Once they were targeted by enemy radar used to guide SAMs to their airplanes, the F-105 pilots would fire missiles that homed on the enemy signals and destroyed the SAM site. Armstrong also ...
Following his combat tour, he trained new pilots in air combat tactics, flew the B-47 from 1959-1962, then selected to fly the first supersonic bomber, the B-58 Hustler. In 1965, he transferred to the ...
According to the donor, the “Go to Hell Hat” was a Thai-made Australian Bush hats worn by F-105 pilots and their Electronic Weapon's Officer (EWO) who were stationed in Thailand at Takhli and Korat.