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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

      OTD 1972: Norman Schwartz & Robert Snoddy were in an ambush during a mission to extract an agent with a snatch (or aerial) pickup from Manchuria in Communist China http://bit.ly/2Bw1R7x  #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/7hA96wINyT

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      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

      Pilots Norman & Robert volunteered to fly their C-47 w a hook extended out the plane’s back door to snag a line between two upright poles on the ground. Agent would be connected to line by a harness. Once hook caught the line, agent would be snatched off the ground. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/KF2pk9FR5D

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        2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          Two other CIA officers, John Downey & Richard Fecteau, were on board the plane to hoist the agent into the aircraft. But unbeknownst to the team, they were about to fly into a trap – the agent on the ground had been turned by the Communist Chinese. #inmemoriam

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        3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          As plane came in low for pickup, flying @ only 60 knots, gunfire erupted. Norman & Robert directed aircraft nose up in wake of deadly crossfire, preventing immediate crash. Engines cut out & plane glided to a controlled crash. Both Norman & Robert died at the scene. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/xaFfqVg5br

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        4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          Downey & Fecteau survived. The men were captured, tried, and imprisoned by the Chinese. Fecteau was not released until December 1971; Downey was freed in March 1973. Read & watch their story here: http://bit.ly/2BmvGGZ pic.twitter.com/Y5kLI3KNOK

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        5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          Norman Schwartz was raised in a working-class neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky & was 5th of 7 siblings. As a teenager, his No. 1 priority was learning to fly. He joined @USMC in 1943, & became a fighter pilot in Pacific theater during #WWII. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/AsAFcmz6zS

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        6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          February 1948, Norman left @USMC to fly for Civil Air Transport (CAT)–a CIA proprietary company. He piloted CAT aircraft for 4 years before tragedy in November 1952. Norman was 29 years old when he died in the line of duty. He was survived by his parents & siblings. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/cC33kCaC1v

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        7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          Robert Snoddy first took up flying in 1940 under Civilian Pilot Training program in Oregon. He joined @USNavy in 1942 while studying aeronautical engineering at @OregonState He went on to serve as a Navy pilot in the Pacific. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/aNd0ijWj4m

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        8. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          Robert signed on to fly for CAT in June 1948. He was 31 years old when he made the ultimate sacrifice. 3 weeks after he was killed, his wife gave birth to their daughter, the couple’s only child. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/D7m0x7KZEQ

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        9. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          2004: Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command discovered human remains at the 1952 crash site. 2005: Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory ID’ed remains as Robert Snoddy’s. To date, Norman Schwartz’s remains have not been found. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/NZUDxIaLNn

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        10. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 29 Nov 2017

          We honored Schwartz & Snoddy with stars on the CIA Memorial Wall in 1998. Both men are remembered for their unquestionable bravery. http://bit.ly/2Bw1R7x  #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/2DleUIAclM

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        1. Solar Array‏ @SolarArray 29 Nov 2017
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          Very cool for the time. That’s when plans & ships were wooden and men were made of steel.

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        1. Ricardo Bánffy‏ @rbanffy 29 Nov 2017
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          That looks only *slightly* better than being captured, tortured and killed.

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        1. Conor O'Carroll‏ @cjocarroll 29 Nov 2017
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          Was the concept similar to the glider extraction technique? How could a human survive such a thing unless insulated in a frame/cage or something similarly protective?

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        1. John 1C2umKJCbmxyJaX9DtPdpbKSMW77M4NeWy‏ @wizera 29 Nov 2017
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          we need more americans like this. R.I.P.

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        1. Brad Simon‏ @bksim0n 29 Nov 2017
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          survived by their kids, friends, and that one scene in The Dark Knight.

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        1. Last Act of Defiance‏ @LastActDefiance 29 Nov 2017
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          Who weep does this work during a snatch and grab?

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        1. John 1C2umKJCbmxyJaX9DtPdpbKSMW77M4NeWy‏ @wizera 29 Nov 2017
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          BALLZ!

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        1. Joie‏ @JoieQ101 29 Nov 2017
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          😮👍

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