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WASHINGTON
DC
INFO RUEADWD/CSA WASHINGTON
DC
RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON .DC
RUEAHQA/CSAF
WASHINGTON
DC
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RULPAKA/CDR
1 93DINFBDE
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CLAYTON
PN //AFZU-DPT//
RULPAFA/USAFSO HOWARD AFB
PN //CC//
RULPAFA/24C0MPW HOWARD AFB
PN //RCC-DO-MA//
RUCLAKA/CMDT USAIM
FT BRAGG NC
//ATSU-SATMO//
INFO RUESLM/USDAO
LIMA
PE
RUESQI/USDAO QUITO
EC
RUESUZ/USDAO
BRASILIA
BR
RUESBA/USDAO
BUENOS AIRES
AR
RUEHZP/USDAO
PANAMA CITY
PN
RUESGY/AMCONGEN GUAYAQUIL
EC
RUEHC/SECSTATE
WASHINGTON
DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON
DC //ISA-DSAA//
RUESUZ/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
BR
RUESBA/AMEMBASSY
BUENOS
AIRES
AR
RUEHZP/ AMEMBASSY
PANAMA
CITY
PN
BT
CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJ
:
SUSPENSION
OF
SAR
EFFORTS
IN ECUADOR(U)
T
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1 THrTOtTOTTHT: s
.
ARMY uh-ih helicopter
s
AND
ITS
THREE MAN CREW WILL
BE
SUSPENDED
101700Z MAR
PENDING
RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
THE HELICOPTER,
U.S.
ARMY
NO
. 2 1 7
SUBJECT:
SUSPENSION OF
SAR
EFFORTS
IN ECUADOR
(U)
(C)
SEARCH
EFFORTS
TO
LOCATE
THE
DOWNED
U.S.
ARMY UH-IH HELICOPTER
SGF0IA3/ITH PILOT
[
AND CREW CHIEF, C
BOTH
I7TH
FROM THE
1 93D
INF
BDE
SFG
FT
BRAGG,
N.C.,
WAS
LOST
171216Z
FEB
IN THE
VICINITY OF
YANGANA,
ECUADOR
,
APPROX
25 MILES
SSE
OF
LOJA
,
ECUADOR
2.
(C)
THE
SEARCH AREA
(CENTER COORDINATES
DEGREES,
28 MINUTES,
SOUTH,
DEGREES,
MINUTES,
WEST)
HAS
BEEN THE
SUBJECT OF
AN
EXHAUSTIVE
AND THOROUGH SEARCH
EFFORT.
ALL
POTENTIAL TARGET
AREAS
REPORTED
BY
IR
AND AERIAL
VISUAL
SIGHTING
OF SUSPECTED AREAS HAVE
BEEN
INVESTIGATED
BY GROUND
PARTIES,
A
SUMMARY
OF
SORTIES
AND
FLIGHT
HOURS
FOLLOWS:
A.
(C)
USAF
C-130E
12 SORTIES
66.
HOURS
B.
(C)
USAF UH-1N
SORTIES
69. 5 HOURS
C.
(C)
US
ARMY UH-IH
SORTIES
.
HOURS
D.
(c)
EC ALOUETTE
SORTIES
42.0 HOURS
E
.
(c)
USAF HC-130H
6 SORTIES
.
HOURS
F
.
(c)
EC TWIN OTTER
13 SORTIES
.
.
HOURS
G.
(c)
EC UH-1N
13:
SORTIES
. 4 HOURS
H.
(C)
USAF
AC-130H
5 SORTIES
.
HOURS
I
.
(c)
AMEMBASSY
C-12
SORTIE
. 5
HOURS
SGF0IA3
TOTAL
AREA
SEARCHED:
3,890 SQUARE MILES.
3.
(C)
AIRCRAFT OPERATING
IN SUPPORT
OF
THE
ATTACHE OBSERVER
MISSION AND ECUADORIAN AIRCRAFT WILL CONTINUE
TO
BE
ALERT
FOR
ANY
SIGHTINGS
OF
DOWNED AIRCRAFT.
USSOUTHCOM WILL
FOLLOW
UP
ANY
ADDI
TIONAL
LEADS
THAT MAY
DEVELOP.
4.
(U)
REQUEST
RCC SUSPEND THE
SEARCH
EFFORTS
EFFECTIVE
101700Z
MAR
PENDING RECEIPT
OF
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
.
5.
(C)
REQUEST
193D
INF
BDE
COORDINATE
NOTIFICATION NOK
OF
|
|
1 OF
THE SEARCH
EFFORT
SUSPENSION THROUGH
APPROPRIATE
SERVICE
CHANNELS PRIOR
TO 092359Z MAR
81.
ADDITIONALLY,
REQUEST
INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN
PARA
BE
PASSED TO
NOK.
NOTIFY
USCINCSO WHEN ACCOMPLISHED.
6.
(C)
REQUEST
CMDT USAIMA NOTIFY
NOK
OF £
HOF
THE
SEARCH
EFFORT
SUSPENSION THROUGH APPROPRIATE SERVICE CHANNELS
PRIOR TO
092359Z MAR
81.
ADDITIONALLY
REQUEST
INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN
PARA
BE
PASSED TO
NOK.
NOTIFY USCINCSO WHEN ACCOMPLISHED.
7.
(C)
REQUEST
NO
PAO COVERAGE
UNTIL SUSPENSION OF
SAR
EFFORT
IS
IN
EFFECT.
DECL
DEC
BT
SGF0IA3
SGF0IA3
SGF0IA3
DA WASH
DC
ACTION
AOC /DAMO ELEMENT / (
)
INFO
DACS ( 7
)
DAMO (12)
SASA(2)
AOC-DAMI
WATCH(
)
SCB
RE VI EW (
)
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