Wolfpack Pilots Sweep Colonel Olds Away From his F-4 Phantom II
9/23/1967
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The original caption for this photograph reads: Wolfpack pilots of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing sweep Colonel Robin Olds away from his F-4 Phantom II aircraft following his return from his 100th combat mission over North Vietnam. Olds led the Wolfpack through the past year as it amassed 24 MiG victories, the greatest aerial combat record of an F-4 Wing in the Vietnam war. Olds will assume the position of Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy on December 1, 1967.
This primary source comes from the Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations.
National Archives Identifier: 542303
Full Citation: Photograph 342-AF-102291USAF; Wolfpack pilots of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing sweep Colonel Robin Olds away from his F-4 Phantom II aircraft following his return from his 100th combat mission over North Vietnam. Olds led the Wolfpack through the past year as it amassed 24 MiG vi; 9/23/1967; Black and White Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessors' Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign, 1930 - 1975; Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, Record Group 342; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/wolfpack-pilots-olds-phantom, December 10, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.