I never get bored hearing the story Operation Bolo. One of the best ruses in military combat. I wish someone with the right mindset would make a movie about Robin Olds and the Operation Bolo. Great video
for real! this almost sounded like top gun at the beginning but ended up a way better story. I'm actually really surprised nobody has made a big budget movie about this. it's a hell of a story and there would be plenty of big hollywood actors chomping at the bit to play Olds. if they can't find the money to make a big budget film, someone could at least make a decent animated version. this story could make a really cool anime, but i dunno if there's a big market for that.
My Dad was Olds' crew chief in the F-86 days, oh the stories he would tell. The two things Dad always said, there was no better commander or fighter pilot in the whole Air Force! Hope they're tipping one back together where ever they may be.
You can see the pride in Robin Old's daughters face when she does commentary about her father - You can also tell she is very savvy as to the technical details and strategic brilliance not to mention the fortitude it took to do what he did. I will watch and read everything offered on his service - My father had 27 years in 1940-67 and 22,000 hours in the air in mostly state of the art planes of the day - I still find it all incredible
I'm from the UK and have modest interest in history. I've heard of Operation Bolo and have been exposed to small elements of it but, as with all your documentaries this has been well presented and a digestible length. Great storytelling with visuals that really get to the heart of the subject.
1970 I was 10 yrs old when we had Christmas at Grandma's house, my uncle Jack was home on leave from Vietnam where he piloted the F4 Phantom, I was in awe and wanted to ask him many questions, but he didn't talk about the war so I kept quiet. God bless all who served and to those who serve today. 🇺🇸🙏
I loved seeing the F4s come in for air support. They looked like a ferris wheel. One on the bottom, one going up from botton, one going inverted to see the target before it dove to earth. They, and Puff the Magic Dragon, saved our butts more than once. Thank you guys! viewed in San Diego, California by a Combat Engineer vet.
Just think, had he not been grounded in Korea, he could have been a Triple Ace! This was a fantastic episode! It was as exciting as any movie in the cinema and as always, your narration was brilliant. Thanks for all your channels.
I was an F-4 crew chief from 66 to 70. My favorite pilots ware General Olds and General Chappie James. Chappie would take us to the airman's club and buy us beers after he flew. I went on to crew A-7s and F-16s and the F-4 was always my favorite.
Both movies were strictly for entertainment. The Tom Cruise character would have been passed over for promotion and booted out long before the second movie was supposed to have happened.
@@ken481959 Yeah, disregarding ATC and doing a tower flyby like that after being told no would have made him lose his wings, at least, and likely have been court martialed.
The F8 corsair had a gun, but most of its mig kills were actually still with missile. Considering the F4 is less maneuverable than the F8, maybe the answer is: slightly better.
Robin Olds was the leader everyone needs in the service. He believed in true leader ship by going with his men and showing them he was a leader in stead of giving them orders and sending them out while he stayed safe
I hope we've finally learned to listen to the people that go into harms way instead of armchair generals who think they know better. What a legend Olds was. They don't make them like that anymore.
The first Gulf War was run by actual warriors. Poobah’s Party is a perfect example of the kind of tactics they used. The Iraq invasion on the other hand had Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld; aka: Robert McNamara 2.0. He micromanaged everything into failure. The initial invasion worked out okay, but they screwed up the occupation when they disbanded the entire Iraqi Army and police overnight and put a million military trained men out of work with no way to support their families; a recipe to cause an insurgency. Making a million men, who know how to fight wars, pissed off with nothing else to do is a dumb move.
No we haven't learned. Still doing same dumb mess. Except now everyone is even more concerned about optics and career progression. The ones like, are far and few in between. They make Lt Col then are "highly encouraged" to retire.
@@keirfarnum6811 Correct, they did not know how to fight wars as effectively as our nation does, but every Iraqi soldier knew their way around the AK and RPG. They also would adapt their tactics to ambush and run and the emplacement of mines. Later they would introduce short range urban sniping. There were many American officers involved who were pleading to remove just the Batthist loyalist from the Iraqi army ranks, about 100,000 of the higher level Iraqis, and put the majority of the rest on the payroll. Kinda what we did anyway with the ICDC, two years too late.
