Tag Archives: Combat

My special love – The F-4 Phantom II

Posted on October 7, 2020 by jenorv

By 2016 I had not thought about flying fighters for a long time. My good friend from Alaska, the former Capt Jim (now Lt Col retired) suggested we meet in Dayton and go through the Air Force Museum. Jim was … Continue reading →

Posted in 13 TFS, 43 TFS, Air Force, Alaska, Alaskan Air Command, American History, Arizona, F-4 Phantom II, F4 Phantom II, F4 PhantomII, Fighter Aircraft, Navigator, Vietnam War | Tagged Air Force Museum, Combat, Udorn | 5 Comments

Tales of My Phantom FNG Moments

Posted on August 29, 2019 by jenorv

Everyone who has flown has been an FNG more than once. For the uninitiated that is a F’ing New Guy. The term FNG has been used in the Air Force, I can bet, as long at there were aircrews. It … Continue reading →

Posted in 13 TFS, Air Force, American History, F-4 Phantom II, F4 Phantom II, F4 PhantomII, Fighter Aircraft, Fighter pilot lingo, Fighter pilot slang, Luke AFB, Norvell Family History, Thailand, U Dorn RTAFB, Udorn RTAFB, Vietnam War | Tagged Air War SEA, Combat, SEA | 5 Comments

A Day in the Life

Posted on March 3, 2019 by jenorv

I was thinking today about how I would have spent this day during the Vietnam War My squadron the 13TFS had an air to mud mission, so unlike the 555th which was mostly air to air, we spent a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in American History | Tagged Cambodia Bombing, Combat, Eldridge, F4 emergencies, Fighters, Udorn Officers club, Udorn RTAFB, Vietnam War | 3 Comments

Questions never answered

Posted on July 18, 2017 by jenorv

Had a great experience over the weekend. I visited David Garbe who lives about ½ hour away and has reconstructed the front part of an F4 D aircraft which had flown with the famed 555th Triple Nickle at Udorn. It … Continue reading →

Posted in 13 TFS, American History, Cambodia bombing 1973, F-4 Phantom II, F4 Phantom II, SEA, Veterans, Vietnam War | Tagged Combat, Flying Fighters, Restored F4 | Leave a comment

You can go Home Again

Posted on October 3, 2016 by jenorv

Recently, I spent a great day at the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio. It was amazing to see all those aircraft — every version of Air Force One from President Franklin Roosevelt’s plane to the 707 aircraft that took … Continue reading →

Posted in 13 TFS, 43 TFS, Air Force, American History, F-4 Phantom II, F4 Phantom II, Fighter Aircraft, U Dorn RTAFB, Udorn RTAFB, Veterans | Tagged 13 TFS, Air Force, Air Force 1, Air Force Museum, Alaska, Combat, Elmendorf AFB, F4 Phantom, F4 Phantom II, Fighters, Norvell, Norvell History, Robin Olds, Vietnam War | 2 Comments

Letters from the War – Thailand 8

Posted on January 11, 2015 by jenorv

The following excerpts are from letters that were written to my wife and others during the Vietnam War, while I was stationed in Thailand. Because of the nature of the events, the letters seldom told the entire story to loved … Continue reading →