F-4 Phantom DOGFIGHT at 600 MPH and 300 FT! Commander Willy Driscoll, USN

SocialFlight Live & Cockpit2Cowl by Jeff Simon

Episode notes

Commander Willy Driscoll is one of the most decorated naval flight officers alive, with awards including the Navy Cross, 2 Silver Stars, A Purple Heart, 10 Air Medals and a nomination for the Medal of Honor. He has flown 170 combat missions, accruing 3,300 hours of jet fighter flight time, 500 aircraft carrier landings and more than 5,200 jet dogfights as a former TopGun instructor. He is also a member of the navy’s first and only team of jet missile aces with the shootdown of 5 enemy jet fighters in air combat. Commander Driscoll is a Navy ACE and former TopGun Instructor. His story includes dogfights flown at speeds Approaching 600 mph at altitudes below 300 feet, all while evading multiple surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft attacks. It was an ultra-intense environment where only the best prepared and trained, survived.

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