Vietnam Air Rescue: Pilot Plucked From Gulf Of Tonkin
Vietnam Air Rescue: Pilot Plucked From Gulf Of Tonkin
Air Force Pilot Wayne Spelius, 24, of Deerfield, Illinois is rescued from the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, North Vietnam only five minutes after bailing out of his fighter plane. An Albatross rescue crew makes its second pickup this month. Albatross rescue planes flying in formation. Long shot - A pilot bailing out of his plane. Air to Sea - Smoke from the plane that crashed in the ocean. CU - Pilot in the cockpit of his plane. Low Angle Shot - Face of pilot in his plane. CUS - The skis on the Albatross rescue plane as it lands in the ocean. MS - Air Force Pilot Wayne Spelius, 24, hanging onto his life raft. CU - You see the ski of the Albatross plane pass by the floating pilot. Interior shot of the plane - Rescue crew bringing in Pilot Wayne Spelius. CUS - Smiling rescued pilot, Wayne Spelius. CUS - Cockpit inside the Albatross and the pilot ready to take off out of the Gulf of Tonkin. MS - Pilot Wayne Spelius disembarking from his rescue flight and plane.