Over War, Portraits by Cade Martin. F-105 drivers

[dar636]

I could listen to their stories all day long. Salute-

Over War - Cade Martin Photography

[pwd72s]

Thanks for the link...

[fanaudical]

Wow...finally a great use of technology to share a bit of history and preserve their story. Thanks for posting that link.

[Heel n Toe]

“We have since learned that our target list was shared through Switzerland with the enemy to ensure no civilians were harmed. Well, that’s no way to win a war. The enemy would move out and set up somewhere else, ready to hit us on our way in and out. And, sometimes… Chiefs of Staff would send us in 5 days in a row.”

"The philosophy of the war, as dictated by McNamara and the Whiz Kids… flew in the face of everything we had been taught about air power and how to use our military might. We just squandered it. We lost 58,000 soldiers and 2,000 airplanes. We could have ended that thing in six months.”

Shameful stuff. So wrong.

[tcar]

Thank you....

One of my good friends was Navy in an F-4... he made it.

LBJ.... deciding on targets while he was sitting on the pot....

[kach22i]

Related: A made this post several months ago, worth sharing again.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-politics-religion/433206-random-political-video-thread-5.html#post9903044

Originally Posted by kach22i

You have to watch this to understand why it belongs in this thread.


Discovery Channel Wings F 105 Thunderchief
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KTe4lHLlcs


75% of the air missions in Vietnam were flown by the Thud, nicknamed after the sound it makes when it hits the ground.

Why could they not hit the SAM's before they were operational?

Why was that long list of priority targets done in reverse order over two years?

Why were pilots under threat of court martial for taking out SAM's not on an approved list from Washington DC, even if they were just shot at by that site?

Why were dozens and dozens of aircraft sent to bomb telephone poles painted white when reconnaissance photos clearly showed the SAM's had been moved and it was an ack-ack trap?

As the one man interview said, if you want to send a message put it in an envelope, don't send a bomber. Use a bomber to bomb.