My grandfather piloted some of the CORONA recoveries, and was part of the group flying Fulton recoveries in Vietnam, although he says he never flew an operational mission in country. It's pretty cool to hear him talk about it.
Also, the Fulton system and the CORONA system were slightly different. The CORONA system required you to fly over the parachute, while the Fulton system had you fly into the line between the ground and the balloon. My grandfather says that the Fulton system was much easier to do for this reason.
Also, the Fulton system and the CORONA system were slightly different. The CORONA system required you to fly over the parachute, while the Fulton system had you fly into the line between the ground and the balloon. My grandfather says that the Fulton system was much easier to do for this reason.