THERE IS A WAY - Vietnam , F-105 24910

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Vietnam ushered in an era of air power unprecedented in size and technology. "There Is a Way," celebrates a group of F-105 pilots as they pass their hundredth mission mark against the enemy of North Vietnamese. It shows the daily lives and perils of the pilots through accounts from the pilots, crew, and commander. The war is documented, not through jungle marches and boat expeditions, but airspace over North and South Vietnam. Footage, from missions high above the ground, creates immediacy to the pilot's stories of hazard, hope, and ultimate duty.
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[@kentfredenberger615]

Every American should know about the incredible sacrifices and amazing bravery of the unsung heroes who flew the F-105 in Vietnam.

[@davegeisler7802]

And the tremendous losses we suffered in 1965 and 1966 😪

[@ct1762]

yes. the Ukranians could use a few for bombing then strafing runs of those Russian convoys. would make short work of em'!

[@moilami1]

Every American and the whole world should know of the atrocities made by USA in Vietnam, when they should had never ever set their foot in Vietnam in the first place. Ask Ukrainians.

[@rooseveltbrentwood9654]

I got to meet one, standing in front of his aircraft. He was a volunteer at the air museum in Tucson.

[@rock_n_roller]

You are absolutely right sir !

[@blackhelicopters]

Heard of this on The Fighter Pilot Podcast. Fantastic!

[@Palabrota]

Col Morrissey was a great storyteller. I'm glad they didn't trim out the non F-105 bits.

[@johns.7609]

@@Palabrota me too

[@garyb1434]

Same

[@maxcomis698]

Me too!

[@markdepriest5494]

My dad was stationed at Takhli AFB in 1966. He worked on the radar and electronics on the 105. He told me about the condition of some of the aircraft when they came back from their missions. He said he didn't know how some of them made it back...and some of them didn't.

[@stevegrasty280]

I was at Takhli 1969-1970 MMS

[@lawwong3508]

Ed Rasimus, an F-105 pilot during Rolling Thunder wrote a great book on the subject (When Thunder Rolled) - and it corroborates this video extremely well. The Officer's Club, the 100-mission plaque, the cowboy hats with tally marks, the mission records - it's all there. Some of the people mentioned in the book are in the video as well. I think the guy with the moustache in the cockpit is Ed himself.

[@williamloh9018]

Ed Rasimus is the guy going to be an instructor pilot in T-38s at the beginning.

[@christopherdutro168]

I can't believe there is not one word about LT. Carl Richter? He is the guy that just finished his 100th mission ! And cursed himself by saying they ( the north Vietnamese) will never get me! He begged for a second tour (another 100 missions) as it shows here. Well what it doesn't show or tell you here (because it hadn't happened yet) is that he got his second tour & was shot down on his 98th mission of his 2nd tour just two shy of 100 & going home 🏡 he has a statue in his home town in Michigan. I first saw this & had to investigate to find out if he survived the 2nd tour because I knew the 50% survival rate! So it felt like a hit in my gut when I found out he came so close. God bless you LT. Richter.

[@richardjohnson9275]

My understanding is that lieutenant Carl Richter is interned at the Air Force Academy.

[@jared5004]

What do you mean not one word? 8:03

[@stevensrspcplusmc]

Marines weren’t lucky enough to go home after 100.. my dad had 3 tours a year at a time.. A6a pilot.. he did a lot of strikes up north..

[@nizloc4118]

Different mission profiles. 8th AF bomber crews in WW2 went home after 25 missions. My grandfather flew B-24s out of Africa and later Italy, bombing German targets like the guys out of England..... my Grandpa did 50, not 25... .... but the England crews had it a lot worse. Even if the mission was more or less the same. By contrast, the Marine Corps lost 25 Intruders over Vietnam. The Air Force lost 300 105s. Id assume the 105 crews and the F-4 strike crews that worked north had a mission limit lower than the CAS aircraft that focused south for that very reason.

