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To: sukhoi-30mki
My uncle was a Cobra pilot in Vietnam. Shot down and killed in 68 I believe. A SAM. Never saw it coming.

Last transmission was that they were returning to base after supporting a dustoff. Two weeks or so listed as an MIA until a patrol found the remains of the helicopter. He always told my dad not to worry about him getting taken prisoner. He said the cobra was nothing but fuel and munitions.


5 posted on 06/05/2018 10:57:02 AM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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God bless him. I think the average life expectancy of a cobra pilot in Viet Nam was about 90 days. I worked with a guy who was a cobra pilot. Got shot down twice. My best friends cousin got shot down and didn’t make it. Those guys had guts.


11 posted on 06/05/2018 12:40:04 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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