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Today in History – January 31, 1968 – F-100 pilots Maj Joe Bulger and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams are given the worst kind of mission

31 January 1968 – On the first full day of the Tet Offensive, Major Joe Bulger (Flight Lead) and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams were asked to bomb their own base. In the early hours of the day, Vietcong forces had launched an attack on Bien Hoa AB. “The whole east end was hot,” Abrams said.

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DeFalco, George F.

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George F. DeFalco

Preferred Name: George
Nickname/Call Sign: Falcon
Date of Birth: October 20, 1943
Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major
Hometown: North Island (Coronado), CA
Biography
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I went into the Air Force as an ANG pilot and trained at Moody AFB in Valdosta, GA as part of class 68-F. I then flew the F-84F, F-100D/F and A-10 accumulating 21 years of service as a true “guardsman” and part of the 131st TFS out flying of Westfield, MA.

George is currently the President of Sterling Concrete in North Oxford, MA.

Units Assigned

  • 1968 Pilot Training (Class 68-F) Moody AFB, GA
  • 131at Tactical Fighter Squadron, MAANG, Barnes Airport, Westfield, MA (F-84F, F-100 D/F, A-10)

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F-84F
F-100 D/F
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