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b'On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1972, two EB-66 aircraft, call signs Bat 21 and Bat 22\\xa0were flying pathfinder escort for three B-52s,\\xa0which were assigned to bomb\\xa0the two primary access routes to the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos.\\xa0Gene Hambleton, a navigator aboard Bat 21,\\xa0was shot down behind North Vietnamese lines. His rescue became known as the largest, longest, and most complex search-and-rescue operation during the Vietnam War.\\xa0In this episode, Gene Hambleton recounts his dramatic story.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'