Former #usairforce #cargo #pilot Bob Strang describes flying the beloved but notwellknown C7 Caribou on risky resupply missions during the #vietnam Conflict, often landing on extremely short #runways recently cut out of the #jungle with no navigational aids or runway markings—all while being fired upon by the enemy.

Visit the C7A Caribou Association:http://www.c7acaribou.com/

0:00 The hook
0:56 Guest introductions
2:50 Guest background
14:14 C7 overview
17:16 Vietnam operations
20:02 Caribou description
21:38 C7 start sequence
26:38 Austere landing strips
31:51 Flying under fire
36:00 Distinguished Flying Cross
41:48 Dropping cows, "keep 'em coming, Bob"
46:05 Too much ground fire?
48:50 Santabou
54:37 C7 performance
56:19 Cambodian operations
59:19 Listener questions
1:22:37 Credits

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Original music by Jaime Lopez. Video produced by Kevin Harold of Showgun Media.