F-100 Super Sabre Interview | Bruce Gordon (Part 1)

In Part 1, former F-100 pilot Bruce Gordon talks about what it was like to fly the "Hun" in Vietnam that includes some very eventful stories from his 132 missions during the conflict.
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[@xyzaero]

WOW Michael, where did you find this gentleman? A Pearl Harbor attack whiteness, a Vietnam veteran who flew F-86/100/102/106 .. just amazing.

[@thefrecklepuny]

Fantastic tales! I guess the F-100 is pretty much forgotten these days but was the CAS workhorse of the USAF in the Vietnam War. Amazing to see how big a 20mm round is!

[@zepter00]

It is just small 20x102 ... nothing big.

[@maximilliancunningham6091]

Instantly over shadowed by the likes of the F-104, F-106, and F4. Bruce also flew the six.

[@jebediahgentry7029]

Bruce Gordon. I LOVE this guy's channel. I would recommend to anyone watching this to check out his channel

[@n7565j]

I just finished Mr Gordon's book, many interesting stories!!! My wife always purchases me a book to take with us on our anniversary trip, this year (#33) it was Mr Gordon's turn. I enjoyed it so much I read it twice ;-) His youtube channel is also worth a look as well. Can't imagine flying alert up in Alaska during the cold war, he really tells those stories well in his book!!! Thanks for interviewing Mr Gordon!!! We're loosing these gentlemen quickly and their stories need to be documented!!! Thanks again Mr A.I.!!! :-)

[@spiritofattack]

Thanks for your comments! You give me the energy to tell more stories! There are still many in my memory that have not yet been told....

[@socalfun64]

Thank You for interviewing these legends. I love listening to their stories. It’s like listening to your Grandpa. 🇺🇸💪🏼

[@TLTeo]

Bruce Gordon is amazing! I'm looking forward to watching this one :)

[@TheJKCrawford]

I have followed Bruce since I first became acquainted with his channel unlike a lot of older pilots, he retains a remarkable amount of technical knowledge andhis stories are an invaluable resource on the development of aviation technology. Also he's a heck of an ADCom guy! We rarely see them interviewed; everyone doing the talking these days seems to be former TAC guys!

[@darkgardener9577]

What a legend... thanks for doing your interviews, it's great getting to hear these stories for the people who were there.

[@kikufutaba1194]

We will soon have lost this history. Amazing program thank you

[@Aircrewinterview]

It’s a pleasure to interview these great men and women and share their story.

[@starfighter1043]

😢 right! We need to keep this shit alive 🙏 im soooo glad we have recorded history like we do now w videos and such....this story will never go away, even when Bruce can't tell us we can tell our kids and our kids will tell theirs!!! Ww2 was the last of a dying breed! "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” I thank the strong men for making good times for my generation, but I'm appalled that my generation would discard these strong men and loose the history of the hard times they faced....no way in hell would most of the people now a days be able to do what this man did

[@veeaa]

Awesome to have Bruce on your show!

[@dheujsnrhfydhehehshshhdggsd]

I enjoy AI's structured format. But Bruce is such a story teller I enjoyed watching him roll!

[@BobbyGeneric145]

@aircrewinterview you should team up with Peninsula Seniors and San Diego Air Museum channels... They have same content but yours is better.

[@troyledbetter6597]

Bruce is such a great storyteller! His recall of aviation is amazing. He has an excellent series on KZbin called The Spirit of Attack.

[@Aircrewinterview]

He really is.

[@memonk11]

Salute to Bruce Gordon!

[@jamesfuria3939]

Nice, this guy is a treasure trove of information. I hope to see more of him in the future.

[@pagarb]

Hi Bruce.. did you go to KGV when you were in HK? I'm 6 years younger than you so we didn't meet but you may have known my sister Fran who's 3 years older than me and went to KGV. I was going to KJS back then. HK was a really different place, back then. We left during WW2 and came back in 1949, a few months before the Amethyst sailed in to HK after escaping from that trap on the Yangtze. You may have seen that, it was a pretty dramatic scene, we had no idea at the time how serious this was. Last time I was there was for a visit in 1995, liked it better in the '50's. Lived in Kowloon Tong and used to climb the hills up to Lion Rock, it was a great play ground. I served with the 12th SF.