[@lifeindetale]

At the age of 35 I really appreciate this! This video was produced very well i must say. Thanks Periscope for the viewing

[@ct1762]

Always amazed at the staggering complexity, special tools, manuals, spare parts etc. any new aircraft has/needs. Just incredible the military can pump this stuff out so quickly after only a few years of development. an open checkbook only tells part of the story!

[@allgood6760]

Salute and respect from NZ 👍🇳🇿

[@waltergreif4836]

GOD bless the crews and ground crews of 105.100 and F4 wings!!

[@apocyldoomer]

Outstanding fly boys, I was in the USAF many years ago, Asst. Crew Chief F-4 Phantom, tail # 66-6333, Built when I was only 2 years old. Anyway, bravo pilots, on your 100th mission on the Lead Sled, you made it, ALIVE! POW/MIA. We shall never forget them!

[@sanfranciscobay]

The song "Red River Valley" plays throughout this video. Here are a few of those spots: 0:05 12:12 35:05 40:30 52:25

[@janviermali]

Thank you so much for the title of that song! I have been looking for it!!! Thanks again!

[@chrismartin1956]

Look up “Teak Lead” by Dick Jonas on here. You’ll be able to hear the song at full length.

[@USNRaptor]

@@chrismartin1956 Thanks for posting; however, I think the pilots singing in the bar is a much better version.

[@chrismartin1956]

USN Raptor no doubt! Couldn’t agree more.

[@kurtbjorn]

9:00 Karl Richter - shot down and killed on his 198th mission after volunteering for another 100. God Spped.

[@toadman506]

4 DFC's, 22 Air Medals, SIlver Star, Bronze Star, Air Force Cross, Purple Heart, and 2nd Recipient of the Jabara Award (At age 22)

[@dks13827]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_W._Richter

[@donnapierce2906]

Carl did not get shot down on his 198th mission he was shut down on a day did he didn't even have to fly he just wanted to fly he took a trainee pilot up that day just for something to do and while he was flying with his pilot he thought he saw a bridge he told his wingman to stay there he went down to check it out and they they did shoot his plane down and then he parachuted out and he got hung in the tree as his parachute landed or he hit the caress the rocky Park and he broke many bones and his neck but he didn't have to fly that day that's the sad part of all of this and dying I went to his funeral or his home when he came home and his casket I live near him I met him on leave when he was home on me I told him I did tell him I can't believe you signed up to do more but he said I love what I do and I certainly understood what he meant because he really did it's just sad he just had two more missions to do and then I don't think he left Vietnam I think he'd tried to go into another base or he wanted to fly like he told me the f-100s but he he just was consumed with what he did and only two missions left I feel so bad I felt so bad when I found out he looked wonderful in his casket but he was gone

[@donnapierce2906]

@@toadman506 hi did you know Carol if you did why don't you text me I know we're all older now but I just would like to know somebody that knew him like his buddies

[@toadman506]

@@donnapierce2906 No I didn't, He was a Personal hero to me Growing up, I'm a generation later than he was.

[@abaddonanon7573]

Haunting song. It's like they're making the groundwork for Devo or something.

[@TheLeadSled]

Some of the bravest men to have ever taken to the skies in any war or conflict. It was so hard on them when you had to fight with both hands tied behind your back with Washington choosing the strike packages, Rolling Blunder for ya!

[@ebayerr]

TheLeadSled : Not to mention McNamara went on tv and announced that the U.S. was going to destroy a specific SAM site in North Vietnam within a week. During that time the North Vietnamese removed and replaced that SAM site with painted telephone poles to look like a good target. The guys in Washington had reconnaissance photos of that site two days before the mission was supposed to kick off showing the dummy SAM's and that there was no real target there to destroy. They allowed all those pilots to fly that mission anyway and lost 6 guys blowing up painted telephone poles. True story.

[@davegeisler7802]

@@ebayerr yes it was , painted white bamboo poles , Sad !!

[@jurgenblick5491]

I admire these guys

[@danziehli1722]

This is what made me know the song „Red river valley“ which I randomly heard from Mitch Miller years after seing this and it reminded me of the „song of that F-105 documentary“. (40:00)

[@davegeisler7802]

How many F105 Pilots never made in back home ? A lot of them 😪

[@davegeisler7802]

Wow 55 years ago now !

