The aircraft had disappeared off of John’s radar scope after he had been tracking it for about 40 minutes. He was now just relaxing at the console glancing at the last grease pen mark he had placed over the aircraft’s blip and wondering if he should just erase it. It was a very good thing he did not. At about 11:30 there was a phone call. John wondering who would be calling him at this time of the night, answered the phone in an nonchalant manner. “Hello,” he answered. “This is Cambridge Air Radio, do you still have VOM on your scope?” asked the air radio operator. “No I faded it about 30 minutes ago,” answered John.” “Do you have the last position recorded where you faded him?” asked the sounding worried air radio operator. John suddenly glanced the last grease pen marked and relayed it to the air radio operator. “Thanks, this aircraft was 20 minutes overdue in Yellowknife and nothing was head from it,” the air radio operator advised John. John was relieved that he was able to give the radio operator the information he was looking for because as it would later turn out, this information and would prove to be essential to locating the downed aircraft and the rescue of all souls on board. A C-130 Rescue Hercules was sent out from CFB Trenton. On board were SARS military personnel who were able to parachute down to the aircraft and assist in the rescue.