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Richmond City Stadium

3201 Maplewood Ave

Richmond

VA 23221

Lat = 37 degrees, 33.0 minutes North

Long = 77 degrees, 29.2 minutes West

Friday 22nd September 1989(same day)

Zero three hours and nine minutes EDT

The stadium was built in 1929 and seats approximately 22,000 people.

The stadium was known as City Stadium until 1983, when it adopted the name University of Richmond Stadium or UR Stadium as part of an agreement, in which the University of Richmond agreed to lease the stadium for $1 per year in exchange for maintaining the facility.

Max was at the stadium with Roy, Vas, Tracy and Roy’s team-4; the four remaining members of team-6 had been left at the safe house guarding the three prisoners.

They heard the approaching throb of the helicopter a few moments before if came into view.

Tracy looked up and said, “It’s a Whitehawk from the Presidential squadron based at Quantico, The President must have called them in to assist us.

Max looked up at the helicopter as its silhouette changed entering the lighted area and noticed its unique colouring; the main fuselage was a green colour with the top near the rotor blades in white with the US flag imprinted upon the white painted section.

The Sikorsky VH-60N Whitehawk from the US Marine Corps call sign HMX-2 was piloted by Jim Tracy, he had been ordered by the President to pick up an armed Special Forces unit from the stadium and follow the orders implicitly of their leader colonel Max Storm, no questions asked.”

The pilot had reduced the helicopters speed to 85 knots bringing it down towards the ground he lifted the nose to further reduce the speed and the descent rate immediately began to drop at the same time.

As the helicopter neared the ground, he reduced the speed further by pulling on the collective leaver with the helicopter gently touching down.

Max gave the order and they moved to the opening starboard door and as they clambered in the doorman spoke to Max, requested he go up top, and speak to the pilot.

The pilot turned as Max approached and said, “You Colonel Storm?”

Max quickly noted the pilot’s insignia on his flight suit consisting of a single fouled anchor, surmounted by a shield with 13 stripes, centred on a pair of wings that also indicating the pilots name and rank.

“That’s correct lieutenant, I presume you need coordinates?”

The pilot had noticed the distinct and unusual assault uniform as they had approached the helicopter and now the English accent he said, “Sir, you British?”

“Max replied, “lieutenant the less you know the better, now head towards your capital, I will give you more precise coordinates once I have them.”

As Max returned to the cabin area the co-pilot, Doug Ramsey said to his pilot, “their uniforms and body armour are defiantly not US issue and that name colonel Storm, it is familiar but I cannot put a finger on it.”

“Let’s leave it Doug, and concentrate on getting these guys to their destination.”

Doug Ramsey replied, “Okay sir, we are clear for take-off.”