Pretty cool. Never read about this guy. Video is a tad wonky, some of the pictures dont seem to be in sink with the audio. But good story none the less
February 20, 2019, 08:14 AM
BOATTRASH1
Robin Olds...
February 20, 2019, 08:44 AM
ARMT Guy
Yes indeed.
My hats' off to that gentleman and killer of the sky.
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me."
February 20, 2019, 08:48 AM
RHINOWSO
Operation Bolo, well done!
February 20, 2019, 08:56 AM
BOATTRASH1
Friend of mine’s father was in BOLO. Everett Rasberry..still quite a character....
February 20, 2019, 08:58 AM
RHINOWSO
quote:
Originally posted by BOATTRASH1: Friend of mine’s father was in BOLO. Everett Rasberry..still quite a character....
And a MIG KILLER to boot! Very cool!
February 20, 2019, 09:24 AM
clubleaf206
Some people believe that he became an ace during the Vietnam War, but the credit was given to other pilots, so that the Air Force wouldn’t reassign him to the U.S.. He did fudge on how many missions he actually flew for just that reason. He wanted to stay in theater leading his men for as long as he could get away with it. We could use more men like him.
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February 20, 2019, 10:08 AM
SiGagain
and believes he is the only man to shoot down a (German) plane while in the glide...remarkable...
(he was so excited that when he dropped his tanks he failed to turn on his internal fuel tanks and both engines quit on his P-38)
he was not afraid to speak his mind...
Bill
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February 20, 2019, 11:57 AM
coloradohunter44
Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
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February 20, 2019, 12:00 PM
Southflorida-law
quote:
Originally posted by BOATTRASH1: Friend of mine’s father was in BOLO. Everett Rasberry..still quite a character....
I looked up BOLO on Youtube and found this (your friend's father is interviewed in it)
February 20, 2019, 12:07 PM
FN in MT
Should have allowed him to run the Air War in VN not Mac Namara and Johnson.
February 20, 2019, 12:41 PM
mojojojo
Robin Olds - a legend for anyone interested in air combat. Truly a great man.
There is an excellent book abut his life. Fighter Pilot, written by Ed Rasimus, a former Thud and Phantom driver who wrote several books on his flying experiences as well.
Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew.
February 25, 2019, 01:16 PM
104RFAST
He was the right man, at the right place, at the right time."Fighter Pilot" covers his life from West Point through his retirement from USAF. Excellent book if your interested in such things.
September 30, 2019, 12:18 PM
BOATTRASH1
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
quote:
Originally posted by BOATTRASH1: Friend of mine’s father was in BOLO. Everett Rasberry..still quite a character....
And a MIG KILLER to boot! Very cool!
Just an update. Col. Rasberry passed peacefully in his sleep last Thursday morning. A life very well lived!
September 30, 2019, 12:36 PM
corsair
Friend's family, are friends with Old's in Colorado; her father flew with Olds. Uncle Robin as he was known to them, was the bigger than life uncle/family friend.
September 30, 2019, 01:04 PM
PASig
quote:
Originally posted by Southflorida-law: Never read about this guy.
He's sort of the Chesty Puller of the Air Force.
A legend within the service but not well known outside of it.
September 30, 2019, 01:48 PM
104RFAST
quote:
Originally posted by BOATTRASH1:
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
quote:
Originally posted by BOATTRASH1: Friend of mine’s father was in BOLO. Everett Rasberry..still quite a character....
And a MIG KILLER to boot! Very cool!
Just an update. Col. Rasberry passed peacefully in his sleep last Thursday morning. A life very well lived!
RIP Col Rasberry
September 30, 2019, 02:01 PM
c1steve
quote:
Originally posted by FN in MT: Should have allowed him to run the Air War in VN not Mac Namara and Johnson.
Yes, once again politicians cause service members to lose their lives. Thank god we have Trump, who came at a most opportune moment in our history.
-c1steve
September 30, 2019, 02:17 PM
Hound Dog
quote:
Originally posted by clubleaf206: Some people believe that he became an ace during the Vietnam War, but the credit was given to other pilots, so that the Air Force wouldn’t reassign him to the U.S.. He did fudge on how many missions he actually flew for just that reason. He wanted to stay in theater leading his men for as long as he could get away with it. We could use more men like him.
I've spoken to several men who flew with Gen Olds, and they said he did shoot down at least 5 MiGs over 'Nam. . .
I had the honor of meeting Gen Olds in 2005. I'm still kicking myself that I never asked him personally about how many 'real' kills he had.
Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher
September 30, 2019, 03:09 PM
nhtagmember
peripherally related, a few weeks back I was staying at Luke AFB taking an AF Search and Rescue Course (learning Search Theory), and I was staying in base housing on Bong Avenue. My first pick up driver (a Captain) was commenting on how it was funny to have a street named Bong on a military installation.
I told him it was named after a WW2 pilot who initially trained at Luke before going to the Pacific and he was credited with 40 kills
he said he learned something new every day - and it sucked that it had to come from a civilian
