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Web Sites about F-4 Phantoms
- Joe Baugher’s F-4 Encyclopedia – Best and most comprehensive F-4 (every model for all the services and foreign export) history on the web.
- The F-4 Phantom II Society – A great organization for Phantom lovers. Members get regular issues of “Smoke Trails,” a hard copy magazine about the Phantom.
- RF-4B Phantom II Society – Dedicated to the preservation of the Marine RF-4B flown by VMCJ and VMFP-3 from 1964 to 1990.
- 8th Tactical Fighter Wing Phantom’s Lair – The Wolf Pack flew F-4s out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, during the Vietnam war.
- F-4 WOLF FACs – Lee Hillard’s (Wolf 03) site about the Wolf FACs based at Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand.
- 12th Tactical Fighter Wing – This wing flew the F-4 in combat in Vietnam.
- Location of F-4s on Static Display – Another list.
- Michael Klaver’s F-4 Site
USAF & Navy Aircraft Used in Vietnam
- A-1 Skyraider Association
- A-4 Skyhawk
- A-4 Skyhawk Association
- A-6E Intruder
- A-7 Corsair II
- CH-3 Jolly Green Giant
- F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger
- F-5 Freedom Fighter – Joe Baugher’s summary.
- F-8D Crusader – Joe Baugher’s summary.
- F-100C Super Sabre – Joe Baugher’s summary.
- F-101C Voodoo – Joe Baugher’s summary. The recon version of the Voodoo was the only model that served in Vietnam.
- F-102A Delta Dagger – Joe Baugher’s summary. This interceptor saw limited action in Vietnam.
- Craig Baker’s F-105 Site – The Awesome Thunderchief. Absolutely the best fighter website on the internet. If you like fighters, you must spend some time on this site. There is a lot to see and hear.
- Thuds, the Ridge, and 100 Missions North – How the Republic F-105 got good at a mission it was not designed to fly. By Carl Posey, Air & Space Magazine, March 01, 2009.
- F-105 Thunderchief – Bob Huntley’s YGBSM site has information about all 833 Thuds.
- F-105 Thunderchief
- F-105D Thunderchief – Joe Baugher’s summary. The D model was the primary USAF fighter/bomber of the early years of the Vietnam war.
- F-105F Wild Weasel III – Joe Baugher’s summary. Another legend of the Vietnam war. The F model had an electronic warfare officer in the back seat.
- F-105G Wild Weasel – Joe Baugher’s summary. G models were Wild Weasel F models converted with additional advanced avionics.
- F-105 – Craig Baker’s F-105 Site: The Awesome Thunderchief
- YGBSM – Former F-105 Wild Weasel driver Bob Huntley’s Thud site contains information about F-105 combat and accident losses sorted numerous ways, locations of surviving Thuds, and a 100 mission movie.
- F-111A Ardvark – John Pike’s summary.
- F-111 Ardvark – Joe Baugher’s summary.
- OV-10 Bronco Association
- OV-10 Bronco.net
- B-52 Stratofortress – Joe Baugher’s summary.
- B-52 Stratofortress – John Pike’s stats and information.
- B-57 Canberra – John Pike’s stats and information.
- C-5A/B Galaxy -.
- C-9 Nightingale –
- C-130 Hercules –
- AC-130H Spectre & AC-130U Spooky –
- MC-130P Combat Shadow –
- KC-135A Stratotanker – John Pike’s stats and information.
- KC-135R Stratotanker –
- C-141 Starlifter –
Vietnam Aviation Stories
- Spad Stories – Various authors relate their combat experiences in the A-1.
