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Thanks for watching and commenting. Did your Dad fly OV-10s? Where was he stationed? A big thank you to your Dad for his service!

Thanks for watching and commenting on the video. Do you know where your grandfather was stationed in Vietnam? Was it Thay Ninh? Your Grandfather deserves a huge thank you for his service!

Sorry, but I have no idea.

Thanks for watching the video and for commenting. What a great sequel to my Dad’s experience with 787. I shared your comments with my Dad. He really enjoyed them! He did not recall ever meeting Major Funderburk. After taking fire in 787, my Dad never flew it or saw it again while he was in Vietnam. Your theories about the performance issues being related to combat damage could certainly be a possibility. Here’s something else that is interesting… My Dad was stationed at George AFB from 1955 - 1958 with the 327th FIS where he flew F-86Ds and F-102As. His squadron was the first to receive F-102s in the Air Force. During his time there, he flew the opening scene in the Steve Canyon TV series. ua-cam.com/video/qkKrSceBS2U/v-deo.htmlsi=9Q_0SPD4_VpR-yjW. I was also born at George AFB in 1956. Thanks again for your comments and for your service!

@@dlrick76 The planes in the 27 TASS at George AFB came from two OV-10 squadrons in Sembach, Germany (1984). While stationed at Sembach, on a deployment to Aviano, one of the planes narrowly averted disaster on a Crew Chief Incentive ride: while doing a loop…they bottomed out, hitting the Mediterranean. 😲 The centerline tank was ripped off, but they bounced and didn’t go into the water! The pilot involved implied on another site, when I shared this video….that 787 was the incident aircraft!! 😳😂 i don’t know if that is true, but it certainly seems plausible. Dog-Sabres and the Deuce!! Awesome! I’ve never seen the Steve Canyon series nor opening, just comics. Will check it out! I flew F-4Gs after the Bronco, then the T-34C on exchange with the Navy, and T-38s. Salute to you and your Pop for sharing the story.

Just watched the intro. That was Great! If you do a Web search, an actress named Barbara Lang toured George andnthe 327th FIS for a publicity shoot when George was flying the F-102. Wonder if he was part of that? Air Force still had service dress SHORTS for officers in the summer!

Hi ​brrrtbacheniraq873. Thanks for the info on the Barbara Lang tour. I wasn't aware of it before you pointed it out. I did find the pictures on the internet and shared them with my Dad. He was there when it occurred, but didn't have a special role in the tour. He recognized several people in the photos. One was Bill Elliott who was his wing man on numerous occasions. Bill also flew some of the scenes the Steve Canyon TV series, particularly a scene that was shown in the ending credits. vimeo.com/42989618 Sadly, Bill Elliott was shot down and killed during a combat mission in Vietnam while flying an F-105. Also in the pictures, you'll see an F-102 with a checkerboard pattern painted on the tail. That aircraft was the squadron commander's airplane. It was the only F-102 in the squadron with the tail painted that way. By the way, when my Dad flew the opening scene for the Steve Canyon TV series he didn't know it would be used for that. Because it was close to Hollywood, they would come to George AFB and shoot stock footage for movies or TV series periodically. So, when he flew for that scene, he had no idea it would be used for the Steve Canyon TV series. My Dad and members of his squadron were also featured in the Disney movie The Absent Minded Professor in the scenes where they were scrambled to intercept Fred MacMurray flying his flubber powered Model T over Washington DC.

You flew some great aircraft yourself. Thank you for your service!!!

Thanks for watching the video Terrence and especially for your touching comment!

Very interesting. I didn’t know that. Thanks for watching the video and for your comment.

Thanks for watching the video. The OV-10 was unique because it was designed as a FAC aircraft from the ground up rather than as an existing aircraft adapted for a FAC role. Yes it was used to direct airstikes when enemy activity called for it. A large amount of time in a Forward Air Controller's day was to perform reconnaissance, proactively looking for signs of enemy activity. This was done as a solo activity. One great thing about the OV-10 was that it had machine guns and rockets, something the other Vietnam Era FAC aircraft did not have. This enabled it to engage the enemy directly when small numbers of the enemy were located. In larger activities, they would call in airstikes and could typically have fast moving aircraft like F-4s or F-100s on location in 30 minutes. The armament on an OV-10 enabled it to help hold off the enemy when our ground troops were under fire during the time it took to get the heavy hitters on location. All in all the OV-10 was quite an aircraft and FACs had a very multifaceted role. Thanks for your question. I hope this information helps.

