Excellent footage with great tunes! My uncle flew many missions in the F-105 over Vietnam out of Takhli AB. On one particular bombing mission over North Vietnam, he was flying with two other F-105's, they were the only planes in the area at the time. Suddenly, he heard over his headset, "PAT!!! BREAK LEFT!!!" Just as he did, a SAM exploded exactly where he had previously been in the formation. Later, when he and the other two pilots returned to base, my uncle asked which one of them warned him about the SAM. They both told them that they didn't warn him. Besides, pilots only use their call sign on the radio instead of their names. He later wrote in a newspaper article how the Lord spared his life that day over North Vietnam.
Hello Lawrence....read your note, brings back fond memories...When in bound to the target getting off the tanker, we'd listen Paint it Black and Gimme Shelter. Flew F-4's from 68-74, three tours of running and gunning with MiG's, AAA and SAMs and the like...When we avoided SAM's, they'd get close enough so I'd see the Soviet Star on the SAM and see the control surfaces flipping back and forth...then a large explosion...Remember rolling in on Bomb Runs seconds after the 105's rolled in...a 4 ship, each carrying 6 750's...we'd call for pods on...great time for a young guy. I'll bet was on the tanker or bombing missions with your Uncle. The Lord spared lots of our lives...I'm convinced of that. Ask your uncle if he's checkin six lately
One of the bigging shots, showing a two-seater F or G model, with the ZB fin markings, that was from the 6010th Wild Weasel Squadron, I was assigned in September of 1971 to the 388th Fighter Wing, the 388th Combat Support Group, in the Avionics Squadron, fixing the Doppler system on the 105s. I worked on that aircraft from time to time. Brings back some not so fond memories, but still memories of my youth.
I left Takhli in 1970 and went to Korat to be part of DET 1 12TFS until it was changed to 6010WWS and then 17WWS. Loved this presentation. Brings back memories. We probably ran across each other during the time we were there.
Great video. Thank you to all the pilots and especially the maintainers who kept the THUDs, Huns, Phantoms and all other air assets flying day in and day out during that war. I am very proud and humbled to be a retired jet engine mechanic of the world’s greatest Air Force.
To any of the Vietnam Vets who might be around: A big THANK YOU for doing a thankless job in a thankless war. You didn't get the welcome home you deserved from the nation you served. This son of a USAF navigator aboard KC-135's fueling B-52's remembers. Whether you served in the bush, the air, or elsewhere there are many who still remember.
@@petergilkes7082 according to stories from my grandpa and others they seen people ruining through the vegetation 100-200 meters from where the troops were stationed 2 times out of 10 ended up being villagers fleeing.
I worked at Phu Cat AFB as a munitions mechanic from January '69 to August '70. Sometimes, I think I might have dreamed the whole 18 months, but this reminded me it was real.
This song & the videos have always tugged on my soul. Some times I close my eyes and have conversations with old friends. Two tours ('69-'72) & I'm still vertical & breathing...not bad considering I'm only half way to 150. Bring it.
Don't know what the.. Stones were thinking when they wrote this Song, but it was Made for the American Military....God Bless and Thank You..ALL who Serve !!!!👍💪🇺🇸
I have seen a lot of close in airstrikes out in the bush and hill top LZ's where fired our 105mm howitzers for close Marine grunt support. Mostly F104 Phantoms out of Danang. Wow, really fast and always two aircraft in a flight. Napalm and lots of bombs. Those planes were loaded for bear on every mission. Oh, rockets too, fired in salvos. This music really fit the footage in a rock and roll kinda way. One has to experience a bunch of air strikes and learn later the Marines and Army personnel that were saved that day. You could get Tactical Air in 10 minutes or less anywhere in Vietnam. I was told that. The planes are always refueled and rearmed and ready to fly at a moments notice.
Fantastic footage,and even better to see an under-rated aircraft...like the Thunderchief in action.One of the most stable bombing platforms for this type of operations....sadly mostly forgotten now.Keep-up the good work.
I've been here since the very beginning and I must say the video production quality is top notch. Huge change since last year. I honestly hope you reach way more than what you have right now!
