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Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Clip: 537804_1_8
Year Shot: 1984 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master: 11250
Original Film: LM 142
HD: N/A
Location: Various
Timecode: 20:10:20 - 20:11:03

Linda Wertheimer, Did you have any idea where you were and who was shooting at you? Senator John Bennett Johnston (D - Louisiana) Well, we didn t know where we were, but it was very plain who was shooting at us, that is the Salvadoran guerrillas. At it was very plain that they were hostile. Linda Wertheimer, You thought you d have to land? Senator Lawton Chiles (D - Florida), We were looking for a place to land. I think everybody on the ship felt that we were going down. I know I was more concerned with the plane falling than I was in at getting shot at. Then the colonel we had on board, who has been under more fire than anyone, was a little more seasoned, he was not a part of the crew. He got on the intercom and said check your instruments, if they re alright, let s get the heck out of here.