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First AF Ace Pinnacle Hit in Vietnam War
Captain Steve Ritchie, Air Force ace with five MIG kills, caps an eight year career after downing a North Vietnamese Mig in Saigon. He flew the F4 Phantom from Thailand and praised air combat as the ultimate fighter pilot challenge. Ritchie, 30, is the son of Ned Ritchie of Reidsville and has logged nearly 3,000 flight hours and 340 combat missions.
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Saigon
Steve Ritchie
North Carolina
Air Force
Vietnam
Ritchie
Thailand
Ned Ritchie
Reidsville
Air Force Academy
555Th Tactical Fighter
432Nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
U.S
North Vietnam
Navy
Randy Cunningham
San Diego
Calif
J.g
William Driscoll
Framingham
Mass
Charles B. DeBellevue
Lafayette