Joyous reunion. United States President John Kennedy (extreme left) looks on as RB 47 fliers greet their wives onarrival here today after spending seven months in a Russian prison. Captain Freeman Olmstead rushes toward his wife Gail and Capt John McKone embraces his wife Connie. Capt Olmstead's mother is on extreme right. The fliers were personally welcomed at the base by President Kennedy. The fliers were shot down by Soviet jets over the Barents Sea on 1 July last year. 27 January 1961