My time in Thailand with the F4 Phantom in the 13th and 555th Tactical Fighter Squadrons during the Vietnam war. 148 Combat Missions: 13 Hanoi, 87 other North Vietnam, 48 Laos, 1967 1968 at Ubon & Udorn Thailand This is a slide show from digitized Kodak Instamatic 35mm slides I took at the time with a small camera I used, including in the plane.
I think I speak for most pilots when I say that it was only because of hundreds of others who did their job so well, that we were able to do ours on each mission; get to the target, do our work, and get back to base. The guys who provided security, and those who maintained our aircraft and weapons systems. The guys who loaded our ordinance. The aircrews who flew the KC135 tankers we needed to get in and out, and those who flew in the Jolly Greens who had our back when things went really badly. The guys in Red Crown and Eathen Bravo who provided crucial warnings of Migs and SAMs when in the target area and the FACs who marked targets and assisted in SAR. On day missions to Hanoi, or night missions for trucks north of the DMZ. We were aware of all of you,, We were appreciative and thankful.