December 30, 2001 How the downed B-1B bomber crew was rescued Here’s the story from one of the US Navy Sailors involved in the rescue of the 4 USAF B-1B crewmembers that went down in the Indian Ocean a few days ago. A good read from the rescuer’s point of view. The Navy comes through again . . . . AS everyone knows, we had a busy night.
No matter what you hear on the news, this is the story: We watched on radar and talked on radio to this B-1 that left Diego Garcia around 2100 hours last night. At about 100 nautical miles out, they called in an emergency. One of their engines was out and they couldn’t get it going again. They turned around and started heading back, stating that they were okay and that they would get