Texas Tech University

469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 2

Audio Item Number: 1974AU4681
Media Type
Audio
Physical Location
Stacks D027.3C
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
CD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
01:09:39
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 15 November 1965 - 31 May 1966
General Note
Item is reel of audio tape with part of an interview of Major Robert W. Wilson and the complete interview of William P. May.

These interviews were conducted upon completion of 100 missions (frequently on the very day of completion). Areas discussed include standardization; the combat environment; training before arriving in Southeast Asia; conventional vs. nuclear delivery; tactics and flak suppression; target acquisition in Laos; armament on the F-105 (750lb bombs, napalm, CBU, GAM, etc.); a bomb damage assessment foul-up; and how gaggle tactics should be stopped (too many aircraft on a target). Wilson tells the whole story of being shot down and rescued.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974AU4681

Citation
469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 2, 1974AU4681. 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=1974AU4681, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1974AU4681, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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