"Peace is not our profession."


Fighting spirit one must have. Even if a man lacks some of the other qualifications, he can often make up for it in fighting spirit.
Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF

There is nothing absolutely nothing, to describe what goes on inside a pilot's gut when he sees a SAM get airborne.
Commander Randy "Duke" Cunningham, USN


     

    Mission Set 1


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    640805 Quang Khe Ferry A-4C USN
    It's the first official day of the air war and everyone (counting you) is a rookie.
    650219 First Blood B-57B USAF
    Close air support in South Vietnam...the first strike against the Viet Cong.
    650302 Rolling Thunder B-57B USAF
    The first strike in Rolling Thunder was by B57's north of the DMZ
    651114a Air Cav UH-1D USA
    You are taking your troopers into the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley.
    651114b LZ Xray UH-1B HH USA
    Aerial artillery. Close air support in a Huey at LZ Xray. The battle depends upon you.
    651115 Broken Arrow F-100D USAF
    This is the code when an American unit is about to be over run in battle. You stop it.
    651117 Short Round A-1E USAF
    NVA learn to fight close to negate American air power. You must bomb close...too close.
    661121 Michelin Rubber F-100D USAF
    An ambush on a convoy near the rubber plantation scrambles the jets.
    670310 Thai Nguyen Steel F-105D USAF
    The weather was terrible and the flak was worse--Robin Olds
    670514 Gunfighters F-4C USAF
    You are flying Fighting Wing the day the 366th hung a gun on a Phantom.
    680207 Battle of Lang Vei F-4C USAF
    NVA uses tanks to overrun a Special Forces camp in the dark. You attack at dawn.
    680224 Tet Offensive Hue F-4B USMC
    Marines retake the Citadel and you support them...whatever it takes.
    681201 Brass Balls F-8E USN
    Escort the RF. He needs to make two trips. Low on gas, you are saved by a guy in a Scooter. .
    700329 BunnyTrail F-4E USAF
    Troops fired upon by VC hiding in a church
    701120 Scramble PhuBai F-4E USAF
    NVA gambles the weather will keep Gunfighters on the ground.


    Mission Set 2


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    640805 Pierce Arrow Attack A-1H USN
    Destroy the Bin Thuy patrol boat docks in an A-1H.
    640805 Pierce Arrow BDA RF-8G USN
    Get post-strike photos and get them back to the ship.
    650303 Dragon's Jaw 1 F-105D USAF
    Try to take out the Thanh Hoa bridge with Bullpups.
    650303 Dragon's Jaw 2 F-105D USAF
    Go back the next day to try again with bombs.
    650314 Ho Chi Minh Trail B-57B USAF
    Blind Bat flares Delta 45 and you hit the trucks.
    660424 Bac Giang Bridge F-105D USAF
    Thuds go in on the deck to take out a bridge.
    670318 Donovan's Express F-105D USAF
    Strafe a tempting post-strike target of opportunity.
    661031 SeaWolves Long Xuyen UH-1B USN
    Close Air in a Navy Huey off an LST in the Mekong.
    670402 Thai Nguyen Railyard F-105D USAF
    Attack a heavily defended railway hub.
    670426 Song Cau Smugglers A-4F USMC
    Hit supplies landing on the beach in South Vietnam.
    670427 Cau Tre Bridge A-4F USMC
    Your flight is put in on a supply column in South Vietnam.
    690324 Night Owl FAC F-4D USAF
    Night strike in formation on the Trail with flares.
    690518 TripleNickel F-4D USAF
    555th TFS hits bulldozers in Mu Gia Pass. Land on Lead's wing.
    720510 Hai Duong Bridges A-7B USN
    Launch off the Constellation to drop two crucial bridges.
    720510 Showtime 100 F-4J USN
    The mission that made the first Vietnam Ace.
    720521 Chico 1 F-4E USAF
    366th TFW puts together a war machine.
    720521 Chico 2 F-4E USAF
    Destroy the Bin Thuy patrol boat docks in an A-1H.

