In his best-selling memoirs Thud Ridge and Going Downtown, Colonel Jack Broughton wrote about his experiences piloting the F-105 Thunderchief, fondly known as the “Thud,” in combat over North Vietnam during his tour as vice commander of the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing. Here, in Rupert Red Two, Colonel Broughton tells the rest of a remarkable story that included 114 combat missions in Korea and selection as commander of the world-renowned Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team. Over his twenty-three year career he saw duty in virtually every fighter aircraft the U.S. Air Force had to offer.
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