The Red Baron reports what they really said.(Vietnam War)

From: Air Power History | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Sayers, William A. | Copyright information

Route Pack II vicinity of Vinh, Democratic Republic of Vietnam, May 7, 1968. The two U S. Navy F-4B Phantom IIs of Silver Kite section were providing MiGCAP in very hazy weather for a strike on Vinh when they encountered interceptors from the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF). In the confusion that followed, the Navy Phantoms lost sight of each other, finding themselves suddenly very alone in the hostile skies of North Vietnam. As Lt. Cmdr. E. S. Christensen turned Silver Kite 21...

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