Recent content by Chuck Mehle

Thanks Crow... By the way, I was an Army Special Electronic Mission Aircraft pilot for 30 years... Retired as a Colonel. I flew Grumman OV-1Ds and Guardrail as well as Hueys and OH-58's on the helicopter side of the house. If your Old Crow name means you are an ELINT'er, I am in that...

This is true... In fact, I have his ripcord from his parachute that he kept ever since this event. Dad was ultimately rescued by a smaller ship and refused to give him back to the carrier until they traded him for several gallons of ice cream. Dad's recounting of this shoot down was...

Roger William Mehle was my father... he retired in 1970 at the grade of Rear Admiral, USN (Upper half). If I can be of assistance to you please let me know. Chuck Mehle Colonel, US Army, Retired Virginia Beach, VA [email protected]