[@maxzammit3454]

28+ gun kills and against all odds. Respect for these brave pilots.

[@chrisb1777]

Awesome footage, and original editing 👏.

[@eodmax]

Never had the opportunity to support the F-105 only A-26s at NKP, F-100s at Phan Rang and F-4s at Udorn and Ubon.

[@jetvette66]

My new favorite plane.

[@currawong60911368]

Remarkable.

[@jamesroberts2115]

My God. 58 years ago. NKP 1972-73. 56th SPS.

[@RD2564]

Go get 'em, Cletis ...!

[@USNRaptor]

Does anyone have a full, uninterrupted version of the song somewhere?

[@USNRaptor]

... and, just to clarify, the version being heard and Not the Dick Jonas version.

[@davidwheatcroft2797]

Why is sound track so bad? Yes, great pilots all. Would love to have done an exchange tour with F.105s. Nice big aeroplane. Read Ed Rasimus's books - excellent! "All fighter pilots have moustaches."

[@ahmadbakeri3925]

Isnt that Ed Rasimus in this footage? The guy in the cockpit...www.whenthunderrolled.com/

[@jacks4733]

Rumor around the campfire was that Ed flew a lot of his missions under the influence and it wasn't liquid.

[@davidwheatcroft2797]

@@jacks4733 I only flew once stoned. Never again! I was practising short take offs using half flap. On downwind, the plane would not go faster and had strange nose down attitude.....then, bang, bang, as the flaps came up by themselves!!! Flying and pot do not mix. Love both. Ed writes damn good flying books. CAVU skies to you!

[@bobwilson758]

They should be promoted to Captain after landing ---*

[@LMTDDS]

At 32:53 it looks like Karl Richter. Is that him?

[@lindathrall5133]

A GROUP OF HAPPY FELLAS HONKING

[@mtnshooter2487]

Thud !

[@sanfranciscobay]

26:35 Rosco the dog.

[@janviermali]

I love Rosco too!!!

[@سعدعبدربو-ي3غ]

أريد المزيد من المقاطع

[@arnie24070127]

I want this song!

[@patrickilmoni9380]

James A It sounds like an American version of "Ich hat ein kameraden".

[@toadman506]

Red River Valley??

[@janviermali]

That song is just Awesome!!! I love it!

[@chrismartin1956]

Look up “Teak Lead” by Dick Jonas, you’ll get to hear the song at full length and markedly better clarity.

[@jurgenblick5491]

I thought I saw some vectoring

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

คือปูตินเราต้องเข้าใจนิสัยของมันคนตายมันไม่สนหรอกแต่เรื่องอำนาจบารมีมันยอมใครไม่ได้การปิดล้อมรัสเซียทางทะเลดำ

[@eodmax]

And B-52s at Kadena and U-tapao

[@AmericanIdiot7659]

There aint no way

[@pau3203]

Does anyone have that recording of teak lead? I can't find it anywhere

[@Russellsagecline]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqWteXmHh82rpM0

[@劉家宏-n6f]

00:01 什麼 歌名 ？

[@LMTDDS]

Looks like Karl again at 49:00

[@dbcooper7326]

I had a brother at Khe Sanh, fightin' off them Viet Cong, they're still there, he's all gone

[@williammohan9784]

what an amazing time capsule. I wonder what happened to all of the guys on here, bless them all

[@Crete1943]

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates.

[@myZisfantastic]

Not because of the plane, but because of the SAM! The pilot who flew it, loved it also because it was rugged! Your sentence is a kind of "fake news"!

[@thesmirkingwolf]

It was a matter of quantity, not quality. In fact, the late Jeffrey Ethell (a renowned aviation author, pilot and historian) stated that had those missions been flown in any other plane of the time, fewer would have come back. The F-105 was a very tough aircraft, but the mission and attrition was just so insane, eventually they just ran out of F-105s.

[@davegeisler7802]

Yes , almost 400 about half the entire productions of Thuds that were built , Sad 😢

[@casspirmk6338]

bullet proof mustache