Where was his wingman?
His wing man was Maverick’s father.
According to some video I saw on the subject, the wing-man's guns jammed and Williams ordered him back to the carrier.
Are you into SCUBA diving? If you are, you can go see the (remains of) the Oriskany, Williams' ship at the time of this incident.
“”Williams quickly locked on to one of the aircraft and hit it, watching as it caught fire and billowed smoke on its way down. His wingman followed it, leaving Williams alone with the remaining MiGs.””
I’m with you - it does leave us wondering....the enemy plane WENT DOWN and does “followed it” mean “followed it down”?
He sure wasn’t on his wing, where he should be.