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National Museum of the US Air Force Museum
100 Missions Up North History and Traditions
Jeff Duford NMUSAF/MUA 22 July 2008
We are the keepers of their storiesTM
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Capt Kenneth Bell
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Capt Bruce Holmes
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Operation Rolling Thunder

• 2 March 19651 November 1968
• Began winding down in spring 1968 (bombing
  limited to southern North Vietnam).
• Characterized by frequent pauses and periods of
  intense activity.

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100 Mission Policy

• 1961- fall 1965, USAF personnel on temporary duty
  (TDY) 30-90 days
• 1 November 1965, 100 mission tour policy
  established
• 12 months or 100 missions out-of-country
• Out-of-country (Laos and North Vietnam)

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100 Mission Policy Changes

• 30 December 196520 missions count as one month
  for time purposes (i.e.80 missions and 8 months)
• 1 February 1966Missions in Laos not counted
  (only North Vietnam)
• 52 F-105s, 109 F-4s and 22 RF-4Cs (among others)
  lost from damage incurred over Laos

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100 Mission Policy Changes

• 30 December 196520 missions count as one month
  for time purposes (i.e.80 missions and 8 months)
• 1 February 1966Missions in Laos not counted
  (only North Vietnam)
• 1 November 1966Time credit for missions (20
  missionsone month) ended

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100 Mission Policy Changes

• 100 Mission Policy ends
• Aircrews leaving CONUS (Continental United
  States) on or after 1 July 1968 will serve one
  year tour, regardless of where or how many
  missions they flew

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First 100 Mission Tour
Capt Donald Beck RF-101C pilot 15th TRS 15
November 1965
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1st 100 Missions Over North Vietnam
Capt Eldon Joe Canady RB-66C EWO December 1965
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1st F-105 100 Mission Tours
Capt Ben Bowthorpe Capt Don Totten 12 January
1966 F-105 pilots 355th Tactical Fighter Wing,
Takhli
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F-105 100 Mission Tours
Capt Bruce Holmes Capt William May Capt Richard
Ely Capt William Ramage 15 January 1966 F-105
pilots 388th TFW, Korat
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Traditions The Patch
Capt William Koenitzer
Capt Bruce Holmes
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100 Missions Princess Hotel
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Traditions The Celebration
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Enlisted 100 Mission Tours
A3C Darrel Wallace
September 1966
SSgt Alexander Underwood
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1st A-1 100 Mission Tour
Lt Col Jerald Ransom A-1E pilot 602nd FS
(Commando) 27 November 1966
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101 in an O-1
Maj James Harding O-1 pilot, 101 Missions over
North Vietnam
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1st B-52 100 Mission Crew
Maj Derek Detjen B-52 EWO Crew E-13
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Traditions The Parade
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Traditions The Thunderbuzzards
34th and 469th TFS Korat RTAFB 1971-1972
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Traditions The Parade
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Traditions The Celebration
Maj Robert Krone F-105 pilot 469th TFS
Commander 3 June 1966
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Traditions The Celebration
Rowland Smith David Williams Wild Weasels 44th
TFS 19 December 1967
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Traditions The Red Carpet
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Traditions The Parade
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Traditions The Soak
Capt Robert Clark, RF-4C, 2nd 100 Mission Tour
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Traditions The Soak
Capt Richard Hammaker RF-4C 14th TRS
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Traditions Boonie Hats
Capt Richard Rutan
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Traditions Bulletproof Mustache
Col Robin Olds F-4 pilot 8th TFW commander
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Traditions Pueblo Incident
Maj Stan Goldstein
Capt Matt Dillon
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Traditions F-4 Phantom
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Traditions Four Aces
Capt Robert Clark RF-4C pilot
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Traditions Southeast Asia War
Capt Wayne Pittman RF-4C 12th TRS
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Traditions Misty FACs
Capt Eben Jones F-100F pilot 7 April 1968
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Traditions Variations on 100
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Traditions Variations on 100
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Traditions Honor Rolls
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Traditions Desert Storm
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Traditions OEF/OEF
Lt Col Timothy Sipes KC-135 349th ARS Commander
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