My squadron’s deployment to Rota was interrupted by the Cuban Missile Crisis. Back then (1962), Rota was a Naval Base with Air Operations. If it still is and a Marine F.A.S.T. unit is deployed there, why wasn’t a Marine GV (C-130) already there or closer than Germany?
Does anyone know if Malta was a viable forward base of operations for the US at this time or did the British close it down?
Doesn't make sense to have some kind of FAST RESPONSE TEAM and they not even have any kind of transportation.
Much like having a Fire Department with no fire truck.
As I implied, I think the aircraft had been redirected to do some OTHER kind of TASK that was part of some political underhandedness.
That is why everyone in the current administration and military tried to deny/ignore/obfuscate/lie/hide/deny (yeah, I know)/distract/misdirect during the whole investigation. No one wanted to explain WHERE'S DA PLANE .