Fighter-Bomber Chief O Gorman Sees Limits Of War
Da Nang Vietnam veteran Lt Col O Gorman commands an F 4 flight and a fighter run at Da Nang while noting that U S power cannot win the war alone. He says ground fighting may be needed and reflects on discipline, risk, and the cost of war as he teaches younger pilots and carries seven children. He defends actions as necessary to aid those fleeing communism and questions moral limits of napalm.
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Witness reports U.S. flier shot down near Haiphong
A Paris Monde correspondent describes mine clearing under way at Haiphong approaches as five American planes dropped mines while Phantom and F105 jets attacked. He witnessed a U.S. pilot's capture after his plane was shot down, amid anti aircraft fire and flak as SAM missiles illuminated the sky.
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