Earthquake.

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As seen at the Tulsa World 2002.

Search for the remains of the American military aviator James McGovern.

One of the two earliest USA combat deaths of the Indo-China Wars. First Indo-China War in this instance. American pilot deemed in some quarters as a "mercenary".

"Soldier of fortune: Search for 'Earthquake McGoon'"

Original story RICHARD BYLE Associated Press.

"McGovern's cargo plane was shot down May 6, 1954, on a last-ditch supply mission over Dien Bien Phu, in former Indochina, while working on a CIA-sponsored mission. Now, 48 years later [2002], the U.S. military is seeking his remains."

LARGER THAN LIFE FIGURE SERVING AS A MERCENARY [?] PILOT FOR THE AMERICAN CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. FLYING RE-SUPPLY MI8SSIONS TO THE SURROUNDED FRENCH GARRISON DIEN BIEN PHU.

As of 2006 the remains of James McGovern identified and repatriated to the USA for burial at Arlington cemetery.

Comments:

* McGovern as a mercenary paid $3,000 USD per month for his work. That amounts about to a yearly salary of $350,000 USD by current value. A tidy sum.

* McGovern his aircraft shot down during a re-supply mission to Dien Bien Phu. Anti-aircraft-artillery [AAA]. AAA DBP compared unfavorably to the level of AAA as experienced over Berlin during WW2, if not worse?

James McGovern RIP.

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