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Note:
An eye witness description of the loss of this aircraft may be found at the following site. It is a fuily detailed story, graphic, and tragic. Important to note that the aircrew were originally with the 772nd TAS, flying an aircraft from the 773rd.

Eye Witness Account at:
http://www.landscaper.net/vetvoices.htm#Shoot-Down%20at%20Katum%20Special%20Forces%20Camp

Commentary about crew:
"Captain (newly promoted) Gary Brunner was one of the young pilots. A graduate of the Air Force Academy, he was on a fast track to the left seat. . . . 1st Lt. Terry Reed was tapped as one of the best copilots in the squadron and probably soon to upgrade himself. Lt. Col. Jean A Kearby was, in my mind, one of the kindest friendliest senior officers in the squadron. For some reason he took a liking to me. He was an instructor navigator in the unit, one of the best we had. Major Bill Condit was a new navigator in the squadron. Every new arrival in the squadron had to get an in-country checkout even though they were combat ready from training in the CONUS. To round out a crew you needed a flight engineer and loadmaster. SSgt Billy McDonald and SSgt George C. Peters were among the best our squadron had. That was the crew of the aircraft shot down at Katum on that fateful day. Gary was on his very first Aircraft Commander rotation to Vietnam. He had one of the best crews the squadron could put together to support him."

Gary Edward Brunner