USN Fighter Squadron 41
Working on the flight deck, as an airframes troubleshooter for VF-41, during a 1965 deployment to the waters off the coast of Vietnam for Fighter Squadron 41, I got to talk with all pilots and RIOs during their walk around (preflight) inspections. One of those was a young ENS/LTJG that would have to eject from a squadron F-4B Phantom II over land and was captured by Vietnamese ground forces. He spent nearly 7 years as a POW. I last saw him on TV upon his return to the USA. His goal was to survive his capture and become a Navy Pilot. He did that and more before his retirement as a Pilot and Navy Commander.
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