    Mission Set 3


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    641230 Tchepone Barracks A-1H USN
    You bomb the barracks in neutral Laos at Tchepone..
    651222 YGBSM F-100F USAF
    F-100F crews seek out Soviet-supplied SAM's and destroy them.
    660309 A Shau Vly AC-47 USAF
    The Special Forces Camp at A Shau is being over run. Your Spook it scrambled in terrible weather to save them.
    660310 Hobo 51 A-1E USAF
    Your wingman is down and 2000 NVA are closing in. You land and get him.
    660612 RESCAP F-8E USN
    You cover a downed pilot and are jumped by MiGs.
    660630 Bac Giang POL A-4E USN
    Rampant Raiders strike POL storage at Bac Giang.
    670112 Ha Gia Bridge F-105D USAF
    The XXX goes after the Ha Gia Bridge and is jumped by MiG's.
    670112 Bogeys MiG17F Other
    See what the other side is like.
    680121 Khe Sanh Recon RF-4B USMC
    Before you can kill the guns, you have to find the guns.
    680122 Counter Battery A-4F USN
    Counter Battery strikes by A-4's from the Hancock.
    680124 Hover Cover UH-1E USMC
    Aerial convoy protection
    680201 Khe Sanh LAPES C-130A USAF
    Marines are beseiged and the runway is out. You have to resupply using LAPES.
    680404 Hill 471 F-4B USMC
    Troops in contact on a hilltop south of Khe Sanh
    680601 Misty11 TallyHo F-100F USAF
    High speed FAC's find trucks at a river ford and call for Gunfighters.
    680601 Disappearing Rvr F-4D USAF
    You are the fighters that show up.
    720403 Easter Offensive A-4F USN
    Launch from the Hancock to beat back the NVA.
    720608a HunterKiller F-105G USAF
    Escort the Weasels in advance of a strike package.
    720608b HunterKiller F-105G USAF
    Hunt SAM's in a Thud..

    Mission Set 4


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    640805 Hong Gai Raid A-4C USN
    Part of Pierce Arrow. You are there. The PT boats aren't.
    650302 Xom Bong Ammo Dump F-105D USAF
    First day of Rolling Thunder. Thuds go after something big.
    650525 Haiphong Station A-4E USN
    You are in first as #4 with the Snakeyes to take out the train.
    650805 Lighter Fighter A-4E USN
    Petroleum supplies moving along inland waterways are spotted. You sink them.
    651017 Thai Nguyen Bridge F-4B USN
    Getting there is easy. Getting back is the trick.
    660629 Wild Weasel F-105F USAF
    Your job is to get the SAMs to shoot at you then kill them
    670613 SSDD F-4C USAF
    Bad weather complicates a strike in the Mekong Delta
    670904 OpSwift 1 A-4E USMC
    The beginning of another bad day in I Corps
    670904 OpSwift 2 AC-47 USAF
    Duel with a gun near Thang Binh.
    680512 Bookie 771 C-123 USAF
    You are flying a check ride and end up with a Medal of Honor.
    680818 Cool Hand Luke RF-4C USAF
    The boss wants a picture of a SAM site from 500 hundred feet on his desk tomorrow.
    680823 Night Train RF-4C USAF
    Fly into NVN at night to photograph rail activity.
    690311 FSB O'Reilly CH-47 USA
    Build and supply a Fire Support Base overlooking the A Shau Valley
    690312 FSB O'Reilly CH-47 USA
    Build and supply a Fire Support Base overlooking the A Shau Valley
    690313 FSB O'Reilly CH-47 USA
    Build and supply a Fire Support Base overlooking the A Shau Valley
    691118 FSB O'Reilly F-4E USAF
    The NVA mean to over run the FSB and you try to stop them.
    710808 Death Valley UH-1C USA
    A night mission into the Que Son Valley to attack NVA.
    720419 Blue Max AH-1G USA
    Tanks are in the streets. The ground commander wants Stukas. He gets HEAT.
    720912 Finch 03 F-4E USAF
    Escort a Strike Force to Hanoi and tangle with a MiG.
    721008 Lark 01 F-4E USAF
    Escort a Strike Force to Yen Bai and tangle with a MiG.

