F-4 Phantom Pilot Shot Down in Vietnam Has Fini-Flight 52 Years Later

Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Ralph Galati receives his final flight during the 51st annual Freedom Flyer reunion at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 21, 2024. Galati, former F-4 Phantom pilot, was shot down over North Vietnam in 1972 and was a prisoner of war for 14 months. The 560th Flying Training Squadron hosts the reunion, a gathering to reunite and honor Vietnam War aviator POWs. The three-day event included a “fini-flight” or final flight, which traditionally celebrates a military aviator's final combat mission or transition to retirement, a tradition many Vietnam War aviator POWs missed.
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(U.S. Air Force video by Taylor Curry)