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Tee Emm,
I am Maj. Ron Clisby USAF/Ret, and noticed your posting of a couple of experiences I had a long time ago, in N. Vietnam. The second of which was two days ago '67. About the same time frame, we lost our C.O. to a SAM Missile, when he and another FAC went north , in 2 O-1's to take out the SAM site, but the fighters ground aborted. The NVA commander, obviously knew that they couldn't break down the site and move it right away, so decided to fire two SAM's at the O-l's. The first took out Col. Holmes aircraft, and the second malfunctioned and detonated over the DMZ. The other pilot made it back and told us what happened. The NVA made the right decision, we didn't go back up there for about 5 days, and by then the site was gone.
I spent another tour in "71-'72 in the AC-130A gunships, and was an IP in them until my retirement in 1974.
It was all a long time ago, but memories, some good, some bad, never die.
I've also enjoyed Australia, flying, driving, sailing, but also too long ago. I bought a trimaran in the early '90s and our family sailed her around the world from '93 to '98. Thanks again for your post. Sincerely, Ron Clisby