Texas Tech University

469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 11

Audio Item Number: 1974AU4690
Media Type
Audio
Physical Location
Stacks D027.3C
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
CD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
00:56:10
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 15 November 1965 - 31 May 1966
General Note
The 11th tape in a series of 16. This tape is the flight of Captain Chastain (Oak 3) when he was hit by enemy fire and received battle damage. This tape has the radio traffic of all agencies involved in his recovery at Udorn Search and Rescue Operations. This is a Joint Chiefs of Staff mission frequency recording.

Oak Flight had 3 aircraft. Oak 3 was Captain Chastain, who received a direct hit over the target: Bac Giang Bridge, just north of Hanoi. His afterburner was shot out and the aircraft tail hook was hanging down, but they managed to keep him in the air and recover him at Udorn. This tape is the back and forth transmissions on the aircraft radio while he was asking for and getting help.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974AU4690

Citation
469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 11, 1974AU4690. 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=1974AU4690, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1974AU4690, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 15 Aug 2024 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]