EJECTED Over Vietnam while Hunting SAM Sites | F-105 Thunderchief

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Victor Vizcarra was commissioned in 1960, completed pilot training in 1961, and was assigned to F-100s before transitioning to the F-105. While serving in Japan, he deployed three times to Southeast Asia and flew fifty-nine combat missions in the F-105D

In 1965, while flying with the 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Colonel Vizcarra flew a historical combat mission “Operation Spring High,” the first Counter-Air Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) mission ever conducted in the history of aerial combat and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

In 1966, while on a combat mission over North Vietnam, he was forced to eject from his crippled F-105. If it were not for the brave crew of HC-1 off of the USS Halsey who rescued him out of the jungle, he would have not returned from that mission.

Interview recorded on March 31, 2022

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