U.S. Air Force Lt ... was piloting one of two aircraft in a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over what was then known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on Sept. 5, 1967.

the US Air Force and the Republic of Vietnam Air Force began one of the largest aerial bombing campaigns in military history, known as Operation Rolling Thunder, in March 1965. However ...

nicknamed “Wizzo” or “GIB [Guy In Back”]) in the U.S. Air Force. So then, America’s Vietnam ace roster consists of one USAF pilot, one USN pilot (“Naval Aviator,” to use their ...