Originally Posted by
runway16
Mirage A3-29. Gary Cooper the pilot. He saved the tax payer a lot of $$'s.
May 1966.
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During the Vietnam war, in 1968, Gary Cooper was posted to the US Army 9th Infantry as a Forward Air Controller (FAC), flying the Cessna Bird Dog. He soon established himself as a "legend" in their eyes, to the extent the US Army wanted to recommend him to be awarded the Medal of Honour and the Distinguished Service Cross. Australia wouldn't allow this! For more on this, read his book "Sock it to em Baby".