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Outspoken, revered Vietnam fighter pilot Jack Broughton dies at 89
LA Times, via Stars & Stripes ^
| Novembe 1, 2014
| Tony Perry
Posted on 11/02/2014 3:14:47 AM PST by Timber Rattler
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History repeats itself.
To: Timber Rattler
God bless him and keep him. He was what Americans should always be.
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posted on
11/02/2014 3:17:17 AM PST
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: Chainmail
Without our military what would we be?
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posted on
11/02/2014 3:28:11 AM PST
by
billhilly
(.Have you heard the latest Joe Biden whopper?)
To: Timber Rattler
To: Timber Rattler
That Soviet freighter probably brought weapons.
To: Timber Rattler
The beginning of the end of America’s ability to actually win wars.
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posted on
11/02/2014 5:05:17 AM PST
by
RWB Patriot
("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
To: Timber Rattler
My Father was Col Broughton’s crew chief for the F105 (Thud)that Col Broughton flew that day at Takli AFB, Thailand. As my Father removed the camera film from the nose of Col Broughton’s Thud, he accidentally exposed the film. The USAF had Security Police waiting on him as he exited the cockpit of the plane that day as everyone knew what he had done. The Russian Freighter was unloading weapons and ammunition and Col Broughton saw it clearly.
In a twist of irony, the USAF sent my Father, a SMSGT, back to the states and reassigned him as Superintendent of the Sheppard AFB photo lab.
To: Neidermeyer
Is that where they got the Idea for “the flight of the intruder”?
And he had Chuck Yeagar as a defender. Two real men who were bad asses.
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posted on
11/02/2014 5:06:08 AM PST
by
Yorlik803
( Church/Caboose in 2016)
To: minnesota_bound
Since we now know Russian pilots flew against us in Korea, why wouldn’t they have done so in Vietnam?
They at least trained the North Vietnamese, who wanted nothing to do with Red China following 1,000 years of Chinese occupation.
Col. Broughton wasn’t the only Vietnam vet whose hatred of LBJ only grows as time goes on, if you get my drift.
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posted on
11/02/2014 5:06:46 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("I am a radicalized infidel.")
To: RWB Patriot
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posted on
11/02/2014 5:08:34 AM PST
by
abb
("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
To: vetvetdoug
Great story! Thanks for posting.
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posted on
11/02/2014 5:09:03 AM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: Liberty Valance
I always heard it was Col Broughton’s Thud that fired on the Russian ships and the article said it was another pilot under Col Broughton’s command that did the deed. FWIW, the story my Father told me was that when the plane grounded at Takli, the Security Police arrested the pilot and escorted him out and Dad exposed the film. Col Broughton was present according to my Dad and I always thought it was Broughton that flew the plane, not someone under his command. This is a case where oral history and written collide.
To: Yorlik803
Not too far off on:
Is that where they got the Idea for the flight of the intruder?
"Intruder" was set in the Navy (I know the pilot who was the inspiration for "Intruder") and his feelings about what happened match Broughtons.
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posted on
11/02/2014 6:23:28 AM PST
by
Ace's Dad
(Proud grandpa of a "Brit Chick" named Poppy Loucks (Call sign "Popsickle").)
To: vetvetdoug
If you haven’t already read it...”Fighter Pilot” is a great book about another great flier, Robin Olds.
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posted on
11/02/2014 6:26:22 AM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Timber Rattler; zot
Thank you for this unfortunately sad notification. May he rest in peace.
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posted on
11/02/2014 6:31:52 AM PST
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Neidermeyer
LOL I thought you posted to the wrong thread but after sharing this article with friends of mine who have the facebook page “Rules of Engagement” I decided to check out his books for future reference.
You would think the conservatives would have worked out a way to offset this micromanaging of war by now and protecting our fighters. We have boots in jail today because of the rules of engagement.
To: zot
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posted on
11/02/2014 6:50:07 AM PST
by
Interesting Times
(WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
To: vetvetdoug
Thanks for the great post. A lot of great men in that war. Unfortunately never given their due.
To: Timber Rattler
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posted on
11/02/2014 7:04:11 AM PST
by
spokeshave
(He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people,)
To: Timber Rattler
The Colonel seems to have been an eagle forced to soar with turkeys.
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posted on
11/02/2014 7:12:23 AM PST
by
oldtech
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