One above for the bombs, one below for lighting the cans for every tom dick and harry with an SA-7. Then again, this may have even been before the -7's time WRT VN so maybe nevermind....
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The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX
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One above for the bombs, one below for lighting the cans for every tom dick and harry with an SA-7. Then again, this may have even been before the -7's time WRT VN so maybe nevermind....
Yes, good comment... but also yes, never mind.
While 12 miles west of Da Nang was not hospitable for ground pounders, there was little if any surface to air threat there. And in 1970, the SA-7 had yet to make its appearance known there, AFAIK.. So they were safe lighting AB.
I remember the first time I ever saw an SA-7. It was late in 1972 or early '73 doing CAS near the DMZ. We saw this crazy new thing with a spiraling corkscrew smoke trail coming up at us. On the UHF we were laughing at it... "what the hell was that??!!" It ran out of 'poop' before it really threatened us as we were, "fast movers" and we manuevered just a bit. After seeing multiple and much more lethal mach-3 SAMs over the North for many months, it was a laughable little SAM. On the debrief with AI, we found out it was an SA-7. Something relatively new to us. While certainly a major threat to the low and slow, by that time in the war we never did low and slow any more. We were in and out of its envelope quick, like a rabbit.
PS - I always had a strange thrill to be shot at with stuff I knew couldn't touch me. While that one was not a great thrill, it was enjoyable and unique. One fixed memory forever.
I'm glad we have guys like you around Cat. I wish we had dudes with time as young wingmen or leads over NVN lecturing at SFARP. There is a wealth of really hard air combat experience in this country, and I'd be willing to bet that you all could teach us a thing or two about the big picture, even if the tactics and weapons have evolved a lot.
there were a few zsu- 23-4's further west in the highgound. don't remember much concern about them though, the grunts didn't go up there, recon did but they rarely engaged and didn't need much air support. using the recon supplied data, i did run several a-6 beacon bombing strikes in the highlands which were fairly effective (bou coup secondries). unfortunately, i had to split my time betweeen the danang area and working with the army guys up at ripcord. the usaf 0v-10's were dedicated but you can't beat a basic school trained aviator in the mud with the grunts, (WAY more situational awareness) there was enough nva around ripcord (with armor) to keep 3 facs and 2 fo's working overtime.
strapping on a phantom has always been cool but i gotta tell ya. there ain't nothing more fun than being a FAC
strapping on a phantom has always been cool but i gotta tell ya. there ain't nothing more fun than being a FAC
re:" had to split my time betweeen the danang area and working with the army guys up at ripcord. the usaf 0v-10's were dedicated but you can't beat a basic school trained aviator in the mud with the grunts, (WAY more situational awareness) there was enough nva around ripcord (with armor) to keep 3 facs and 2 fo's working overtime."
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A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 (left) refuels two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters under the watch of two AH-1 Cobras (bottom) during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2012. (Courtesy photo)
Fifth-generation formation
An F-22A Raptor, left, from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., soar over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19, 2012. This was the first time the two fifth-generation fighters have flown together for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)
Final Endeavour
NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, carrying space shuttle Endeavour, departed Edwards Air Force Base at 8:17 a.m. on Sep. 21, 2012, to begin a four-and-a-half hour flyover of northern California and the Los Angeles basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jet Fabara)
I was working at JSC when they transported the then new Endeavour from Cali to Kennedy. They circled the space center at low altitude and then landed at Ellison overnight. Went out there and got to see the mated craft up close, dang that was huge. End of an era for sure.
Awesome photo, amazing jet. They came and did some T/Gs with us on Lincoln. They are amazing to watch in action. It almost looks like the tail is going to strike they land at such a nose up attitude.
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Those are amazing pics! Seeing the snakeye fins deploy, that's kick ass!found some FAC photos from 1970.
with the 1st marines about 12 miles west of danang (ch 77 as i recall).
the recon weenies found 12 1/2 dead gooks and a 61 mm mortar site.
121009-N-FH966-079 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2012) An Army MH-47G Chinook medium assault helicopter assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., conducts deck landing qualifications aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) following the ship's visit for San Francisco Fleet Week 2012. This is the first time Makin Island has conducted flight operations with Army Chinooks. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David McKee/Released)
121004-N-ZZ999-018 ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 4, 2012) Two F/A-18 Super Hornets fly above the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. America's Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond/Released)
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