Thank you for watching the video and for your comments. Your words are much appreciated!

Thank you for watching the video and for your comment!

Thanks for watching the video and for taking the time to comment. My Dad was assigned to support the 25th Infantry Division out of Cu Chi as a FAC from July - November 1969 before being transferred to Bien Hoa from November 1969 - June 1970. I've heard my Dad refer to the Oriental River many times but didn't didn't realize it's real name is Vo Com Dam. Thank you for your service!

Your welcome…on the other side of that river in Cambodia were thousands of NVA troops and base camps I believe in that area where the Ho Chi Minh trail ended…

Hi Dan. That is an awesome story. The OV-10 was an amazing aircraft and designed perfectly for the role it played. I completely agree that it took special kind of heroes to do what they did in the service of our country. We owe those folks so much!

Thank you for watching the video!

Thank you for watching the video and for your comment. The OV-10 is an awesome airplane. And thank you for your service!

Thanks for watching the video and for your comments. I hope your dream of owning one comes true some day!

@@dlrick76 Hahaha! Thanks, but at age 70, I will have better luck finding a billionaire porn star 20 year old girlfriend!

I'm still laughing at your reply!@@kimmer6

We certainly appreciate your Grandfather's service! Thanks for watching the video and for posting a comment.

Thanks for watching!

Thank for for watching the video and for posting a comment all the way from France!

Thanks for watching and for your comment!

Thanks for your comment and for your service! It was an awesome aircraft.

I was with the 23rd TASS out of NKP Thailand.

My Dad was with the 19th TASS out of Cu Chi, South Vietnam.

Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and for posting a comment!

Thank you for posting such great comments. Sorry to be so late in replying. My Dad agrees completely with your comments about the OV-10. It was one thing to fly such a remarkable machine, but it was another to shoulder the responsibility of directing air strikes and providing air cover for men whose lives depended on the decisions made by a FAC. My Dad often commented that in his flying career (which included a 20 year flying career in the USAF and 25 years as a FedEx pilot), being a Forward Air Controller in combat by far had the most responsibility and pressure of any job he had in his lifetime. Thanks again for watching the video and for commenting.

Hi Hugh! Very nice to hear from you!!! It was very nice of you to comment. Your comments brought back some great memories, especially when you, Bill, my brother Mark and me would pal around together. Remember sleigh riding on “suicide hill”? I remember my Dad talking about your Dad taking him on a sortie in the A-1 Skyraider when he first arrived in Vietnam. I hope Bill and the rest of your family are all doing well. Give them my best. I’ll be sure to share your comments with my Dad. I know he will really enjoy seeing them. Thanks again for your comment!

Thanks for watching the video and for taking the time to comment. I agree that these warriors are getting old and scarce. My Dad is now 89 and I hope to have him around for quite a while to share his many fascinating stories about his experiences in an era gone by.

Hi David. Thank you for watching the video and picking up on the model airplanes in the background. My Dad flew every one of those planes in his 45 year flying career. The model that looks like an F-106 is an F-102A. He spent 20 years in the US Air Force from 1953-1973 where he flew airplanes such as the T-6, T-28, T-33, F-86D, F-102A, T-39, F-101B, OV-10A, and KC-135. He was hired as a pilot in early 1974 by a new start up company headquartered in Memphis called Federal Express. He was one of the very early Fed Ex pilots. In his 25 year career at Fed Ex, he flew the Dassault Falcon 20, Boeing 727, and DC-10. The very first Fed Ex Falcon (N8FE) currently resides in the Smithsonian Air and Space museum at the Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport. My Dad flew that airplane many times during the early years of Fed Ex. When Fed Ex expanded internationally, he became worldwide qualified in the B-727 and DC-10. He retired in 1999. Thanks for commenting!

The aircraft in the background is an F102. I did wonder if he also flew the duce .

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Hi Mike. Thanks for your comment and thanks for your service, especially as a Bronco pilot! My Dad was stationed at George AFB from 1955-1958 where he flew the F-86D and F-102A. His squadron, the 327th FIS, received the first deployment of F-102s in the military in 1956. He personally flew the opening scene in the TV series Steve Canyon while there. See the link below. ua-cam.com/video/qkKrSceBS2U/v-deo.html I was also born at George AFB in 1956. Thanks again watching the video and for commenting.