My bird at the 105th ROTC flew the lead sled in Nam! Thank You Colonel and Thank You Sargent. You had a great influence on me and I have my head on straight in 2023!
Thank you so much for your kind words, yeah, the Thud had some flaws, but there is just something so cool about a big, single engine aircraft with a huge payload. You gained a subscription for this one!
The Vietnam War was, so to speak, a limited war. Each strategy had its own limitations. It was a war where people shook hands with one hand and punched with the other. This way, even the battles that can be won cannot be won. I don't think America lost the Vietnam War. 58,000 Americans died. There are still MIA people in Vietnam. I hope you can return to America soon. Thank you to all the military personnel who served in Vietnam. god bless
Missions into RP V and VI, NVN, 1972...coming off the tanker, lead would call out, "Ok Chevy's push em up and green em up". The back-seater would turn on the tape Gimme Shelter or Paint it Black by Mick. One never forgets those missions or memories listening to Paint it Black or Gimme Shelter these days. Just saying, a wonderful experience one never forgets.
Well done Video. My Uncle was working Aircraft back then but on a Carrier. They had one crash on deck up in flames he had gone bellow deck just before. I'm glad he's still around. He's still like a kid in a toy store around Aircraft. He took me on Base when I was about 6. I'm 55 and always think of him when anything fast and military fly's over.
Thanks to all our veterans I'm a navy veteran Vietnam era 1972 to 1975 served on the USS Vesole DD 878 again God bless America and thanks to all veteran's that's why we are free freedom is not free never forget.
I was in the 67th TacFtrSq out of Kadena in Dec 1965 to July 67..I was 17. It was quite an experience for a boy from KY. Good times and bad times for our pilots.
We never heard these songs during my time in the military. When we were in the 60s you were isolated from the real world no tv news papers, and radio in the south these songs werent played. I heard these song after i got out years later. Vietnam songs that were never heard in Vietnam nobody had radios in the field . We had arm forces radio proganda # no bullshit robin Williams on the radio.## he would be pull off the air after the first five words. That movie just just pissed me off .
IF You were lucky enough that the old man came home. Mine was flying those jets and wondered sometimes if he was going to wind up as a statistic in that war.
When I was stationed at Takhlai Thailand (1969) we had a Juke Box at our break area. One of the records in the Juke Box was titled "WAR" ! Good God You All. Cool ! We had F105s and KC135s maybe B66s. They all did a Fly Over Formation over the base that just blacken the sky, impressive.
As a private duty LPN, I took care of a lot of Vietnam veterans and I learned a lot from their stories and I know well about the conditions of what they suffered! I had two uncles and a lot of friends there!
Love this music as it takes me back to Japan where I lived on and off Military bases in high school while my Dad was in the Navy or aboard ship during the Vietnam conflict. I later went into U.S. Secret Service in 1974 and actually stood post outside the Vietnamese Embassy before Saigon fell in 1975. Lot's of burned documents and encryption machines left behind then(Ford Administration) I Was born on a top secret military base and lived ion military bases for at least 20 years until I was USSS in Wash,.D.C. What a history.I made many arrests and I'm the one that first interviewed John W. Hinckley in 1976 in fromnt of the White HOuse. The duty SS Agent Failed to take Hinckley to St. Elizabeth's Hospital.5 years later he shot Brady, Delahunty(MPD) Tim Mccarthy USSS but NOT Reagan ! Reagan got hit with something else and VP GHW Bush was involved!
I read "Thud Ridge" written by a F-105 pilot. Because of political and military restrictions, the VC knew exactly what flight path the F-105's were forced to fly to their target, and lined the path with AA thick as trees in a forest. This and other tying the hands of the pilots negated their technology and tactics to the advantage of the enemy. I wish those who made such restrictions could have flown those missions under constant fire. I bet then they would understand what the "Pucker factor" meant.
That F-105 pilot who wrote 'Thud Ridge' is Vice-Wing Commander Colonel Jack Broughton, a veteran of Korea and Vietnam. A true American hero and tough guy.
