And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
There’s a barrier engagement. No drag chute left and tail hook’s down. Had to have been a fairly uncomfortable ride home too with no yaw control or damper. Pilot to GIB: “If I say Eject, don’t say what cuz you’ll be talkin’ to yourself…..”
This is just a guess, but after some searching on Al Gore's amazing interweb, I believe this might be a 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E which flew out of Da Nang between April '69 - January '73. That is based on the "LA" tail code and yellow tip on the vertical stabilizer. However, I haven't been able to match the 70-321 serial number with any Phantom.
It’s a 67 model F-4E 0321 (MSN 3136) with 366th TFW damaged during combat over North Vietnam in 1973, with rudder shot away, no drag chute, half the trailing edge slat on each side destroyed and moderate damage to right engine and wings. Made successful landing and barrier engagement at Takhli AB. Sent to be a target on Nellis Ranges, Nevada Mar 1992. Source: http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=&content=F-4E&irgwc=1&clickid=W7GV39y2OxyIUrY2CuU0DRGeUkGUeOw6hQwi0U0&utm_campaign=Free%20professional%20installation%20with%20any%20Gig%20Internet%20package%20Code%3A%20TXOFFER&utm_term=Bing%20Rebates%20by%20Microsoft&utm_source=Bing%20Rebates%20by%20Microsoft&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=greatinternet
There’s a barrier engagement. No drag chute left and tail hook’s down. Had to have been a fairly uncomfortable ride home too with no yaw control or damper. Pilot to GIB: “If I say Eject, don’t say what cuz you’ll be talkin’ to yourself…..”
ReplyDeleteSo how is the tail gunner doing?
ReplyDeleteLooks like an F-4 Phantom. No tail gunner.
DeleteI'm no expert by any means but my first thought was "it's an F-4.
DeleteI wonder if it was a thud or a thunk...
DeleteWhat?
ReplyDeleteNo...'that'll buff right out'...
When you're catching heavy flack, you must be over the target.
ReplyDeleteBlessed they didn't have to walk home.
ReplyDeleteWild Weasel maybe?
ReplyDeleteThis is just a guess, but after some searching on Al Gore's amazing interweb, I believe this might be a 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E which flew out of Da Nang between April '69 - January '73. That is based on the "LA" tail code and yellow tip on the vertical stabilizer. However, I haven't been able to match the 70-321 serial number with any Phantom.
ReplyDeleteIt’s a 67 model F-4E
Delete0321 (MSN 3136) with 366th TFW damaged during combat over North Vietnam in 1973, with rudder shot away, no drag chute,
half the trailing edge slat on each side destroyed and moderate damage to right engine and wings.
Made successful landing and barrier engagement at Takhli AB. Sent to be a target on Nellis Ranges,
Nevada Mar 1992.
Source: http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=&content=F-4E&irgwc=1&clickid=W7GV39y2OxyIUrY2CuU0DRGeUkGUeOw6hQwi0U0&utm_campaign=Free%20professional%20installation%20with%20any%20Gig%20Internet%20package%20Code%3A%20TXOFFER&utm_term=Bing%20Rebates%20by%20Microsoft&utm_source=Bing%20Rebates%20by%20Microsoft&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=greatinternet
"Ops Boss wants to know if it's gonna be good for the first go in the morning."
ReplyDeleteWe gotta cann the tail nav lite off the phase jet and scrounge another roll of speed tape, but yeah, it’ll be up.
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