This illustration portrays the 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard arrived at Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam, during the concluding days of the second Viet Cong offensive of 1968. The squadron was ordered into active Federal service as a result of the Pueblo incident in January 1968, along with three other F-100 tactical fighter squadrons: 136th TFS, New York, 174th TFS, Iowa, 188th TFS, New Mexico. The 120th TFS entered combat on 5 May 1968, two days after its arrival, and completed its 1,000th mission 51 days later.During the Air National Guard's eleven months of service in Vietnam, the four F-100 squadrons flew 24,124 combat sorties and accumulated 38,614 combat flying hours. The Air Guard's record proved, once again, the combat-ready status and professionalism of the Air National Guard.
| Date Taken: | 03.09.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 03.09.2010 12:32 |
| Photo ID: | 258295 |
| VIRIN: | 100309-A-7731V-001 |
| Resolution: | 6210x4569 |
| Size: | 7.51 MB |
| Location: | VN |
| Web Views: | 263 |
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Colorado first once again — this time in Southeast Asia
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