Coronado resident and former Navy fighter pilot, Vincent Aiello, produces three podcasts each month called The Fighter Pilot Podcast. Episode 009 is called “Vietnam Ace”:
On May 10, 1972, US Navy lieutenants Randy “Duke” Cunningham and Bill “Willy D” Driscoll launched from the aircraft carrier Constellation in an F-4 Phantom II, callsign Showtime 100, on what should have been a “routine” flak suppression mission over North Vietnam. Instead, the strike force was met by dozens of enemy fighters and in the ensuing melee Duke and Willy D downed their third, fourth, and fifth MiGs, becoming the Navy’s only aces of the conflict. But the eventful mission was far from over as Showtime 100 never made it back to the “Connie….”
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About The Show:
The Fighter Pilot Podcast is a thrice-monthly internet radio show designed to entertain and inform the listener on unclassified (of course) air combat-related topics.
Each episode lasts close to an hour and features a guest who helps explain a relevant topic such as what an ejection seat is or how aerial refueling is performed. There is also a Q&A segment to answer listener questions.
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Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello
The Fighter Pilot Podcast
