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rick-socom · 01-30-2018, 18:19

I saw a video on the all American system as well and that was pretty wild. There’s a good article on the CIA site about their attempt to use it to recover an agent in China 1952 but the pickup was compromised and aircraft had to fly so low and slow to snag the line with a grapple hook that it was shot down. The fulton skyhook allowed the aircraft to remain at 400 feet and fly over 100 knots during a pickup but it’s still a big target. In Vietnam they developed a method for the skyhook kit to be dropped by an F-4 so the MC-130E didn’t have to fly over the same area twice. But the one instance I’m aware where they dropped the kit the bad guys were there and captured the pilot before it could be used.
thanks for mentioning it. v/r rick

01-30-2018, 18:19	#12
rick-socom Asset Join Date: May 2017 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 14	I saw a video on the all American system as well and that was pretty wild. There’s a good article on the CIA site about their attempt to use it to recover an agent in China 1952 but the pickup was compromised and aircraft had to fly so low and slow to snag the line with a grapple hook that it was shot down. The fulton skyhook allowed the aircraft to remain at 400 feet and fly over 100 knots during a pickup but it’s still a big target. In Vietnam they developed a method for the skyhook kit to be dropped by an F-4 so the MC-130E didn’t have to fly over the same area twice. But the one instance I’m aware where they dropped the kit the bad guys were there and captured the pilot before it could be used. thanks for mentioning it. v/r rick Last edited by rick-socom; 02-02-2018 at 17:47.
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