Col. Olds was brave enough to learn new ways to fight. The USAF was not and we lost too many B-52s on Linebacker II due to flying the same patterns too many times.
They don't make em like that any more. Robin Olds was a pilot's pilot. A dogfighter! I wonder how many times he asked who was the brilliant idiot who designed this incredible airplane without a gun????
The original rhino was a versatile aircraft and both thunder birds and blue Angels flew I believe at the same time. I would have like to see their shows. Those j-79"s roar would have been awesome!
The F 105 Thunder Chief was not slow in fact it was very fast in a straight line. Not so agile because it was heavy and took a lot of real estate to turn in. It was an excellent bomb truck.
Yep, it was designed as a low level supersonic tactical bomber to stay below enemy radar and deliver a single nuclear bomb behind enemy lines. They tried to adapt it to a bombing role in Vietnam which it was not really suited for.
I repaired the radar on the F-4D in Thailand when F-4 was flying into North Vietnam. Then went to S Korea to repair radar on F-4E. I still love the shape and beauty of the F-4.
The oldest and the boldest - a remarkable leader Robin Olds - all the 'right stuff' - a similar no-nonsense approach to Douglas Bader - not never shot down
The F-105 was many things (including cumbersome), but it was NOT "slow"; it was supersonic at sea level and capable of almost mach 2 at high altitude. But it was a BIG target! I flew Phantoms for four tours in Vietnam and met Olds; he was indeed the real thing. Anybody who didn't listen and learn was going to get to meet his new CO in short order, in a different unit! This particular operation did wonders for pilot morale and was the topic of O-club conversations for some time, and the exploits got more exaggerated with each telling (all by guys who were not anywhere near there).
F-4 pilots said "Thuds go home at just under the speed of light" They could go fast with a load of bombs, but the bombs would get torn off by drag and turbulence.
You are spot on BC , the General was married ( sadly later divorced tho) to Ella Raines. I was at the Air Force Academy class of '73 and was fortunate enough to stand in a reception line next to General Olds and got to meet his daughters who I think were twins and beautiful! The General definitely was one of a kind, striking good looks and a built in commanding presence! Most definitely had the "Right Stuff"! My father, bird colonel at age 33, flew P-51's, P-47's and P- 38's in WW2 and also flew 30 + combat missions in Korea stationed out of Johnson AFB IN Japan where I was born. God bless you for this amazing story about Operation Bolo and may General Olds ans General Chappie James RIP🫡👍👊🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The thunder chief F-105 was no slouch in the speed department. They were solid supersonic attack bombers! Up to Mach 2 or over 1,300 mph. And they could go supersonic down low and loaded. While they weren’t dog fighters nor really configured to dance with the mig 17s and mig-21s, they also were not exactly easy pickings either. They also shot down a number of migs in air to air combat. Though the migs got more of them than they did the migs. The airforce found the F-4 Phantoms were better suited for dealing with the MiGs, especially the mig-21s. We lost thousands of airplanes in Vietnam.
That the US had a missile that could lock on from out of visible range BUT doctrine says NO, you can’t shoot it until you see the enemy just shows one problem most militaries have. The higher ups-generals and Admirals- usually fought in the LAST war so their knowledge and experience were outdated in the fast moving changes that happened post WWII. The Brass were used to WWII and Korea dogfights and were mistrustful when told something could be done without seeing the other side pilot to pilot. The Ukraine war has given militaries a heads up about how the next,war might be fought that no one had thought about before-cheap drone swarms to overwhelm and negate the best anti-air defense!
Excellent videos. I particularly appreciate the real live human narration rather than an AI voice. Well researched and written. Please keep up the great work.
My Dad a civilian working at March Air Force Base met him many times.. He said Robin was one tough guy.. I think the golf course on Base is named after him if I remember correctly.
Years after the fact Robin Olds in an interview told of how his first wife Ella Raines a star in Hollywood knew a few people in the US state department. She told of her fear of Olds going to Korea. Strings were pulled and he was sent to Germany instead to command a fighter group. The rest is history.
I'm a U.S. Army Vietnam vet who gets his medical care at a large decommissioned USAF base that is now a VA hospital. For a long time, I noticed framed pictures of some guy with a pornstar moustache on the walls, but I was never interested enough to wonder who he was or why he was a big deal. Eventually I saw his name on the bottom of the picture and looked him up online. I now understand.
