Name: Lt. Gen. Spence Armstrong on the Air War in Vietnam
Uploaded: 2011-01-01
Duration: 30 min 32 s
Description: Operation Rolling Thunder: the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and South Vietnamese Air Force try to cripple North Vietnam’s ability to wage war in the South. Lieutenant General Spence Armstrong pilots and leads F105s into battle as a flight commander.

Operation Rolling Thunder: the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and South Vietnamese Air Force try to cripple North Vietnam’s ability to wage war in the South. Lieutenant General Spence Armstrong pilots and leads F105s into battle as a flight commander.

See Operation Rolling Thunder through the eyes of Lieutenant General Spence Armstrong, who piloted and led F-105s into battle as a flight commander. His account reveals the tactics, pressure, and fierce defenses faced by U.S. and South Vietnamese air forces as they tried to disrupt North Vietnam’s war effort. Sign up to experience a firsthand perspective that adds depth to the history.

Inside Rolling Thunder, one pilot recounts 100 missions through North Vietnam’s defenses.

In Vietnam, Lieutenant General Spence Armstrong pilots and leads F105’s into battle as a flight commander during Operation Rolling Thunder.

Inside Rolling Thunder, one pilot recounts 100 missions through North Vietnam’s defenses.

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