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Phantom Showtime by Robert Taylor.
Irish and I came into the break smoking at 500 knots, below the level of the
flight deck. I could see thousands of men watching from the catwalks. I made a
six-G break turn with 90 degree angle of bank. We landed after one of my best
passes of the cruise. - Commander Randy Duke Cunningham. Back on deck, first to
shake the hands of Lt.Randy Cunningham and his Radar Intercept Officer, Lt (jg)
Willie Irish Driscoll, was ordnancement Willie White: Mr. Cunningham, we got our
MiG today, didnt we! It was January 19, 1972 aboard the USS Constellation in the
Gulf of Tonkin. As Cunningham shut down the engines of his Fighting Falcons F-4J
Phantom, Task Force 77 Commander Admiral Cooper congratulated Cunningham and
Driscoll on achieving their first of five air victories They went on to become
the US Navys only Aces of the Vietnam war. |
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Phantom Showtime by Robert Taylor
Irish and I came into the break smoking at 500 knots, below the level of the flight deck. I could see thousands of men watching from the catwalks. I made a six-G break turn with 90 degree angle of bank. We landed after one of my best passes of the cruise. - Commander Randy Duke Cunningham. Back on deck, first to shake the hands of Lt.Randy Cunningham and his Radar Intercept Officer, Lt (jg) Willie Irish Driscoll, was ordnancement Willie White: Mr. Cunningham, we got our MiG today, didnt we! It was January 19, 1972 aboard the USS Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin. As Cunningham shut down the engines of his Fighting Falcons F-4J Phantom, Task Force 77 Commander Admiral Cooper congratulated Cunningham and Driscoll on achieving their first of five air victories They went on to become the US Navys only Aces of the Vietnam war.
Signed limited edition of 800 prints. Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm). Price £200.00 Signed by Commander Randall H Cunningham USN and Commander Willie Driscoll USN.
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm). Price £325.00 Signed by Commander Randall H Cunningham USN and Commander Willie Driscoll USN.
ITEM CODE DHM2469
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Phantom Showtime by Robert Taylor
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 | Commander Randall H Cunningham USN
After joining the US Navy in 1966, Randy 'Duke' Cunningham went to Vietnam with VF96, flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom. He became the conflict's first fighter Ace, and was to become one of the most highly decorated Aces of the war. With his RIO, Willie Driscoll, Duke achieved five victories in Vietnam, including 'three-in-a-day' on 10th May 1972. He later assumed command of the elite Navy Adversary Squadron of the Miramar Top Gun program. Retiring from the Navy, Duke was elected to Congress, where he now serves in the House of Representatives.
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 | Commander Willie Driscoll USN
Willie Driscoll joined the Navy in 1969, and flew with VF96 in Vietnam. Flying his first combat mission in November 1971, Willie went on to become an Ace flying with 'Duke' Cunningham, and completed 170 combat missions in the F4 Phantom. He also completed a total of 652 deck landings at that time. Flying with Cunningham on 10th May 1972, they shot down 3 MiGs, but themselves were shot down by a SAM the same day. Willie Driscoll went on to serve at the Top Gun program.
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