Mig 21's were not "agile". In fact the delta wing used on the MIG 21 bled off energy fast in turns (not what you want for a dog fighter.) MIG 21's would employ a slashing technique where they dove through a bomber formation. Nothing was faster than an F-105 down in the weeds. This slashing technique would cause the 105's to drop their bomb loads and this was a problem but free of bombs, nothing could catch a 105 down low.
If one ever gets ab opportunity. There is a fantastic tribute display to Gen. Olds at Wright Patterson Airforce museum. It includes the nose from his F4 Phantom.
Were there was the rule for visual identification? Had they no Friend or Foe system in the aircraft in that time? And if the fighter dont get training for Air to ground attack an no air to air training what they are tought in there training?
The 105 was anything but “slow and cumbersome”. Your pretext is bogus. Down low the 105 was very fast and could carry over five tons of ordnance all the way. It was designed to deliver a special weapon all the way to a key target as a TAC asset. It was turned into a conventional weps hauler in Vietnam.
@ same issues on the F4 and any other airframe with external stores. Talk to a professional fighter pilot, not me, about simply hanging extra fuel tanks as to the effect on performance and range. All I know is from observation and knowing gentlemen that have actually been in the seat on both. “Duh”, indeed.
6:19 What song is this? It is so recognisable and I am almost certain it is a popular song. Would anyone please let me know what the name of the song is?
I true leader. Knowing what he knows and doesn't know. Challenging his subordinates (viewed as team mates) to improve their skills which in the end would probably save their lives and the lives of many other airmen.
Col. Robin Olds(at the time) was not denied combat in Korea. He was simply kept stateside due to being married and her father's well-appointed connections.
l value highly the courage and valor of the military men. The government that sent those men is the one to blame for the atrocities committed in VietNam.
The idea of sucking the enemy up wasn't first done in Vietnam! Old major boyington did the same thing in the pacific! And in Vietnam, a colonel in charge of 105 bases also did this!
@@randallraszick6001 oh that’s sad..major design flaw for the F4 (can’t fulfill vital function despite not being designed for that role = flaw) They should’ve used F106’s then, to fly with the thuds.
How can you call the F-4 Phantom a fighter. It had NO GUNS. The Air Force screwed up by not wanting guns on these planes. 2, Please stay with plane type when using video clips. You get all over the place with different types of aircraft that have nothing to do with the subject aircraft. Very confusing, and I know a quiet a few of the warplanes. Point in case, you showed an F-14 Tomcat in this video. Really?
The biggest reason why he wasn’t sent to Korea was because his movie star wife sent letters to her friends in the pentagon and Congress to keep him safe.
Are you sure that "Bolo" refers to the Philippine blade? Seems to me it would refer to the Gaucho's tool for tackling cattle. But these things I don't know.
I never get bored hearing the story Operation Bolo. One of the best ruses in military combat. I wish someone with the right mindset would make a movie about Robin Olds and the Operation Bolo. Great video
for real! this almost sounded like top gun at the beginning but ended up a way better story. I'm actually really surprised nobody has made a big budget movie about this. it's a hell of a story and there would be plenty of big hollywood actors chomping at the bit to play Olds.
if they can't find the money to make a big budget film, someone could at least make a decent animated version. this story could make a really cool anime, but i dunno if there's a big market for that.
There are so many great stories that came out of Vietnam. I guess it is still taboo to praise the brave warriors. 🇺🇸
Such a movie would have Chappie James in it. Yet another legendary Air Force leader
Also, I would wish for the Viets to be focused on as well.
@@CharlesYuditsky a perfect title would be “Blackman and Robin” but it may be to harsh for today’s society.
My Dad was Olds' crew chief in the F-86 days, oh the stories he would tell. The two things Dad always said, there was no better commander or fighter pilot in the whole Air Force! Hope they're tipping one back together where ever they may be.
You can see the pride in Robin Old's daughters face when she does commentary about her father - You can also tell she is very savvy as to the technical details and strategic brilliance not to mention the fortitude it took to do what he did. I will watch and read everything offered on his service - My father had 27 years in 1940-67 and 22,000 hours in the air in mostly state of the art planes of the day - I still find it all incredible
I'm from the UK and have modest interest in history. I've heard of Operation Bolo and have been exposed to small elements of it but, as with all your documentaries this has been well presented and a digestible length. Great storytelling with visuals that really get to the heart of the subject.