@@millicentsquirrelhole582 Agreed that "Thud Ridge" is a great book. Written by Col. Broughton in 1969 as a critique of the rules of engagement. My father flew with him in the 355th out of Takhli. The story about Col. Broughton strafing the Soviet "trawler" unloading SAMs while the Shell Oil tanker was taking on oil in Haiphong Harbor got him big trouble. My father came back to the states during Christmas after a year in Thailand in 1967. Frustrating mess of a conflict for sure with courage and fear all over the place. Amen and thank you to all veterans!
McNanmara? Presented himself like an high scientific intellectual but the things he did were often delusional. The Use of ultra low IQ drafted troops trained by video for instance and the rules of engagement.
My Dad was an F-105 'Wild Weasel' Pilot, and YES you are correct about the parameters and ROE. The Weasels would fly a 4 ship formation and attract SAM fire and then roll in on it with anti-radiation missiles. Unfortunately, a bunch of them got shot down also. Dad prevailed and I went on to be a Naval Flight Officer in the F-14 and P-3.
Lyrics: Ooh, a storm is threatening My very life today If I don't get some shelter Ooh yeah, I'm gonna fade away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away Ooh, see the fire is sweepin' Our very street today Burns like a red coal carpet Mad bull lost your way War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away Rape, murder It's just a shot away It's just a shot away Rape, murder yeah It's just a shot away It's just a shot away Rape, murder It's just a shot away It's just a shot away, yeah The floods is threatening My very life today Gimme, gimme shelter Or I'm gonna fade away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away I tell you love, sister, it's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away Kiss away, kiss away
You cant even imagine the confusion heart pouring force. Once you hear them it's to late. Dug, cover and brace for impact. From miles away the thunderous explosions and flames, smoke and residual rocks your mind, heart and soul.
Lost so many F105s over Vietnam that it essentially finished them as an operational type I read once. Not sure how exactly true that is but its staggering to think that it could even be claimed.
I need some real info, I heard that the F-105 was designed and produced real fast. The requirements was that to keep costs down everything had to be off the shelf and the engine was a commercial airliner but had a afterburner. I seen one up close and it looked like a huge engine with a aircraft wrapped around it. Not knocking it because it was a outstanding aircraft and if it was what I heard about it true makes it even more!
Them Thuds you show were a tragedy of for over function..They were called Thuds by the pilots who flew them on combat missions because that was the sound that a Vietnamese SAM made when it got hit operating outside of the window it was designed for. A mach 2 plus plane dragging it's arse on the floor was a tragedy waiting to happen to the brave men who had to fly it where it was never designed to be😢🎉❤
War is big business with soldiers and ordinary civilians paying the price. I’m a Vietnamese American who left when i was three. I’m completely overcome with emotion watching this video. Seeing my country get bombed and the thankless American soldiers having to do a job ordered by American policiticians.
Rory-Not Gail: Mesmerizing, historic, iconic, warriors getting their jobs done for all of us...and great music. However, I feel as though - at least out of respect - every pilot and call sign should be credited any time this or any aerial combat footage is compiled for commercial viewing.
![Paint it Black | Vietnam War Bombing [Real Footage]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ds6mvK4olQ4/mqdefault.jpg)
Excellent footage with great tunes! My uncle flew many missions in the F-105 over Vietnam out of Takhli AB. On one particular bombing mission over North Vietnam, he was flying with two other F-105's, they were the only planes in the area at the time. Suddenly, he heard over his headset, "PAT!!! BREAK LEFT!!!" Just as he did, a SAM exploded exactly where he had previously been in the formation. Later, when he and the other two pilots returned to base, my uncle asked which one of them warned him about the SAM. They both told them that they didn't warn him. Besides, pilots only use their call sign on the radio instead of their names. He later wrote in a newspaper article how the Lord spared his life that day over North Vietnam.
That has to be one of the best stories I've read in the comments sections in my videos! Thanks for sharing!
Wow dude thats awesome
glad the Lord spared your uncle that day!
Amen
Hello Lawrence....read your note, brings back fond memories...When in bound to the target getting off the tanker, we'd listen Paint it Black and Gimme Shelter. Flew F-4's from 68-74, three tours of running and gunning with MiG's, AAA and SAMs and the like...When we avoided SAM's, they'd get close enough so I'd see the Soviet Star on the SAM and see the control surfaces flipping back and forth...then a large explosion...Remember rolling in on Bomb Runs seconds after the 105's rolled in...a 4 ship, each carrying 6 750's...we'd call for pods on...great time for a young guy. I'll bet was on the tanker or bombing missions with your Uncle. The Lord spared lots of our lives...I'm convinced of that. Ask your uncle if he's checkin six lately
Possibly the most haunting combination of music and real footage I have ever seen
brings tears to my eyes; why do they ??
