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In Line of Fire Navy Pilot Fends Off Mig Attacks
Lt. Cdr Richard W. Schaffert and Lt. j.g. Chuck Nelson faced four Mig-17s over North Vietnam on Dec. 14. Schaffert’s escort maneuver and aim to draw fire allowed three Crs to chase off attackers while another pilot destroyed a Mig. The Oriskany squadron and its commander are named, with biographical details of Schaffert.
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Richard W. Schaffert
Sidney
North Vietnam
Cdr Schaffert
Uss
Oriskany
J.g
Chuck Nelson
Lancaster
N. Y
Schaffert
William Schaffert
Platte St
Alliance
University of Nebraska
Navy
Charlotte A. Stacy
Omaha
San Diego
Nelson
The
Richard Wyman
Kittery
Maine
Hanoi
111
Billy D. Holder
Frederick H. Michaelis
Carrier Division Nine
Alameda
Calif
Vietnam