1970 I was 10 yrs old when we had Christmas at Grandma's house, my uncle Jack was home on leave from Vietnam where he piloted the F4 Phantom, I was in awe and wanted to ask him many questions, but he didn't talk about the war so I kept quiet. God bless all who served and to those who serve today. 🇺🇸🙏
I loved seeing the F4s come in for air support. They looked like a ferris wheel. One on the bottom, one going up from botton, one going inverted to see the target before it dove to earth. They, and Puff the Magic Dragon, saved our butts more than once. Thank you guys! viewed in San Diego, California by a Combat Engineer vet.
Olds is the only man who could make a 70s mustache look GOOD!
Col. Olds Scat F-4 phantom is on static display at WPAFB Dayton Ohio !
As it should be!
Just think, had he not been grounded in Korea, he could have been a Triple Ace! This was a fantastic episode! It was as exciting as any movie in the cinema and as always, your narration was brilliant. Thanks for all your channels.
I was an F-4 crew chief from 66 to 70. My favorite pilots ware General Olds and General Chappie James. Chappie would take us to the airman's club and buy us beers after he flew. I went on to crew A-7s and F-16s and the F-4 was always my favorite.
My father was an ADJ, on F4's and retired a Blue Angel, in Pensacola. He was on the USS Ranger, back then.
The Black man and Robin duo . Original American badasses
Daniel "Chappie" James Jr
Better story than Top Gun.
... Either of them.
Both movies were strictly for entertainment. The Tom Cruise character would have been passed over for promotion and booted out long before the second movie was supposed to have happened.
@@ken481959 they even mention that to his face in the movie.
@@ken481959 Yeah, disregarding ATC and doing a tower flyby like that after being told no would have made him lose his wings, at least, and likely have been court martialed.
@@dx1450 yeah, riding his bike on the runway would ground you immediately as well.
Olds mustache has 5 confirmed kills
Imagine what would have happened if the F4's had a gun.
The F4 E model had a Canon mount on it
@@chief3378 Wasn't there during this time in the war.
@@b.thomas8926 I didn't say it was I said the e model which came out years later
@@b.thomas8926this is just one of many reasons they added one to the E model
The F8 corsair had a gun, but most of its mig kills were actually still with missile. Considering the F4 is less maneuverable than the F8, maybe the answer is: slightly better.
Glad he got his stars.
Robin Olds was the leader everyone needs in the service. He believed in true leader ship by going with his men and showing them he was a leader in stead of giving them orders and sending them out while he stayed safe
I hope we've finally learned to listen to the people that go into harms way instead of armchair generals who think they know better. What a legend Olds was. They don't make them like that anymore.
The first Gulf War was run by actual warriors. Poobah’s Party is a perfect example of the kind of tactics they used.
The Iraq invasion on the other hand had Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld; aka: Robert McNamara 2.0. He micromanaged everything into failure. The initial invasion worked out okay, but they screwed up the occupation when they disbanded the entire Iraqi Army and police overnight and put a million military trained men out of work with no way to support their families; a recipe to cause an insurgency. Making a million men, who know how to fight wars, pissed off with nothing else to do is a dumb move.
No we haven't learned. Still doing same dumb mess. Except now everyone is even more concerned about optics and career progression. The ones like, are far and few in between. They make Lt Col then are "highly encouraged" to retire.
@@keirfarnum6811 Correct, they did not know how to fight wars as effectively as our nation does, but every Iraqi soldier knew their way around the AK and RPG. They also would adapt their tactics to ambush and run and the emplacement of mines. Later they would introduce short range urban sniping.
There were many American officers involved who were pleading to remove just the Batthist loyalist from the Iraqi army ranks, about 100,000 of the higher level Iraqis, and put the majority of the rest on the payroll. Kinda what we did anyway with the ICDC, two years too late.
Mark Millie is a prime example of a war fighter who became an armchair hero.
This is the first time iv heard anyone speak so highly of a mig 21. 😂
Mig-21 in the right hands and tactics was a potent opponent.
