"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
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"El Kabong" Gemini parasail landing tests, 1965


http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/2007/07/23/42334

Cool. Knowing the name of this thing allowed Google to find some other
stuff:

http://www.airzoo.org/archive/elkabong/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Zoo

Which finally led me here, high resolution pictures!

http://aesp.nasa.okstate.edu/fieldgu.../elkabong.html

You've gotta love the Field Guide to American Spacecraft.

Jeff
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