Operation Linebacker I was the venue by which both the USN and USAF produced their first aces (five or more enemy aircraft destroyed in air-to-air combat) of the Vietnam War: ...

A United States pilot who disappeared while conducting a spy mission during the Vietnam ... U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 12th ...

and Air Force. Outside the U.S., the aircraft was flown by the South Vietnam Air Force, French Air Force, and other nations. Over its service life, numerous variants were produced to meet specific ...

Warrior of the Vietnam War: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was a highly versatile and successful third-generation fighter jet used extensively by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.