Memories from 40+ years ago

[Wayne Paul]

Here is a Blog about a person I knew early in my time flying A-6 Intruders. Raids on Vinh were never a “cake walk.”

http://blog.usni.org/2010/05/05/from-our-archive-captain-jack-fellowes-usn-ret/

[Glenn Harris]

Didn't Vinh have more shootdowns and captures than about anywhere else? It keeps popping up in all the literature I read.

[Wayne Paul]

Didn't Vinh have more shootdowns and captures than about anywhere else. It keeps popping up in all the literature I read.

Yes, Vinh was credited for having the most "shootdowns." It was the location of North Vietnam's air defense school. Our continued attempts to destroy the school and it associated AAA and Missiles gave them the opportunity to use us for target practice.