- Jim “Jink” Bender – An A-1 Story
- Terry Bolstad & Robert Arnau – Bad News on the PDJ
- Robert DeGroat – The Sandy Spad
- Mel Elliott – Plei Me
- Jon Ewing – Belly Landing at Ubon
- Harry S. Gann – Jack Spanich & Skyraider Warbirds
- Byron Hukee – Down There Amongst Them
- George Marrett – The Jollys Get an Assist
- Al Martin – Down on the PDJ
- Tom Nelson – Spads . . . & Navy Spad Pilots . . . Between the Wars
- Jim Reid – Spad Sand Blower
- Jim Reid – That Damn Tow Plane
- Bob Russell – Why Yes . . . I Flew Spads
- Lt. Dieter Dengler’s Escape from Laos. Lt. Dengler’s A-1 Skyraider was shot down on his first mission over North Vietnam. This page has an audio clip of Dieter talking about his rescue with Gene Deatrick, the USAF A-1 Sandy driver who spotted Dieter on the ground.
- Medal of Honor Mission of Major Bernard F. Fisher, USAF, who landed his A-1 in hostile territory and picked up a downed pilot. This page has part of the audio tape of Fisher’s mission.
- Bombs for Beginners – What happened to “Bombs for Dummies?”
- The Ordnance Shop – All about aviation ordnance.
- AIM-7 Sparrow – All aspect radar guided air intercept missile.
- AIM-9 Sidewinder – Infrared heat-seeking air intercept missile.
- Mk 82 500 Lb General Purpose Bomb – The most used bomb of the Vietnam war.
Vietnam Era Military Aviation Associations
- A-1 Skyraider Association – Check out the actual combat search and rescue mission audio tapes:
Helborn 20 SAR – 25 Jul 68
Scotch 03 SAR – 30 Jun – 1 Jul 68
Jolly Green 71 shot down by Mig 21
Gunfighter 82 SAR – 18 Dec 71
Icebag 01B SAR – 12 May 72
- A-3D Skywarrior Association
- A-37 Association
- AC-130
- Able Dogs – The authoritative site for men who flew the A-1.
- Air America
- Air Rescue Association
- American Fighter Aces Association – Members must have shot down at least five enemy aircraft in combat.
- C-7 Caribou Association
- Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society, Inc., Home of the Raven FACS
- HH-43 Pedro Rescue Helicopter Association
- International Bird Dog Association – O-1 drivers
- Jolly Green Association – Call sign of the Vietnam rescue helicopters.
- Misty FACs – Mistys flew the two-seat version of the F-100, the F-100F
- Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association – Originally, the requirement for membership in the River Rats was that the prospective member must have flown at least one combat mission north of the Red River in North Vietnam. The membership requirements have been expanded to include Gulf War aviators and others.
- Rustic FACs – O-2s & OV- 10s
- Society of Wild Weasels
- Vietnam Prisoners of War
Military or Vietnam Aviation Related
- Vietnam War Resources – Tons of links about the war. A good resource.
- Stolen Valor – one of my favorite Vietnam books. It debukes many media-feed popular, but false public beliefs about Vietnam veterans. It also tells the story of many Vietnam wannabes discredited by the author.
- Joe Baugher’s Aviation Site – A complete military aviation encyclopedia.
- Lt. Keith Gallagher’s Survives Partial Ejection from A-6, July 1991 – a incredible story as told by the pilot and his bombardier / navigator, Lt. Gallagher, complete with actual video and audio.
- Federation of American Scientists Military Analysis Network – Detailed and comprehensive information about U.S. military weapons systems.
- Return with Honor – An excellent documentary about the men who endured the hardship and torture in the Hanoi Hilton, told by them in their own words.
- Peter Bird’s USAF Pilot Site – Peter’s biography from USAF undergraduate pilot training to flying C-141s then C-7s in Vietnam. Great site!
- Greg Johnson’s Site – Greg flew RF-4Cs for eleven years.
- Dick Jonas Site – Dick Jonas, fighter pilot and combat veteran, is the Vietnam era fighter pilots’ unofficial balladeer. His Vietnam fighter pilot songs are available for purchase here.
- Hanoijane.net – The official site for information about Jane Fonda’s trip to North Vietnam in 1972.
- Task Force Omega – this site contains biographies and incident reports of Vietnam war prisoners of war and men who are missing in action (MIA)
United States Air Force
Military Aviation Units
- 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Osan AB, Korea
- 366th Fighter Group Association – Da Nang Gunfighters
- Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven
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