The flight deck boss is screaming at the pilot through the window. The ship's claxon blares as the VNAF chopper rises into the air and flutters out beyond the bow of the ship. As an astonished Hillary Brown watches, gaping, the chopper slides to the left, the pilot jumps clear, and the Huey ditches in the ocean. The Midway's claxon blares. Everyone on the deck is on the run.
Frogmen appear from a hatch in the island.
A boat is being lowered simultaneous with the carrier turning into the wind. A flight of Sea Stallions bear down on the landing zone, as the Vietnamese pilot is pulled from the water. The ramp of Swift 19 is lowered at almost the moment of touchdown, and more Americans and Vietnamese spew from the helo. Overhead, American and VNAF choppers amass in a mix of sight and sound. Vietnamese arrive on Midway after flight from Saigon on VNAF choppers.