    Mission Set 5


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    651026 Bach Long Vi Island F-4B USN
    660614 Karl's Target F-105D USAF
    660629 Haiphong POL RA-5C USN
    660711 Ninh Binh Rail Spur A-4E USN
    671105 Mig Parts F-4C USAF
    670317 Black Night A-1H USN
    680112 Bombing of Lima 85 Bell 204 CIA
    681213 Funny Bomb B-57B USAF
    681214 Last Stop A-7A USN
    690221 Bombing Halt A-7B USN
    691019 Darke Patrol A-7B USN
    700329 Night Owl LORAN F-4E USAF
    700402 Seige of Dak Seang F-4D USAF
    700406 Air Drop C-7A USAF
    700407 At All Costs C-7A USAF
    720615 Di Di Mau F-4B USMC
    720621 Rose Garden F-4J USMC
    720714 IronMike AH-1G USA

    Mission Set 6


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    660903 Ron Ferry A-1H  
    661013 Collateral Damage A-1H  
    670426 Big Mother SH-3  
    670520 Triple Ace F-4C  
    671003 Cua Da Bac A-4B  
    671117 SAM Strike A-4C  
    680801 Easy Pack A-4C  
    700428 Photo Recon F-4E  
    700428 Recon Escort RF-4C  
    700501 Bat Lake Raid F-4D  
    700501 BDA Bat Lake RF-4C  
    700501 Fish Hook UH-1C  
    700502 Destroy Snoul AH-1G  
    700502 Road Recce F-4E  
    700503 Parrot's Beak F-100D  
    700503 Siem Pang F-100D  
    700504 Mekong Duck Club F-4D  
    700505 Stung Treng Airport F-100D  
    700506 Payback F-4E  
    700509 The Back Door F-4E  
    700510 Sky Puke F-4D  

    Mission Set 7


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    620322 Farmgate B-26C CIA
    The air war did not start in the Tonkin Gulf?
    621105 Air Commando B-26C USAF
    It was already raging in the Mekong Delta
    650421 DOOM Pussy B-57B USAF
    They turned the Pussy picture to the wall until they all returned.
    650509 Dixie Station F-8E USMC
    Oriskany starts it's combat tour in the south
    650510 Yankee Station F-8E USMC
    The next day launch against the North in a Marine F-8.
    651005 No Name Bridge RF-101C USAF
    Tony Weissgarber's most memorable mission.
    651204 ARA Seven Sisters UH-1B HH USA
    Aerial Rocket Artillery in an assault on the Seven Sisters.
    651204 CAS Seven Sisters A-4C USN
    Close air is called in to pound the mountain.
    651222 Clean Up RA-5C USN
    After every strike, the recce bird has to take the pictures.
    651222 Uong Bi A-4C USN
    An early Alpha strike against a main power station.
    660511 Thanh Hoa SAM A-4C USN
    You are sent to destroy a SAM site near the Dragon's Jaw.
    660703 Junk Run A-4E USN
    The surface Navy has found smugglers and calls for air.
    661009 The Hunter F-8E USN
    Follow through on a Crusader kill of a MiG-21.
    670417 Hanoi Photo Run RF-4C USAF
    You must get shots of tomorrow's target and get home again.
    670418 The Hammer Falls F-105D USAF
    The Air Force groes tired of MiG attacks. Take out a MiG base.
    670715 Water Sports A-1H USN
    Your mission is to deter coastal water traffic in a Spad.
    670725 Dead of Night A-4E USN
    Armed with flares and nerve, attack trucks in Pack 3.
    671026 John McCain A-4E USN
    Go after the Hanoi Thermal Generator on McCain's last mission.
    680329 Delta Sierra A-6A USN
    Magical A-6's flew in terrible weather. Now you must also.
    690615 Mobile Riverines UH-1B USN
    Scramble to a firefight up river then recover to an LST.
    700318 Mu Gia Pass F-4D USAF
    Phantoms lay mines on the Trail. Drop them then watch them work as you fly home.
    700326 Stormy F-4D USAF
    Suppress AAA while Lead pops a bulldozer at Tchepone.

