Posted by Jerry Dennis on June 22, 2000 at 10:44:09:
Does anyone recall the January 6, 1973 bombing of DaNang, RVN, by Marine F-4 Jets. I awoke to the sound of 500 pounders exploding off OV-2's and OV-10's just across the street in the hangers situated in Gunfighter. I rolled out quickly from my bunk thinking it was the NVA Rocket Battalion giving us "what-for". I found out later a Marine Colonel and his squadron of F-4's dropped his remaining ordance with heavy cloud cover and did not even realize he was bombing the Air Base. As I understand it, he never flew again and the only sound he heard was a pencil sharpener and typewriter to remind him of his faux paux.