Col. Olds was brave enough to learn new ways to fight. The USAF was not and we lost too many B-52s on Linebacker II due to flying the same patterns too many times.
If you haven't yet read it, the book The Thirteen Days of Christmas is an excellent analysis of how predictability is fatal in warfare.
General Olds!
18,000 pounds ordnance, Mach 2+, what's not to love?
Nailed it 😊
Col Olds and Col James led the 8 TFW to great things. Their nickname in the wing was Blackman and Robin.
They don't make em like that any more. Robin Olds was a pilot's pilot. A dogfighter! I wonder how many times he asked who was the brilliant idiot who designed this incredible airplane without a gun????
The original rhino was a versatile aircraft and both thunder birds and blue Angels flew I believe at the same time. I would have like to see their shows. Those j-79"s roar would have been awesome!
"Rhino?" Today that's the US Naval Carrier Code Word for Recovering Super Hornet, to prevent confusion with the legacy hornet.
The F 105 Thunder Chief was not slow in fact it was very fast in a straight line. Not so agile because it was heavy and took a lot of real estate to turn in. It was an excellent bomb truck.
Yep, it was designed as a low level supersonic tactical bomber to stay below enemy radar and deliver a single nuclear bomb behind enemy lines. They tried to adapt it to a bombing role in Vietnam which it was not really suited for.
@@richardlangdon712 Wasn't it supposed to kind of toss a nuclear bomb then climb and head in the opposite direction?
@@JohnSmith-de2mz Yes.
I've read that a f-105 was the fastest on the deck of any jet until the advent of f-14,15,16!
What a freaking fantastic story! I swear you never cease to amaze me, never!
I repaired the radar on the F-4D in Thailand when F-4 was flying into North Vietnam. Then went to S Korea to repair radar on F-4E. I still love the shape and beauty of the F-4.
The oldest and the boldest - a remarkable leader Robin Olds - all the 'right stuff' - a similar no-nonsense approach to Douglas Bader - not never shot down
These men folks..heros. no dunks..no touchdowns... no extra points. Sacrifice. Thank you !. God bless America. AMEN.
The F-105 was many things (including cumbersome), but it was NOT "slow"; it was supersonic at sea level and capable of almost mach 2 at high altitude. But it was a BIG target! I flew Phantoms for four tours in Vietnam and met Olds; he was indeed the real thing. Anybody who didn't listen and learn was going to get to meet his new CO in short order, in a different unit! This particular operation did wonders for pilot morale and was the topic of O-club conversations for some time, and the exploits got more exaggerated with each telling (all by guys who were not anywhere near there).
thankyou , was great to watch and learn .amazing person 1of1 in many ways ,seldom sean are people of this qaulity .
Olds was one, very impressive man.
Do some more research on the Thud.
My Dad did TDY at Ubon in 1970. He mentioned the MiG kill tally in front of the 8th TFW Operations building. Btw the F-105 was NOT slow.
I got to see Robin's plane up close!!!
yeah his Jet was at my old unit years ago the 149th ANG TX, Chappy James's son was also there he was an F4 pilot
Don't want to burst your bubble but the F-105 was anything but slow. At low altitudes and freed of its bombs it would run away from an F4.
It's what they said though. Laden with bombs they where easy targets.
...I went straight to comments when I heard that!
Uh-No.
F-4 pilots said "Thuds go home at just under the speed of light"
They could go fast with a load of bombs, but the bombs would get torn off by drag and turbulence.
And yet it's no match for the Mig21 at all
F4s were a uniquely good-looking aircraft
Yes they were and so was the F-106, my Pop flew both
Great editing on this video.
No the F-105 couldn't outrun an F-4 the Phantom set 16 Word Speed Records at both Low and High Altitudes.
His actress wife also made it for him not to see combat in Korea.
