Texas Tech University

Thud Pilot: F-105 Combat Memoirs of Col. Vic Vizcarra

Electronic Media Item Number: 1974EM1538
Media Type
Electronic Media
Physical Location
Cold Vault CS65.10E
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
CD
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Creation: 2000
Existence: 1966
General Note
Thud Pilot: Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, 1966

Prelude
Introduction
Chapter 1 - First Deployment
Chapter 2 - First Real Combat Mission
Chapter 3 - Mid-Air Refueling, "Pussy Galor"
Chapter 4 - Dien Bien Phu, Prelude to SAM Strike
Chapter 5 - First Battle Damage
Chapter 6 - Going Way Up North
Chapter 7 - Third Deployment, See the Flak
Chapter 8 - Clipper 2 is Down
Chapter 9 - Three in a Row
Chapter 10 - Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
Chapter 11 - Any Landing You Can Walk Away From
Chapter 12 - The Home Front, The Real Heroes
Epilogue
Appendix A - Thud Honor Roll
Appendix B - F-105 Combat Statistics
Appendix C - Letter From Pops
Appendix D - Fighter Pilot Buffoonery

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974EM1538

Citation
Thud Pilot: F-105 Combat Memoirs of Col. Vic Vizcarra, 1974EM1538. No Date, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974EM1538, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1974EM1538, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 14 Aug 2024 [Updated: 19 Aug 2024]