3 August 1966 – 1Lt T.L. Hodges is serving with the 308th TFS out of Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. On this day, he was flying over South Vietnam when his aircraft was hit with combat-related gunfire. He was forced to eject from F-100 #563375 and was rescued uninjured by a US Army Helo.
Today in History – September 25, 1968 – 1Lt Norman M. Paulsen is KIA after F-100 #55-3602 crashes
25 September 1968 – Norman Macleod Paulsen was born on October 6, 1945, in Elmsford, NY. His mother said, “Ever since he was a little boy, he dreamed of flying.” He had enlisted in the Air Force and began his tour on August 3, 1968. He had the rank of First Lieutenant. On a mission