You are spot on BC , the General was married ( sadly later divorced tho) to Ella Raines. I was at the Air Force Academy class of '73 and was fortunate enough to stand in a reception line next to General Olds and got to meet his daughters who I think were twins and beautiful! The General definitely was one of a kind, striking good looks and a built in commanding presence! Most definitely had the "Right Stuff"! My father, bird colonel at age 33, flew P-51's, P-47's and P- 38's in WW2 and also flew 30 + combat missions in Korea stationed out of Johnson AFB IN Japan where I was born. God bless you for this amazing story about Operation Bolo and may General Olds ans General Chappie James RIP🫡👍👊🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@wendellkelley3890 thanks
@wendellkelley3890 i was born at K.I. Sawyer afb myself. B-52 was my first word! 🫡🇺🇲
The thunder chief F-105 was no slouch in the speed department. They were solid supersonic attack bombers! Up to Mach 2 or over 1,300 mph. And they could go supersonic down low and loaded. While they weren’t dog fighters nor really configured to dance with the mig 17s and mig-21s, they also were not exactly easy pickings either. They also shot down a number of migs in air to air combat. Though the migs got more of them than they did the migs. The airforce found the F-4 Phantoms were better suited for dealing with the MiGs, especially the mig-21s. We lost thousands of airplanes in Vietnam.
I cant believe intinially the F4 didn't even have gun. Thats terrible leadership from the top.
Doctrine when it was designed was missiles would make cannons outdated. They were wrong but hindsight etc.
There doing the same thing today with the f35 thinking it can take over the cas role from the a10
This Guy was unique.
That the US had a missile that could lock on from out of visible range BUT doctrine says NO, you can’t shoot it until you see the enemy just shows one problem most militaries have. The higher ups-generals and Admirals- usually fought in the LAST war so their knowledge and experience were outdated in the fast moving changes that happened post WWII. The Brass were used to WWII and Korea dogfights and were mistrustful when told something could be done without seeing the other side pilot to pilot. The Ukraine war has given militaries a heads up about how the next,war might be fought that no one had thought about before-cheap drone swarms to overwhelm and negate the best anti-air defense!
Robin Olds was a fine fellow in every way.............
Old F-4 Phantom pilot Shoe🇺🇸
I saw this on an episode of Dogfights. Great story and great ruse by the F-4 pilots.
I wonder how many MIGs had Russian pilots posing as NK pilots.....
Excellent videos. I particularly appreciate the real live human narration rather than an AI voice. Well researched and written. Please keep up the great work.
My Dad a civilian working at March Air Force Base met him many times..
He said Robin was one tough guy..
I think the golf course on Base is named after him if I remember correctly.
Col. Robin Olds had his stuff together! He was a master tactician! 😎
The F-4. The plane that proves beyond a shadow of doubt, that with enough thrust, even a brick will fly.
Well, I guess it's good to hear the commentary has slowed down a bit...
Years after the fact Robin Olds in an interview told of how his first wife Ella Raines a star in Hollywood knew a few people in the US state department. She told of her fear of Olds going to Korea. Strings were pulled and he was sent to Germany instead to command a fighter group. The rest is history.
I'm a U.S. Army Vietnam vet who gets his medical care at a large decommissioned USAF base that is now a VA hospital. For a long time, I noticed framed pictures of some guy with a pornstar moustache on the walls, but I was never interested enough to wonder who he was or why he was a big deal. Eventually I saw his name on the bottom of the picture and looked him up online. I now understand.
Phantoms forever
Merry Christmas ! Hope you have a lovely day🌲🌲
Mig 21's were not "agile". In fact the delta wing used on the MIG 21 bled off energy fast in turns (not what you want for a dog fighter.) MIG 21's would employ a slashing technique where they dove through a bomber formation. Nothing was faster than an F-105 down in the weeds. This slashing technique would cause the 105's to drop their bomb loads and this was a problem but free of bombs, nothing could catch a 105 down low.
The way Vietnam was fought was idiocy.
McNamara was scum, he got a lot of brave Men killed
If one ever gets ab opportunity. There is a fantastic tribute display to Gen. Olds at Wright Patterson Airforce museum. It includes the nose from his F4 Phantom.
Robin Olds was a badass.
Were there was the rule for visual identification? Had they no Friend or Foe system in the aircraft in that time?
And if the fighter dont get training for Air to ground attack an no air to air training what they are tought in there training?
Olds had the most Chad mustache….
The 105 was anything but “slow and cumbersome”. Your pretext is bogus. Down low the 105 was very fast and could carry over five tons of ordnance all the way. It was designed to deliver a special weapon all the way to a key target as a TAC asset. It was turned into a conventional weps hauler in Vietnam.
