[vetvetdoug]

The F-105 “Thud” performed fairly well in Viet Nam and was the workhorse of the USAF. Col. Daniel James flew a F-101 “Voodoo” effectively in Viet Nam. The F-104 was just scary but for going from point A to point B had no other competitor except for the SR-71. I knew of two mercy missions that a pilot flew in a F-104 in record time.

[Yorlik803]

The F111 was a good plane after the bugs were worked out. The Aussies just retired the last of theirs last year.
The F4 as a Dishonorable mention? This guy had rocks in his head. It was a great plane and did a lot of countries well.

[onedoug]

I recall F-105s, A-4s, F-4s, AC 130s and all manner of helicopter gunships from the rice plains and mountains of I Corps. But there must be a few I’ve forgotten. I can still see them flying their missions. Will they be remembered as personal memory dies? Or carried forward as documentaries that reflect what they tried so valiantly to do?

The latter is the key.