Jack Broughton, 1925-2014

摘要

Retired Col. Jacksel M. Broughton, a fighter pilot who flew a total of 216 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam and later became a prominent aviation author, died Oct. 24 at age 89 after a short illness. Broughton earned an Air Force Cross for action in Vietnam, along with two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, and four Distinguished Flying Crosses. In addition to his storied Air Force flying career-Broughton commanded the Thunderbirds in the 1950s, leading their transition to the supersonic F-100-he wrote two critically acclaimed books about the Vietnam air war: Thud Ridge and Going Downtown.