0:32
If you can track that little glided bomb until the impact, oof, again and again. Pulling around that peninsula. MF wtf were we doing.
Definitely shows the destructive power of aerial warfare. I had a lot of friends in high school that went to Vietnam. None of them came back the same.
not many do
Quella guerra ha cambiato tutti coloro che sono andati . In Vietnam
Same. Air is one thing, ground is another.
2 that went did not return alive.
Yes I was there 71-73 ; YO-3A starlights ope quiet aircraft, first slealth aircraft and the Army had;OV-1A Mohawk/photo recon
I love how they kept Mary Clayton’s voice crack along with Mick Jaeger’s “woooo!”. It always enhanced the experience of listening to this song
Don't mean to sound like a spelling Karen, but her parents spelled her name "Merry" because she was born on Christmas day.
One of the bigging shots, showing a two-seater F or G model, with the ZB fin markings, that was from the 6010th Wild Weasel Squadron, I was assigned in September of 1971 to the 388th Fighter Wing, the 388th Combat Support Group, in the Avionics Squadron, fixing the Doppler system on the 105s. I worked on that aircraft from time to time. Brings back some not so fond memories, but still memories of my youth.
I left Takhli in 1970 and went to Korat to be part of DET 1 12TFS until it was changed to 6010WWS and then 17WWS. Loved this presentation. Brings back memories. We probably ran across each other during the time we were there.
@@jamesberwick2210 my uncle SSGT Ed Coolhan was an F105 crewman at Takhli in 68-69.
One of the best intro's of any rock song. Holds up to this day.
Back in the day when military jets were beautiful, the F-105 is a sexy beast.
They are still very sexy! F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-22, and F-35 are all beautiful jets with amazing history, track record, and visual design behind them.
Yes it was, but so was the F4.
It was a flying formula 1 car!
@@danduffy7974f4 looked like someone put wings on a subway car. More than once
Largest single engine airplane i believe.
Great video. Thank you to all the pilots and especially the maintainers who kept the THUDs, Huns, Phantoms and all other air assets flying day in and day out during that war. I am very proud and humbled to be a retired jet engine mechanic of the world’s greatest Air Force.
Child killer.
To any of the Vietnam Vets who might be around: A big THANK YOU for doing a thankless job in a thankless war. You didn't get the welcome home you deserved from the nation you served. This son of a USAF navigator aboard KC-135's fueling B-52's remembers. Whether you served in the bush, the air, or elsewhere there are many who still remember.
But why were you there killing poor peasants?
Why should they be thanked for killing millions in Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia who were never, ever a threat to the USA?
My grandpa says “thank you young man may god bless your soul”
@@petergilkes7082 according to stories from my grandpa and others they seen people ruining through the vegetation 100-200 meters from where the troops were stationed 2 times out of 10 ended up being villagers fleeing.
@@InternetWarrior187 Fleeing from whom? And in which direction?
I worked at Phu Cat AFB as a munitions mechanic from January '69 to August '70. Sometimes, I think I might have dreamed the whole 18 months, but this reminded me it was real.
This song & the videos have always tugged on my soul. Some times I close my eyes and have conversations with old friends. Two tours ('69-'72) & I'm still vertical & breathing...not bad considering I'm only half way to 150. Bring it.
Don't know what the.. Stones were thinking when they wrote this Song, but it was Made for the American Military....God Bless and Thank You..ALL who Serve !!!!👍💪🇺🇸
This one and the Paint it Black one are the soundtracks of war. Those, and the Doors and Jimi Hendrix of course.
It’s an anti war song, it’s not made for the American military at all.
