MIG ACE Randy Cunningham Returns Home to Mixed Reception
A crowd of about 200, mostly military friends, greeted Lt. Randy Cunningham and Lt. Wille Driscoll at Lindbergh Field three months after their Vietnam War air actions. Cunningham, who downed a MiG 21 and later four more enemy planes, spoke of limited celebrations and public critique of the war, while preparing to resume as a Navy instructor at Miramar.
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U.S. Jets Set MIG Kill Record in Vietnam War Drills
Unofficial figures show American pilots downing 48 MiGs this year over North Vietnam, averaging one kill every four days. The record compares to 1967’s 69 MiGs, while 66.5 warplanes were lost and 159 MiGs shot down overall.
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