The Man Who Flew The A-1, A-7 and A-10 Roger Youngblood - Attack Aircraft Pilot
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- You are in for a special treat, as Roger Youngblood discusses his 24 years as an Attack Aircraft Pilot. Form the A-1 Skyraider to the A-7 to the A-10, an incredible journey. Most of the historical 8mm films in this video come from Rogers's very own collection. There will be a background change when Roger begins talking about the A-10. That photo is of Roger it was found among all of his slides and 8mm film collection. As I processed films and photos converting them to digital format, I came across this image. Here is the conversation Roger and I had regarding the A-10 photo
That is me.! Testing A-10 low-level attack tactics against tanks in the Hunter Liggett Valley, Calif. I had special AF clearance to fly below 100' to effectively kill tanks. This actual photo was taken by a tank commander who opened his 'hatch' door, stood up with head and camera above the turret, and could not believe I was attacking below the trees..! His laser-equipped cannon could not depress down at a low enough angle to kill me. He could not believe the photo with the tree in the background. The A-10 vs Russian tank tactics test was run by UCLA and every A-10 / tank was equipped with laser guns and receptors to record kills. UCLA test computers confirmed my tank kill that morning. Needless to say, I enjoyed flying the greatest single-seat attack airplane ever built with a 30mm cannon firing at 70 rds / sec..!! (Rich, once again you have a one-of-a-kind photo.!)
Thanks for the memories.
Below 100 ft hell, it looks like you are below 30 feet AMAZING! Roger, I was in 7th grade when I fell in love with the A-10. I remember drawing and painting it in art class, who would have known I would run into you in life.
I actually did not know how low I was flying...the tank commander who gave me the photo said the trees were about 75' tall.
Rich, my life has come full circle...about 49 years ago I was flying the A-1 as a Sandy just east and over the mountains from where I am now at NKP AFB, Thailand..!
I'M BAAACK...LOL LOL
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A1...to the A10...that is one hell of a career...well done
Thank you for your service!
"Big Harley Davidson with a hopped up cam"
Nailed it.
I cant get enough of these stories. These are such fine men to listen to.
Thank you @frankhuston2616 for watching and commenting. We have a lot of new interviews that will be being posted soon
Roger Youngblood is a remarkable man. He got to live his dream; nothing is better than that!
While listening, learning, and just in awe of Roger’s experience with the A-1, I was almost bought to tears when he mentioned stacking up other plans to engage the enemy if they were needed. One being the f-105. My uncle flew them until being shot down. Although the odds are slim, it’s a good feeling just knowing. Thanks guys for telling the stories.
I was able befriend Roger Youngblood. I got to sit at a BBQ restaurant in Taylor, TX to hear him tell the Escape to Utapao story face to face. A true, humble American hero. My dad flew the A-1 in the 1st SOS 70-71.
Roger Youngblood is truly an amazing and interesting person. I am proud to call Roger my friend.
I have enormous amount of respect for Roger Youngblood. If he didn’t get a Medal of Honor for his selfless acts of courage for his fellow soldiers, it would be a shame!
He doesn't have MoH but does have 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses
I was station with the 604th DASS with Major Youngblood in the 80's.
An absolute blessing that I know Roger personally
My dad flew Spads at NKP late '60's. He was a jet jockey prior; the A1E was his favorite airplane.
This guy is an Absolute Badass!!!
Well, Stand By and I’ll Tell Ya…Love It!
That is 100% Roger Youngblood LOL, Love that fella. He is the person who urged us to start documenting these stories. I will be ever grateful to him for his inspiration and support.
God bless you, sir!
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Thank you for your interest and comment. We have a BUNCH of interviews that we are editing. I hope you enjoy them as we continue to produce them.
Thanks Rodger. That was awesome.
I was stationed at NKP from Dec72-Jan74. 56 Trans Sq. (TMO) at the aerial port.
The South Viet Airforce was equally as brave and able with their MAC V SOG flight support missions.
From one of the Army guys on the ground A-10❤ . Appreciate your dedication Mr. Youngblood.
Hello Kilo19 - I will reach out to Roger and share your post with him. He has moved out of the country and is 12 hours ahead of us. We chat on a regular basis, I am sure he will be thrilled with your post.
Good Morning Kilo19, I reached out to Roger last night via email and sent him a screen shot of your note, I thought you would like to see his reply.
From Roger after seeing your note - "O my....thank you...that's why I loved flying close air support..always good to hear from brave troops on the ground"
@@militarytales appreciate it, great content on your channel been binge watching the other videos 👍
Thank you sir.Mission complete
that is so funny... my uncle was the waterpump, the only khmu t-28 fighter pilot for the military region 2 flying from lima 08 up country to lima site 20 alternatives, he used the same word, "you should see my t-28, she can dance."
That was excellent.
Thank you, Frank!
Roger - any chance you were my roommate at OTS at Medina in FEB- May 1968 - Richard Kempf - Laughlin 69-07
This was outstanding..sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FK yeah !!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful
Thank you
Incredible history
That was fantastic! Does anybody know of any other interviews or books with Roger?
Hello Boggy, Thanks for the comment, Roger Youngblood is the man. I have two more links for you. The first will be Roger discussing one of his greatest missions, the top secret retrieval of aircraft at the fall of South Vietnam czcams.com/video/Dbug31usok0/video.html The Second will be the audio of Roger Youngbloods - Gunfighter 82- Alpha & Bravo Rescue SAR www.militarytales.com/audio-sar-missions/
We have one other video in the works where Roger Youngblood and his friend Jack Drummond were interviewed shortly before Jack passed away. Please subscribe to our channel and you will be notified when we post new videos
@@militarytales great stuff! Already subscribed and looking forward to the next video! Thank you for replying
Celebration warrarented!
Any chance of getting a link to that SAR recording he mentioned being available “on Google” I tried searching under his name and a few other variations to no avail. Would be very interesting to hear if you can post or provide a link please! Thank you, great stuff on your channel, really enjoying these hero’s stories.
Here you go VTwin Builder, THis is the complete mission. I edited out much of the dead space between communications. Thank you for your interest!
soundcloud.com/rich-benjamin-531844924/gunfighter-a2-alpha-bravo-rescue-sar
@@militarytales thanks for the quick response and the link! Very much appreciated and much respect!
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HORRIBLE audio quality. BACKGROUND NOISE!
While listening, learning, and just in awe of Roger’s experience with the A-1, I was almost bought to tears when he mentioned stacking up other plans to engage the enemy if they were needed. One being the f-105. My uncle flew them until being shot down. Although the odds are slim, it’s a good feeling just knowing. Thanks guys for telling the stories.
While listening, learning, and just in awe of Roger’s experience with the A-1, I was almost bought to tears when he mentioned stacking up other plans to engage the enemy if they were needed. One being the f-105. My uncle flew them until being shot down. Although the odds are slim, it’s a good feeling just knowing. Thanks guys for telling the stories.