Today in History – April 27, 1953 – Operation Moolah begins, USAF tries to get MiG-15 from a defecting Soviet pilot for $100,000

27 April 1953 – “Operation Moolah was a United States Air Force (USAF) effort during the Korean War to obtain through defection a fully capable Soviet MiG-15 jet fighter. Communist forces introduced the MiG-15 to Korea on November 1, 1950. USAF pilots reported that the performance of the MiG-15 was superior to all United Nations

Today in History – August 6, 1967/1969 – Capt C.C. Clark in ’67 and 1Lt R.P. Busico in ’69 find out what it’s like to eject

By MB Barrett

August 6, 1967 – Capt C.C. Clark was assigned to the 90th TFS/3rd TFW out of Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. On August 6, 1967, he was flying F-100D #553639 on a mission to hit Vietcong bunkers in South Vietnam. His aircraft was hit by enemy gunfire and crashed. Clark was rescued uninjured by an Army Helo.

August 6, 1969 – 1lt R.P. Busico was assigned to the 308th TFS/3rd TFW out of Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam. Flying out on a mission as ‘Sabre 3″ in F-100 #563090 to hit a rocket cache, he was hit by small arms fire and ejected. Busico was received minor injuries and was rescued by an Army Helo.