Much has been written about the war – who won, who lost; whether we should have been there at all. We tried to stop the supplies coming south; we supported our troops on the ground; we fought with and for our South Vietnamese allies. We did it day and night in all kinds of weather. We dodged missiles and MiGs and AAA and operated with our hands often tied by senseless restrictions and bombing halts. Some of us suffered as POWs. Some of us didn’t return at all leaving wives and families as the detritus of war. One thing we can all say for sure – from those of us who were there – WE TRIED OUR BEST – GOD BLESS those who didn’t return. GOD BLESS their families and GOD BLESS AMERICA – we few, we happy few, we band of brothers – from the Super Sabre Society
Today in History – April 20, 1979 – 2 F-111F’s at Tain Bombing Range, Scotland, suffer mid-air collision, crews escape.
20 April 1979 – Two USAF General Dynamics F-111F’s of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, 70-2367, c/n E2-06 / F-06, and 73-0714, c/n E2-90 / F-90, based at RAF Lakenheath, suffer a mid-air collision off the Scottish coast while on a training mission over the Dornoch Firth’s Tain bombing range, all four crew surviving in