Bill Swendner will tell what it was like fighting a MiG-21 while flying an F-4
Phantom in the Vietnam War. His MiG kill occurred on 14 July 1966.
Art: Douglas Castleman, Ito Daynamics
Editor: Muskan Khan
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That silver Thud is lucky that he had such a great escort!
Bless you, brave airman.
Wou…su mirada sigue siendo la de un Águila …bravo..!!!
Once you understand they are trying to kill you, it's then neither here nor there. There is nothing glamorous about war, no making sense of it or understanding. That's why we shouldn't fight them.
This guy is an incredible storyteller, and his memory is amazing!
Vietnam we had some amazingly brave troops on the ground and in the air …no words
It's odd how our allies became our enemies after WW2 …of course all were amazingly brave let's know this won't happen again
Prayers to the mig pilot. And you and your wso too, sir.❤
Wow, pilots, no cussing, matter of fact.. thank you sir.
Im no expert. So don't pick this apart but It sounds like the Mig called him out to fight and lost. A great story. I love it.
Remembers it like it was yesterday.
Those Phantoms didn't have guns, which was a huge mistake!
I could listen to gentleman like guy tell stories all day long
Couple of million dollars fired off there but it got the job done.
I bet that MiG pilot regret real quick that he didn’t open fire before he zoomed right through their formation.
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Must be before guns on the F4
Yes let there be Heat.
Crazy the F4 never had a cannon
10-15 feet below a mig21 in combat. Holy shit thats absolutely incredible. Close enough to count rivets!
"Like a dose of salts" what a great old phrase 🙂 It means laxative salts for those who don't know…lol!
All fighter pilots have what I call a 'bristling aggression' behind the cool exterior.
F-4 had NO GUN.
God bless you sir! Thank you for your service.
That’s why they never should have made the F4’s without machine guns. That was the dumbest thing they ever did. They, the Navy, should have kept the F8 as an interceptor. It was great in air to air engagements. That was another stupid decision made amongst many during Vietnam.
What an absolute unit and true American hero! His storytelling ability and attention to detail is second to none. Thank you for your service sir.
That's how much he valued the life of a g**k.. "That's neither here nor there". Very appropriate!
A pilot version of the pink mist. It actually feels good.
The future is drones. These storys will be a short time of history and probably looked back on with bewilderment in the centuries to come.
He needed a gun. The Air Force was FULL of hubris in 68"-69".
Aircraft designers are very smart. If they put missiles or guns in a vertical position firing upwards behind the pilot, all you have to do is fly under your opponent like this guy did..but engineers ain't that smart. They need to go take a course in positional logic.
By then the war was pver