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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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Baker, Jack D.

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Jack Douglas Baker

Preferred Name: Jack
Nickname/Call Sign: Skyhook
Date of Birth: October 4, 1940
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Shreveport, LA
Biography
Pilot Information

Jack Baker got gunnery training in the F-100 in 1965-66 at Luke AFB, AZ. He then continued flying the F-100 with the 90th TFS out of Bien Hoa AB in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967; the at RAF Wethersfield with the 77th TFS from 1967-1969. Later he flew the Hun with the 122nd TFS out of New Orleans (1971-1972), and the 128th TFS out of Dobbins AFB, GA (1972-1990).

Units Assigned

  • 1964-65 UPT, Del Rio, TX
  • 1965-66 gunnery, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
  • 1966-67 90th TFS, Bien Hoa AB, RVN  (F-100)
  • 1967-69 77th TFS, RAF Wethersfield, U.K. (F-100)
  • 1971-72 122nd TFS, New Orleans, LA (F-100)
  • 1972-90 128th TFS, Dobbins AFB, GA (F-100, F-105G, F-4D, F-15A)

Awards & Decorations

Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross

Flight Info

F-100
F-105G
F-4D
F-15A

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education

  • 1965-1966 Gunnery Training, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)

Civilian Education:

  • 1964 USAFA

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