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A Cobra I was flying took a tracer in the LEFT inboard rocket pod. My lead said we were taking fire and as I banked left I saw what looked like a softball go by--it was a tracer. He said I was on fire so I tried to jettison the pods--NO LUCK so we had to land and we were picked up by the C&C ship. and flown back to Phu Bai .
Later I was asked to go retrieve the ship --so I was dropped off next to the ship--hopped in- started it up -and lifted off. I was concerned about booby traps. Anyway I followed the Huey and I landed on some strip. I remember shutting down and getting out to look aat the damage, Part of the inboard pod had burned and also the armor plating on the left side of the Cobra had been distorted by the heat,
I think I flew it back to base after that and maybe that was the ship that was dumped by the Chinook.