"Only Pilot Shot Down During Gulf War" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 27 May 2024 9:42 a.m. PST |
On Jan. 17, 1991, the first night of Operation Desert Storm, Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher took off from the flight deck of the USS Saratoga in his F/A-18 Hornet. He was the first casualty of the war and was never seen alive again. For years, the U.S. Navy maintained that he'd been shot down by a surface-to-air missile. His wingmen swore it was an Iraqi MiG fighter. At the outset, the only thing anyone knew for sure was that he -- or his remains -- were missing in action… Military: link |
79thPA  | 27 May 2024 11:27 a.m. PST |
Damn. The father and son… |
| OSCS74 | 27 May 2024 1:06 p.m. PST |
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