7 January 1968 – Major D.P. Wright was serving with the 612TFS out of Phu Cat in January of 1968. On the 7th of that month, he set out on a strafing mission to find an enemy gun position in SVN. His aircraft was hit in the left fuselage. He ejected and was rescued by an Army helo. D.P. suffered minor injuries.
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