Texas Tech University

469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 13

Audio Item Number: 1974AU4692
Media Type
Audio
Physical Location
Stacks D027.3C
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
CD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
00:47:32
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 15 November 1965 - 31 May 1966
General Note
Item is a taped audio reel of the radio transmissions of a Surface to Air Missile suppression mission.

The tape machine in in the F-100 Wild Weasel aircraft. They are talking to the Iron Hand (F-105 aircraft). This was a Joint Chiefs of Staff mission run on 8 May 1966. Lt. Grey of Bamboo Flight (Bamboo 2) was shot down.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974AU4692

Citation
469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 13, 1974AU4692. 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=1974AU4692, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1974AU4692, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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