I have seen a lot of close in airstrikes out in the bush and hill top LZ's where fired our 105mm howitzers for close Marine grunt support. Mostly F104 Phantoms out of Danang. Wow, really fast and always two aircraft in a flight. Napalm and lots of bombs. Those planes were loaded for bear on every mission. Oh, rockets too, fired in salvos. This music really fit the footage in a rock and roll kinda way. One has to experience a bunch of air strikes and learn later the Marines and Army personnel that were saved that day. You could get Tactical Air in 10 minutes or less anywhere in Vietnam. I was told that. The planes are always refueled and rearmed and ready to fly at a moments notice.
the Phantom is a F4, a F104 is a Starfighter
Fantastic footage,and even better to see an under-rated aircraft...like the Thunderchief in action.One of the most stable bombing platforms for this type of operations....sadly mostly forgotten now.Keep-up the good work.
I've been here since the very beginning and I must say the video production quality is top notch. Huge change since last year. I honestly hope you reach way more than what you have right now!
My bird at the 105th ROTC flew the lead sled in Nam! Thank You Colonel and Thank You Sargent. You had a great influence on me and I have my head on straight in 2023!
Merry Clayton's voice made this song what it is.
Awesome video! Finally someone gives the Thud its due. That beast of a plane did a lot of the Air Force’s heavy lifting over North Vietnam.
The thud deserves more love! Not the best plane but it still did it job in ‘Nam. Glad you enjoyed this!
Thank you so much for your kind words, yeah, the Thud had some flaws, but there is just something so cool about a big, single engine aircraft with a huge payload. You gained a subscription for this one!
The Vietnam War was, so to speak, a limited war. Each strategy had its own limitations. It was a war where people shook hands with one hand and punched with the other. This way, even the battles that can be won cannot be won. I don't think America lost the Vietnam War. 58,000 Americans died. There are still MIA people in Vietnam. I hope you can return to America soon. Thank you to all the military personnel who served in Vietnam. god bless
This song fits so well with footage of aircraft on bombing missions
Missions into RP V and VI, NVN, 1972...coming off the tanker, lead would call out, "Ok Chevy's push em up and green em up". The back-seater would turn on the tape Gimme Shelter or Paint it Black by Mick. One never forgets those missions or memories listening to Paint it Black or Gimme Shelter these days. Just saying, a wonderful experience one never forgets.
Well done Video. My Uncle was working Aircraft back then but on a Carrier. They had one crash on deck up in flames he had gone bellow deck just before. I'm glad he's still around. He's still like a kid in a toy store around Aircraft. He took me on Base when I was about 6. I'm 55 and always think of him when anything fast and military fly's over.
I love "Thuds". Something about the older planes is just plain sexy, especially the "century series" jets.
Thanks to all our veterans I'm a navy veteran Vietnam era 1972 to 1975 served on the USS Vesole DD 878 again God bless America and thanks to all veteran's that's why we are free freedom is not free never forget.
ABSOLUTELY!
The little things fluttering down at 0:50 are plastic antipersonnel mines, either BLU-43/Bs or BLU-44/Bs.
I was in the 67th TacFtrSq out of Kadena in Dec 1965 to July 67..I was 17. It was quite an experience for a boy from KY. Good times and bad times for our pilots.
All my Respect to Vietnam Veterans ⭐️
thank you!!!
Agressors!
We never heard these songs during my time in the military. When we were in the 60s you were isolated from the real world no tv news papers, and radio in the south these songs werent played. I heard these song after i got out years later. Vietnam songs that were never heard in Vietnam nobody had radios in the field . We had arm forces radio proganda # no bullshit robin Williams on the radio.## he would be pull off the air after the first five words. That movie just just pissed me off .
Isolated. Indeed.
Robin Williams --joke.
The F-105 Thundercheif is a good looking plane.
Those cannon rounds striking the boat are awesome man!
New pilot - "Man, I feel sorry for those bastards down there"
Experienced pilot - "I don't"
The Thud does not get enough love!
Every nite, when the old man came home from work. This is what you watched on the news man.
IF You were lucky enough that the old man came home. Mine was flying those jets and wondered sometimes if he was going to wind up as a statistic in that war.
When the jet engine lit same time as the background vocals, my blood turned cold. So heavy
LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!! Thank you for adding time period music! It helps with the reality of that time.
Glad you enjoy it!
