10 July 1969 – Robert M. Hargett is assigned to the 531TFS out of Bien Hoa AB in Vietnam. While flying F-100D #563049 he is forced to eject. Hargett is rescued.
Today in History – April 23, 1966 – Discrepancy in reports of MiG fighters in Vietnam
23 April 1966 – The Vietnam People’s Air Force (VPAF) sent its first MiG-21 to intercept two B-66 Destroyers being escorted to their mission by a flight of F-4 Phantoms. (2) Neither side scored a kill in the engagement. However, also on April 23, 1966, large numbers of MiG encounters in the area had been