Nice one. The helicopter pilots in Vietnam were mustard. Any chance you can get hold of Robert Mason, author of Chickenhawk? You could talk to him about landing in the middle of a line of helicopters and being the only one to take off when the troops had departed. Or leaving a hill with an overloaded aircraft by heading out through the bamboo as the locals closed in. I have a recently retired UH-60 commander friend and he says it's still the best book he knows on helicopter warfare. If anyone can suggest a better book I will be delighted to buy and read it.
Fantastic story. I had a chance in 2017 to talk to an F-105 pilot named Norman Powell at a museum and he had some fantastic stories of flying the Thud and serving in Vietnam. Not sure how to contact him but if you get the chance to talk to him he’d be a great interview for your channel.
@@nevilleneville6518 You sure it was his WSO? Weasels commonly worked in hunter+killer teams of F-105G two seaters and F-105D single seaters. He mentioned jettisoning bombs so probably flying a single seater. The G model would have been carrying the AGM-45 or the AGM-78 anti radiation missiles since they had the equipment to guesstimate bearing and range.
HUGE Vic fan! I loved his book “Thud Pilot” and enjoyed getting to trade PMs a few times. Incredible American hero. Salute, Sir!! 😎🇺🇸
Riveting. Brilliant work!
What an incredible story! When he talked about the young gunner giving him a thumbs up.... can you imagine!!!! As real as it gets..
Nice one. The helicopter pilots in Vietnam were mustard. Any chance you can get hold of Robert Mason, author of Chickenhawk? You could talk to him about landing in the middle of a line of helicopters and being the only one to take off when the troops had departed. Or leaving a hill with an overloaded aircraft by heading out through the bamboo as the locals closed in. I have a recently retired UH-60 commander friend and he says it's still the best book he knows on helicopter warfare. If anyone can suggest a better book I will be delighted to buy and read it.
Fantastic story. I had a chance in 2017 to talk to an F-105 pilot named Norman Powell at a museum and he had some fantastic stories of flying the Thud and serving in Vietnam.
Not sure how to contact him but if you get the chance to talk to him he’d be a great interview for your channel.
Vic is a great interview!
He certainly is. I highly recommend his book on flying the F-105 (his book on the F-100 is great too). He’s a gifted pilot and writer!
Congrats on 30k subs, I know I've said it before but this channel is really great.
Thanks very much, Jake.
Love the channel.
Thanks Wes.
That was a genuinely fantastic story. One of the best if not the best in the 5 years I have been watching the channel Mike.. Brilliant recall Vic.
Cheers Ian!
Nice Video!
That was really terrific!
Thud pilot movie with Vic on Tubi.
link please ? I have seen the docu with Karl Richter, who later was lost in Nam.
Karst is limestone
Subtitle pls . Haveing troubles understanding him. Great story !
it has subtitles tho
Is this the dad of Scar?
It is.
Great story. Did his backseater make it?
I was wondering the same thing.
Single seat F-105.
@@dks13827 no he mentioned his WSO earlier in the video
@@nevilleneville6518 You sure it was his WSO? Weasels commonly worked in hunter+killer teams of F-105G two seaters and F-105D single seaters. He mentioned jettisoning bombs so probably flying a single seater. The G model would have been carrying the AGM-45 or the AGM-78 anti radiation missiles since they had the equipment to guesstimate bearing and range.
@@MiguelDamas He had an EWO
Is the guy doing the interview a pilot too?
He is a pilot