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Tag Archives: Thailand
A Picture worth many words
I have been looking at this picture a lot this week. I posted it to several F4 facebook groups. It shows me standing in front of an F4C parked on the ramp at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona … Continue reading
Posted in 13 TFS, 43 TFS, Air Force, Alaska, American History, Arizona, F-4 Phantom II, F4 Phantom II
Tagged Fighter pilots, GIB, SEA, Thailand, Udorn RTAFB, WSO
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Watch out for the flying Bucket of Water
Each spring in Thailand, there is a festival called Songkran. This is the traditional Thai water festival celebrated with the Thai new year in April. According to Wikipedia: The Songkran celebration represents purification and the washing away all of … Continue reading
Letters from the War – Thailand 7
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
Posted in 13 TFS, Air Force, American History, Combat, F4 Phantom II, Fighter Aircraft, Udorn RTAFB, Vietnam War
Tagged 13 FTS, Air Force, Combat, F4 Phantom, Thailand, Vietnam War
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Letters from the War – Thailand 6
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
Posted in 13 TFS, American History, Cambodia bombing 1973, Combat, F-4 Phantom II, Family History, Fighter Aircraft, Fighter pilot lingo, Fighter pilot slang, Thailand, U Dorn RTAFB, Vietnam War
Tagged Air Force, Cambodia Bombing, Combat, F4 Phantom II, Norvell History, Thailand, Vietnam War
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Letters from the War – Thailand 5
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
Posted in Air Force, American History, Cambodia bombing 1973, Combat, F-4 Phantom II, Fighter Aircraft, Fighter pilot lingo, Fighter pilot slang, Norvell Family History, Thailand, U Dorn RTAFB, Vietnam War
Tagged Air Force, Cambodia Bombing, Combat, Norvell, Thailand, United States Air Force, Vietnam War
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Letters from the War – Thailand 3
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
Posted in 13 TFS, Air Force, American History, Cambodia bombing 1973, Combat, U Dorn RTAFB
Tagged Air Force, Cambodia Bombing, Combat, F4 Phantom II, Thailand, United States, Vietnam War
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Letters from the War – Thailand 2
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
Posted in 13 TFS, 43 TFS, American History, Combat, F-4 Phantom II, Fighter Aircraft, Fighter pilot lingo, Fighter pilot slang, Thailand, U Dorn RTAFB, Vietnam War
Tagged 13 FTS, 43 TFS, 555th TFS, AF Units Thailand, Combat, F4 Phantom, F4 Phantom II, SEA, Thailand, Udorn Officers club, Vietnam Diary, Vietnam War
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The War begins for me
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
Posted in 13 TFS, Air Force, American History, Combat, F-4 Phantom II, Family History, Fighter Aircraft, Thailand, U Dorn RTAFB, Vietnam War
Tagged 13 FTS, Cambodia Bombing, Combat, F4 Phantom II, Thailand, Vietnam Diary
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Fighter Jock Nicknames
If you visited a fighter squadron, you would immediately feel that you were seeing an episode of M*A*S*H*; all the main characters had nicknames. Some nicknames came from the background of the person involved. There was Captain “D Ring,” a … Continue reading
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