Airlift and Movement Plan, Bravo & Delta 1/501st, 1/Bravo 328th Engineers

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From: (S3) OPERATIONS 1/501^st Inf
To: S2 & S3 2nd Brigade HQ, 101st Division

 03/05/1969

RE OPERATION RAPDISTRIKE III – Request for Airlift & Insertion of elements 1/501st

Airborne Insertion Movement Orders

Requested assets are:
8 x UH -1D Hueys
1 x CH-47 Chinook
1 x OH6a Scout
1 x Huey Gunship for cover support

Time: 0700hrs 03/06/1969
Bravo Deployment & Insertion via UH1D  at 0700 hrs – 15 mins between each Platoon departure

2nd  Platoon – 1 x sortie using 4 UH1Ds 1 hr
Wpns & Co CP – 1 x sortie using 4 UH1Ds 1 hr

1st Platoon – 1 x sortie using 4 UH1Ds 1 hr
3rd Platoon – 1 x sortie using 4 UH1Ds 1 hr

ETA of total units onto ground 3hrs – approx. 0.5 hrs between each pair of units deploying into the field

Time: 1100 Hrs
Delta Deployment & Insertion via UH1D at 1100 hrs

2nd  Platoon – 1 x sortie using 4 UH1Ds 1 hr
Wpns – 1 x sortie using 4 UH1Ds 1 hr

3rd Platoon & Co CP 1 sortie using 4 UH1Ds 1 hr
1st Platoon – 1 sortie using 4 UH1Ds 1 hr

ETA of total unit onto ground 3hrs – approx. 0.5 hrs between each pair of units deploying into the field

1st Platoon 326 Engineering & Equipment via Chinook – 1 sortie at 1300 hrs

Estimate that all units will be in the field by 1400 hrs

Cyclone 6 Actual Out
LT Colonel P. D. Lewis

FROM: S3 OPS 2^nd Bgde 101st Division HQ
TO: S3 Ops 1/501^st, CO Bravo 328^th Engr
RE OPERATION RAPDISTRIKE III – Request for Airlift & Insertion of elements 1/501^st

Movement plan and order received and logged prep begins

 EYES ONLY