Man, I love your content! When I stumbled across your channel I immediately subscribed. Thanks, and I can't wait for more uploads.
Thank you for the support! Means alot!
I watch your videos as much for the music as I do for the footage! MORE!!
more will definitely come! stay tuned!
When I was stationed at Takhlai Thailand (1969) we had a Juke Box at our break area. One of the records in the Juke Box was titled "WAR" ! Good God You All. Cool ! We had F105s and KC135s maybe B66s. They all did a Fly Over Formation over the base that just blacken the sky, impressive.
So, nun bin ich wach. Coole Musik, sie begleitet mich zur Zeit so sehr bei meiner Krankheit. Bald ist alles wieder gut...🎉🎉🎉🎉
Harry Joe Romero, Burnt it up for 3 hitches. Went down in the fckin triangle. Bless you Phantom Driver.
the 105 was pure badass
Sort of Apocalypse Now. My favorite movie.
Flight of the Intruder is great too.
New Mexico ANG flying F100 lead sleds. Wow takes me back.
Real. I am 52 years old. Remember when that shit what going down. God Bless Brother.
Classic opening riff
Recently, at the Aviation Museum in the Polish city of Krakow, I saw a real Thunderchief, it was a very strong impression.
We said “ Merry Christmas “ Charlie and a Happy Bombing Year 👉🎖🎖🎖
God Bless the Men And women who served In Vietnam 🇻🇳!! My God What A Display of Air ⛮ Power. You Are All Heroes.
Why is the US so hung up in fighting wars as far away from America as possible ?
Can’t have a war without good music.
@CobraOneTwelve these videos are so great, a bunch of nam footage all perfectly put together
Perfect sound track
F-105 "Thud" Please read Thud Ridge by Col Jack Broughton USAF. A good piece of history.
As a private duty LPN, I took care of a lot of Vietnam veterans and I learned a lot from their stories and I know well about the conditions of what they suffered! I had two uncles and a lot of friends there!
I could watch Vietnam era aircraft all day.
Same here!
Rolling Stones Never miss a neat nice job man
Love this music as it takes me back to Japan where I lived on and off Military bases in high school while my Dad was in the Navy or aboard ship during the Vietnam conflict. I later went into U.S. Secret Service in 1974 and actually stood post outside the Vietnamese Embassy before Saigon fell in 1975. Lot's of burned documents and encryption machines left behind then(Ford Administration) I Was born on a top secret military base and lived ion military bases for at least 20 years until I was USSS in Wash,.D.C. What a history.I made many arrests and I'm the one that first interviewed John W. Hinckley in 1976 in fromnt of the White HOuse. The duty SS Agent Failed to take Hinckley to St. Elizabeth's Hospital.5 years later he shot Brady, Delahunty(MPD) Tim Mccarthy USSS but NOT Reagan ! Reagan got hit with something else and VP GHW Bush was involved!
Bellissimo video . L’ 105 è un caccia stupendo da vedere
Great combination of plane and music. Makes for a huge dopamine rush!
Every soldier gave something some gave all thank you lord for letting me live in the greatest country ever known
the best R&R song ever!
Thanks for your service
I read "Thud Ridge" written by a F-105 pilot. Because of political and military restrictions, the VC knew exactly what flight path the F-105's were forced to fly to their target, and lined the path with AA thick as trees in a forest. This and other tying the hands of the pilots negated their technology and tactics to the advantage of the enemy. I wish those who made such restrictions could have flown those missions under constant fire. I bet then they would understand what the "Pucker factor" meant.
That F-105 pilot who wrote 'Thud Ridge' is Vice-Wing Commander Colonel Jack Broughton, a veteran of Korea and Vietnam. A true American hero and tough guy.
@@millicentsquirrelhole582 Agreed that "Thud Ridge" is a great book. Written by Col. Broughton in 1969 as a critique of the rules of engagement. My father flew with him in the 355th out of Takhli. The story about Col. Broughton strafing the Soviet "trawler" unloading SAMs while the Shell Oil tanker was taking on oil in Haiphong Harbor got him big trouble. My father came back to the states during Christmas after a year in Thailand in 1967. Frustrating mess of a conflict for sure with courage and fear all over the place. Amen and thank you to all veterans!
