Operation Bolo: The Story Of A High Stakes Fighter Jet Dog-Fight
Operation Bolo was a brilliant success for the U.S. but also an important change in the overall air war in Vietnam.
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Operation Bolo was a brilliant success for the U.S. but also an important change in the overall air war in Vietnam.
The F-4 was retired from U.S. Air Force service in 1996, but many Phantom IIs of numerous variants are displayed in museums worldwide. Incredibly, the venerable warbird still remains in service with the Iranian Air Force to this very day.
Awww, you thought we were flying a routine path with our Bombers? SIKE. Enter Operation Bolo.
The MiG-21 could fly in all weather and was outfitted with air-to-air missiles that were giving F-105s a headache in the Vietnam War. Enter the F-4 Phantom II.