My late husband (USAF Retired) flew the F-100D (single seat) out of Phan Rang in Vietnam.
F-100 Super Sabre (The Hun) - Col. Bud Day, The Collings Foundation
Col. Bud Day, an Air Force fighter pilot who was shot down in the Vietnam War, imprisoned with John McCain in the notorious “Hanoi Hilton” and defiantly endured more than five years of brutality without divulging sensitive information to his captors, earning him the Medal of Honor, died on Saturday in Shalimar, Fla. He was 88.
Colonel Day was among America’s most highly decorated servicemen, having received nearly 70 medals and awards, more than 50 for combat exploits. In addition to the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor, he was awarded the Air Force Cross, the highest combat award specifically for airmen.
“...Col. Bud Day...”
Another American hero gone. RIP. Saddens me to lose people like him.