McNanmara? Presented himself like an high scientific intellectual but the things he did were often delusional. The Use of ultra low IQ drafted troops trained by video for instance and the rules of engagement.
My Dad was an F-105 'Wild Weasel' Pilot, and YES you are correct about the parameters and ROE. The Weasels would fly a 4 ship formation and attract SAM fire and then roll in on it with anti-radiation missiles. Unfortunately, a bunch of them got shot down also. Dad prevailed and I went on to be a Naval Flight Officer in the F-14 and P-3.
Great job! Awesome video
This would be perfect for the opening credits of a film about the war!
YOU PLAY INCREDIBLE 60S AND 70S MUSIC 🎶AWSOME
Cool footage of some F 104's. The USAF used Vietnam to try all the Century Series aircraft. The F5 too
Such powerful music and awesome video
For music there is no better…
Amazing footage.. great music👍
I love the sound Charlie Watts always got on like a 5 piece drum set. RIP my friend.
Love the tunes - it’s as if it was written for this footage
Good stuff, Cobra. Fun to watch.
Bwaaaaa...haha......I MISS YOU TOO SWEETHEART 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Marry Clayton set this song on fire.
Crazy times....alot of memories....both good and bad.....😀😀😀☠☠☠☠✌✌✌✌
The Phantom, The Hun and the Thud! Back when pilots flew instead of rode.
F-105 Thunderchief is such a good looking aeroplane.
Lyrics:
Ooh, a storm is threatening
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Ooh yeah, I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Ooh, see the fire is sweepin'
Our very street today
Burns like a red coal carpet
Mad bull lost your way
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder yeah
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away, yeah
The floods is threatening
My very life today
Gimme, gimme shelter
Or I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
I tell you love, sister, it's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
You cant even imagine the confusion heart pouring force. Once you hear them it's to late. Dug, cover and brace for impact. From miles away the thunderous explosions and flames, smoke and residual rocks your mind, heart and soul.
Grew up with this on the news every day.
Nice man!
Thanks!
I just subscribed to the videos I think they're all standing keep them coming
Bring memories back from Koran air base F 105 thuds and F4 I worked on
Lost so many F105s over Vietnam that it essentially finished them as an operational type I read once.
Not sure how exactly true that is but its staggering to think that it could even be claimed.
382 lost out of 833 built lol
hell yea.
thumbnail goes hard
I need some real info, I heard that the F-105 was designed and produced real fast. The requirements was that to keep costs down everything had to be off the shelf and the engine was a commercial airliner but had a afterburner. I seen one up close and it looked like a huge engine with a aircraft wrapped around it. Not knocking it because it was a outstanding aircraft and if it was what I heard about it true makes it even more!
Excellent content
Viet Nam...
The War that had it's Own Soundtrack...
God Bless
Them Thuds you show were a tragedy of for over function..They were called Thuds by the pilots who flew them on combat missions because that was the sound that a Vietnamese SAM made when it got hit operating outside of the window it was designed for. A mach 2 plus plane dragging it's arse on the floor was a tragedy waiting to happen to the brave men who had to fly it where it was never designed to be😢🎉❤
Wow! Well done!!!!
I have never seen on in an airshow. Must be something.
War is big business with soldiers and ordinary civilians paying the price. I’m a Vietnamese American who left when i was three. I’m completely overcome with emotion watching this video. Seeing my country get bombed and the thankless American soldiers having to do a job ordered by American policiticians.
We lost in Viet Nam. "We were winning when I was there." The politicians lost. Not us.
Rory-Not Gail: Mesmerizing, historic, iconic, warriors getting their jobs done for all of us...and great music. However, I feel as though - at least out of respect - every pilot and call sign should be credited any time this or any aerial combat footage is compiled for commercial viewing.
Still have my Pow/mia bracelet for a pilot who went missing in 64. Still think about him and wonder if he was ever found.
Century Series Fighters - God bless 'em and the men who flew them.
1:23 in a clip of the most lethal air asset in the US fleet.
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Thud
Great plane with a great song.
outstanding!
Thanks for sharing.
the letter a Marine 54 years to my brothers that is the suck on the landsape of brothers