the title so that you can search for them. Paymentmust be received within 7 days of sale close orhigh buyer loses all right to property. Check out my other salesbecause I have all kinds of items.

The helicopter crew vectored to a position deep within Haiphong Harbor torescue a downed Navy fighter pilot. The survivor had been located in a raft bycovering aircraft one hundred yards off-shore in the narrow channel between theIsle De Dinh Vu and the mainland. As the helicopter approached the entrance tothe harbor, it was taken under heavy fire by enemy AAA and automatic weaponsbatteries. Employing evasive maneuvers to reduce the effectiveness ofconcentrated fire from the antiaircraft batteries and to avoid numerous junks,the crew tenaciously proceeded toward the heart of the enemy port. As thehelicopter approached the survivor, he was observed to be caught in heavycrossfire from automatic weapons located on both shores of the channel.Supporting attack aircraft eluded enemy surface to air missiles to make numerousfire suppression runs on the enemy guns so the helicopter could approach thedowned pilot. In spite of these efforts, the enemy persisted in his attempts toshoot down the rescue aircraft. The survivor furiously paddled his raft in avaliant but futile effort to open the distance between himself and the enemy. Itseemed that the downed pilot's capture was imminent. The crew evaluated thesituation and decided that only by taking a calculated risk and proceedingimmediately with the rescue could the downed pilot possibly be saved fromcapture. Skillfully executing a rescue approach and hover, the crew quicklysnatched the downed pilot out of his precarious position and took him aboard thehelicopter. After making a rapid departure from the rescue scene, the helicoptercontinued to be a prime target and presented the enemy with his last opportunityto thwart the success of the rescue mission. Finally, thehelicopter reached the safety of the open sea after being subjected for more than 20minutes to all the fire which the enemy could muster.

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