Yeah, except when carrying 12,000lbs of bombs, that might affect the flight performance of them duh.
@ same issues on the F4 and any other airframe with external stores. Talk to a professional fighter pilot, not me, about simply hanging extra fuel tanks as to the effect on performance and range. All I know is from observation and knowing gentlemen that have actually been in the seat on both. “Duh”, indeed.
What was done about the missiles that failed to launch?
6:19 What song is this? It is so recognisable and I am almost certain it is a popular song. Would anyone please let me know what the name of the song is?
Should make a film. Good story. 👍
I true leader. Knowing what he knows and doesn't know. Challenging his subordinates (viewed as team mates) to improve their skills which in the end would probably save their lives and the lives of many other airmen.
Why show MiG 15’s in the gunsights?
F-14's were never flown in VIET NAM... your footage is kinda going goofy at the 7 minute mark
They did provide air cover for the evacuation of Saigon.
This was the Philadelphia Experiment Part 2.
Actually they did, the evacuation of Saigon.
American Fighter Pilots are the best in the world! No other nation can stand against them! FAFO!
I would’ve disregarded the ROE’s and launch AIM-7s from BVR. I’d rather be disciplined than risk my life negating the whole purpose of the F-4.
Chappy, like Iron Eagle?
The OG Maverick.
Bolo, a Filipino farming tool, doubled as a fighting weapon.
Col. Robin Olds(at the time) was not denied combat in Korea. He was simply kept stateside due to being married and her father's well-appointed connections.
Im sorry what airbase??
The fawkin' airbase! 😂
l value highly the courage and valor of the military men. The government that sent those men is the one to blame for the atrocities committed in VietNam.
Many people don’t know that a large majority of MIG’s were piloted by Soviet pilots. The North Vietnamese were not technically capable to fly MIG’s.
The idea of sucking the enemy up wasn't first done in Vietnam! Old major boyington did the same thing in the pacific! And in Vietnam, a colonel in charge of 105 bases also did this!
I dont think our side ment for us to win the vietnam war we had stupid leadership.
Slow F105 Thunder chiefs?! They could fly at Mach 2 and do over 800 knots and break the sound barrier on the deck!
So why wasn’t it regular practice for F4’s to always fly with the thunder chiefs as they performed their missions?
The Phantoms could not keep up with the Thuds at low altitude.
@@randallraszick6001 oh that’s sad..major design flaw for the F4 (can’t fulfill vital function despite not being designed for that role = flaw) They should’ve used F106’s then, to fly with the thuds.
My Dad was in the 421st at DaNang flying F-4's
I wonder how many Russian or Chinese pilots were flying that day?
Old was exactly what was needed. Sadly, with brass thinking at the time, dog fighting tactics and guns started appearing towards the end on the F-4E’s
Olds kinda looks like Dale Earnhardt Sr in his yunger days :)🙂
Imagine if they had the F-14 and Phoenix... LOL!
Wait, 14m in that is NOT a KC-135, that's a B-52.
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A 20th Century's winged Trojan horse. A Pegasus ?
How can you call the F-4 Phantom a fighter. It had NO GUNS. The Air Force screwed up by not wanting guns on these planes.
2, Please stay with plane type when using video clips. You get all over the place with different types of aircraft that have nothing to do with the subject aircraft. Very confusing, and I know a quiet a few of the warplanes.
Point in case, you showed an F-14 Tomcat in this video. Really?
They mounted a gun on the center pylon and there was also the E-model.
The biggest reason why he wasn’t sent to Korea was because his movie star wife sent letters to her friends in the pentagon and Congress to keep him safe.
F4 is Pretty ... I was born in 66 ,
A common thread with these videos from that period is the failure of so many AIM rockets.
they were supposed to drop bombs until their migs came
Love the channel hate the pirate of the Caribbean music that’s so loud in the background
Vietnam 's Battle of Britain. And yes Vietnam won its War of Independence. Freedom and Peace ensued.
7 minutes in n no mention of his pal Chappie
The Chubby Electron guy
Are you sure that "Bolo" refers to the Philippine blade? Seems to me it would refer to the Gaucho's tool for tackling cattle. But these things I don't know.