@@dlrick76 you're very welcome and thank you for your nice words! Do you happen to know the history of tail number 787 after it left Vietnam, and before it ended up in the Air Force Museum in Ohio?

Hi Mike. You are most welcome. Unfortunately I could not find and history on tail number 787 online except that it was delivered to the Museum of the United States Air Force in 1991. My Dad was in the 19th TASS in 1969 when he flew it. A comment was posted by someone who worked on it and remembered the patches from the bullet holes when he was in the 20th TASS in 1970-71. If I do learn any more about it's history, I'll post another reply. Thanks for your interest.

Hi Tony. Thanks for watching and for your comment!

Hi Ferdinando. Thank you for your comment!

@@dlrick76 I am honored for your answer.

Thanks for commenting on the video. Your words are very well said! I took my Dad to the Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio on October 1, 2022 to see the OV-10 he was flying on the mission he talks about in the video. It was a once in a lifetime moment to see him reunited with the airplane for the first time since that mission in 1969. We even found the original (and still intact) patches that were applied to cover the bullet holes in the wing. I will be sure to share your comments with my Dad! Thanks again for taking the time to comment.

Thanks for watching the video and for your comment. My Dad did fly a lot of combat missions. Not all of them involved contact with the enemy. FACs spent a lot of time flying around looking for signs of enemy activity. Sometimes they would find nothing and sometimes they did. Much of the time in the air could be described as hours of boredom interrupted by moments of sheer terror! I’m thankful my Dad made it home unharmed. Not all FAC were as fortunate as he was.

Hi. No it wasn't my Dad. My Dad lives near Knoxville, TN, but thanks for asking and for your comment.

Hi Roark. Thanks for your comment. The OV-10 was designed specifically for Forward Air Control and as such it performed beautifully in that role. It never received the visibility it deserved because of the specialized role it performed. My Dad said it was highly maneuverable and could perform a 360 degree turn within the confines of a football stadium. He is now 89 years old and still doing well. I am taking him to the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio in September to see the OV-10 there that was part of the story he told in this video.

Too funny. See you at the Crawl!

Hi Oms tennis. First, thank you for your service. That is an incredible story. It really highlights how there is no substitute for experience and common sense. Your willingness to set your ego aside and listen to your Sgt. clearly saved the lives of your men. Very well done! Although my Dad was Air Force, he was assigned as a FAC with the 25th Infantry Division at Cu Chi in 1969. I shared your comments and story with him. He listened intently and was excited to hear what you wrote. He said he could especially relate to doing what makes sense especially in a combat situation and not blindly following orders from someone who was sitting somewhere other than in the situation you and your men faced. Thanks again for sharing your story and for your service to our country!

Hi. My Dad was in the Air Force, but was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division as a Forward Air Controller at Cu Chi in 1969. I will share your comment with him. Thanks for your comment and thank you for your service!

Hi Leonard. Thanks for your comment. Yes, those are all models of planes my Dad piloted. During his 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, he flew some amazing aircraft including the T-6, T-28, T-33, F-86D, F-102A, T-39, F-101B, OV-10A, and the KC-135. After his retirement from the USAF in 1973, he hired on with a relatively new and unheard of company at the time called Federal Express. He flew the Dassault Falcon DA-20, Boeing 727, and DC-10 (he was international qualified) during his 25 year career with FedEx. I'm sure my Dad would really enjoy swapping stories with the OV-10 pilot you met in Dayton!

Thank you Travis for watching the video, for taking the time to comment, and for your very kind words.

@@dlrick76 you're very welcome!

Thanks for commenting... and a special thanks to all the Kiwis for being such great allies!

Thank you for your service Keith!

Thank you Roy for your comments. I really appreciate what you wrote and that you took the time to watch the video and comment on it. I will share your comments with my Dad. I know he too will greatly appreciate them!

@@dlrick76 No problem, retired Air Force MSGt here. I’m building a RC AV10 and came across your video doing research. The stories were super interesting. I try to emulate how the true scale plane flew so you can tell Dad I’ll be copying his straffing runs!

You bet I’ll tell him Roy. He’ll get a real kick out of that. I’d love to see some pictures of your RC OV-10 some time. Good luck with your awesome project. …And thank you for your service!

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I will share what you wrote with my Dad. He really loves hearing comments like yours. What a small world that you worked on OV-10 68-03787! Thanks again and thank you for your service!!!

Thanks for the comment and thank you for your service!

Thank you kindly!