Texas Tech University

469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 1

Audio Item Number: 1974AU4680
Media Type
Audio
Physical Location
Stacks D027.3C
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
CD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
01:02:41
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 15 November 1965 - 31 May 1966
General Note
The first reel of audio tape in a series of 16. The first part is an introduction to the series and an overview of what they are trying to accomplish in the interviews. The second part gives details of the types of missions flown and the areas of operation. Some missions are discussed in detail. The start of the first interview is near the end of the reel.

Items discussed: All flight leaders and pilots listed by name; the tour length (one year or one hundred missions); target areas, types of targets, how missions fragged, primary and alternate targets, target restrictions, how long it took to rescue a pilot who had bailed out; details of various missions; aircraft losses; landing with ordnance; and an interview with the first pilot who was nearing the one hundred mission mark.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974AU4680

Citation
469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 1, 1974AU4680. 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=1974AU4680, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1974AU4680, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 14 Aug 2024 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]