[@Twirlyhead]

I love this guy's war stories and he's a great character. The only problem with the established after dinner speakers is it is difficult to get a fresh Q&A interview out of them as there is a tendency to put out one or more of the stock presentations.

[@chestercallahan8856]

Thanks for bringing us the great content!

[@republicofaviators4589]

That was a great watch!

[@mikewysko2268]

Enjoyed the interview. Thanks guys.🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@jebediahgentry7029]

You should do one with him talking about the f102 and f106

[@Aircrewinterview]

That is in part 2 that is out this Sunday.

[@GapBahnDirk]

It was great to hear those first hand Vietnam war sortie accounts!

[@starfighter1043]

Here for Bruce!!!! 👀 this man is what legends are made of!!! 👏🏼

[@stevenk6638]

I wish he could talk much more on flying the F 100 in war time - about the plane itself - the good and if any bad flying characteristics !

[@maximilliancunningham6091]

Bruce is terrific !

[@thetreblerebel]

The Hun jockys were a cool breed. And the Sabredog too. The SabreDog or F86D I think, is one that deserves a little love from historians . A early cold War interceptor

[@arodrigues2843]

Stevie Jo : He clearly states it was an F-86L.!! Learn the difference.!!! ( OK, I'll resume for you : The 86D, it's ONLY armed with rockets, and the 86L, was - basically the same a/c - armed with 20mm cannons.!!!)

[@thetreblerebel]

@@arodrigues2843 I clearly didn't say he flew the D model. I knew he flew the L. His favorite was the F106 anyways. There was a great unit in Texas that flew Sabredogs. That's why I like the Ds. Thanks for trying tell me nothing I did already know. Keep snobbish attitudes to yourself.

[@ivebeenbamboozled9210]

Imagine being the NVA and seeing American aircraft coming in to bomb you. The nerve you must have to keep fighting is commendable.

[@sd906238]

Captured NVA soldiers were so scared of the B-52s that when they heard a jet that they were take a dump in their pajamas.

[@ivebeenbamboozled9210]

@@sd906238 could you imagine their shock?

[@yogiguitar1]

seems like the war in vietnam was pretty pointless . all it acomplished was loads of dead people on both sides and the khemer rouge psycho regime in cambodia. pretty pointless now when you look back eh

[@Channelscruf]

Imagine hitting the chute knowing the NVA was waiting for you when you hit the ground. That would also take nerve.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

@@yogiguitar1 Vietnam was winnable until the US domestic communists in the media, Hanoi Jane included, changed the perception of the American people against freedom for our allies. Now Vietnam is a Commie slave state instead of a bastion of freedom, like South Korea.

[@CombatAviationist]

Good job Mike! That's very nice you feature these veterans and document their stories. Subscribed! Head over to our page since we have some common interests and might be able to do some collabs at some point.

[@yes_head]

For a second there I thought he was going to call that CBU ball a "Crunchy Frog."

[@publicmail2]

His channel is :kzbin.infofeatured Well worth checking out and subbing.

[@edwardpate6128]

Love to hear any accounts of the F-100 vs it's J-57 powered US Navy cousin the F8 Crusader.

[@factinator33]

This guy is a PISTOL!!!!👍

[@mohawksniper79]

👍🏼🤠🇨🇦

[@publicmail2]

At 85 he's as sharp as could be.

[@erictaylor5462]

9:20 Sometimes, the bad guys screw up too.

[@Clevelandsteamer324]

Did he refuse a mission in Vietnam?

[@Neilistic1001]

Interesting story about the killing (kept secret from the American "democracy") of combatants (or if you prefer, "freedom fighters") in a largely unauthorized war that the US shouldn't have been fighting in the first place, and which we ultimately LOST. If we are going to remember/celebrate "history," let's remember ALL of it. All that said, I, too, LOVE the "technical" stuff.

[@MrTonycollado]

@The94GTC You are right on target sir.

[@rogersmith7396]

Hi tech and all the money in the world against grade schoolers with rusty rifles. Just like in the movies. But at least the defense contractors made out fine.