Today in History – January 29, 1991 – Eagle shoots down Iraqi MiG-23’s

29 January 1991 – An American F-15C shot down an IRAF MiG-23 fleeing to Iran with an AIM-7 missile. “During the Air War over Iraq, the mighty Eagle proved to be a very robust airframe, bringing back its pilots after suffering serious damages. After the first ten days of the first Gulf Air War, to

Denay, Richard A.

Richard A. Denay

Preferred Name: Dick

Date of Birth: July 9, 1933

Highest Military Grade: Select

Dick Denay flew the F-100 from 1961-1963 with the 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron out of England AFB, LA.

Units Assigned

Laughlin AFB, Class 57-C
1957 RTU Nellis, AFB, NV
1957-1961 32nd Fighter Day Squadron/Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Soesterberg AB, Germany
1961-1963 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron, England AFB, LA (F-100)