Texas Tech University

469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 15

Audio Item Number: 1974AU4694
Media Type
Audio
Physical Location
Stacks D027.3C
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
CD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
00:27:51
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 15 November 1965 - 31 May 1966
General Note
Reel 15 in a series of 16 reels. This one has an interview with a pilot of the unit who was shot down and had to bail out over Laos.

Lt. Dick Hackford was on a mission over Laos to targets in North Vietnam. He was flying behind the strike fighters with a camera equipped fighter. He was hit and had to eject. He tells the story of the whole rescue sequence of events.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1974AU4694

Citation
469th Tactical Fighter Squadron Oral History (Nov 1965 - May 1966) Reel 15, 1974AU4694. 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=1974AU4694, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1974AU4694, W. Howard Plunkett Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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