    Mission Set 8


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    651008 Switchbox F-4B USN
    Cover an attack on a bridge near Kep and tangle with 3 MiG-17's.
    670222 Nimrod B-26K USAF
    It was already raging in the Mekong Delta.
    670226 Mining the Song Giang A-6A USN
    Mine the Song Giang River to stop boat traffic.
    670304 Blind Bat B-26K USAF
    Meet Blind Bat over the target area and work beneath the flares.
    670418 Sihanouk Trail B-26K USAF
    Stop the flow of supplies coming up from the Mekong river into Laos.
    671011 Dak To F-100D USAF
    Scramble in your Hun to help defend Dak To Special Forces Camp.
    671214 Iron Hand A-4E USN
    This is the Navy version of Wild Weasel. You will have your hands full.
    671214 Out of Fighters F-8E USN
    You are covering the Iron Hand mission. Stay in the fight as long as they do.
    680310 A Day Too Long B-26K USAF
    You are sent to try to save the secret base now under attack.
    680311 A Day Too Long F-4D USAF
    Your flight of F-4's is to destroy the equipment no matter who is still there.
    680317 Feet Wet 1 F-100F USAF
    Mark a target for some Air Force fighters that get into trouble.
    680317 Feet Wet 2 F-4B USN
    Scramble from the Coral Sea to aid in an Search and Rescue at sea.
    680317 Feet Wet 3 HH-53 USAF
    Make the pickup and bring the crew home.
    700319 Wolf 06 Fast FAC F-4D USAF
    This is the introduction to a huge SAR mission.
    700320 Wolf 06 SAR 1 A-1E USAF
    Dawn sees you leaving NKP on your way to Mu Gia Pass to start killing guns.
    700320 Wolf 06 SAR 2 F-4D USAF
    A smart bomb is used to dig out hard-to-kill pieces.
    700320 Wolf 06 SAR 3 F-105D USAF
    The iron bombs start to pound the place in preparation for a rescue attempt.
    700320 Wolf 06 SAR 4 F-4D USAF
    Fly the smoke bird to create a barrier so the Jolly can make the grab.
    700321 Wolf 06 SAR 5 HH-53 USAF
    Bring your HH-53 into Mu Gia Pass as Spads continue to fight and get the pilot.
    700403 Night at Dak Seang A-7A USN
    Launch from the Coral Sea to help defend a Special Forces camp at night.
    720509 Pocket Money A-6A USMC
    Finally. Mine Haiphong.

    Mission Set 9


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    650430 Moving Mud

    A-1H

    USN

     

    650511 Song Be 1

    B-57B

    USAF

     

    650511 Song Be 2

     A-1E

    USAF

     

    650511 Song Be 3

    UH-1B

    USA

     

    650518 The Secret

    F-105D

    USAF

     

    650704 Targets of Opportunity

     A-1E

    USAF

     

    651222   Uong Bi

    A-4E

    USN

     

    660418 Midnight at Uong Bi

    A-6A

    USN

     

    660419   Cam Pha BDA  

    RA-5C  

    USN

     

    660922   Northeast Railroad

    F-105D

    USAF

     

    661111 North of the Z

    F-8E

    USMC

     

    670312   Dragon's Jaw 3

    A-4E

    USN

     

    670415   Alpha Strike

    A-4E

    USN

     

    670419   Bed Check

    RF-8G

    USN

     

    670420 Lights Out

    A-4E

    USN

     

    670420 Look See

    RF-8G

    USN

     

    670522 Prince of Darkness

    F-4D

    USAF

     

    671120 Red River Rats

    F-105F

    USAF

     

    680424 Sitting Ducks

    A-4E

    USN

     

    700323 LZPrep

    C-130E

    USAF

     

    700327   Surprise Package

    AC-130

    USAF

     

    710910 Laredo             

    F-4        

    USAF

     

     720512 Dragon's Jaw   

    F-4        

    USAF

     

    75049 Semper Fidels        

    CH-53D  

    USMC

     

    750430 Fall of Saigon                              

       Bell 204        

    Air America

     


    Mission Set 10

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