OK, so snopes.com just lost any credibility in my book. I could have respected an answer that it undetermined, but to flatly say it is false is just silly considering how well documented and how many witnesses claim otherwise.
Why did they ever have any in the first place?
Snopes is run by a husband and wife team who were pro-Clinton and have a clear liberal bias.
They've never had any credibility when it comes to politics.
Snopes claims the Terror in the Skies (Flight 327) is false also.
Snopes quotes one of its references
"Under the newly launched Operation SEALORD, swift boats were charged with patrolling the narrow waterways of the Mekong Delta to draw fire and smoke out the enemy."
Wasn't the purpose of Operation SEALORD to interdict enemy supply lines? It's rather pointless to draw fire (not be confused with a recon-type of mission).
This error in identifying the purpose of Operation SEALORD leads me to wonder just how well Mr Snopes (or is it Ms Snopes?) understands military matters.
I agree...and I just sent snopes.com and email telling them that.