Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds

摘要

The following is an excerpt from the chapter "The Phantom and the War" which details Olds' experience as the commanding officer of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, which flew F-4 Phantoms out of Thailand during the Vietnam War.That night i headed to the officers' club, which wasn't far from my trailer. I met several of the guys and started talking to them over beer. It was easy to tell they didn't know what to make of me, and it was also pretty obvious they had little respect for wing commanders. Well, why should they? None of the commanders flew much; therefore, they knew little about the missions.