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I am selling a signed Bob Hardy4x6 photograph.
Hardy was sent toBien Hoa, South Vietnam where we flew our F-100 out of as part of the 510th Fighter Squadron.
He flew 245 combat missions that totaled 303 combat hours.
“The mission I remember best is the one where we were providing close air support for 10 C-123s that were spraying Agent Orange defoliant on the jungle below.
“They were flying maybe 200 feet above the jungle and taking a lot of ground fire. Our 12 F-100s were dropping white phosphorous cluster bombs in front of them to suppress the ground fire.
“At that moment one of our C-123s got shot down. I can still see it. One of the engines on the plane came off its mount as the pilot attempted to pull up out of the formation trying to gain altitude. The aircraft rolled over and plunged into the ground. All were killed.
I am selling 2 signed photographs (photograph will be the same, autograph will differ). You will receive the one pictured or one as good/better.
DeBellevue is a retired officer in theUnited States Air Force(USAF). In 1972, DeBellevue became one of onlyfiveAmericans to achieveflying acestatus during theVietnam Warand the first as a USAFWeapon Systems Officer(WSO), an integral part of two-man aircrews with the emergence ofair-to-air missilesas the primary weapons during aerial combat.[1]He was credited with a total of sixMiGkills, the most earned by any U.S. aviator during the Vietnam War,[1]and is a recipient of theAir Force Cross.
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