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Brigadier General Richard Stephen Ritchie (born June 25, 1942) served as an officer in the United States Air Force and the Colorado Air National Guard, and a general officer in the Air Force Reserve.
4 de ago. de 2022 · On August 28, 1972, US Air Force Capt. Richard Stephen “Steve” Ritchie and Weapons System Officer Capt. Charles Barbin DeBellevue successfully shot down a North Vietnamese-flown Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 from their McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II.
6 de abr. de 2022 · The Vietnam war produced a total of five American aces, only two of whom were pilots: Randall “Duke” Cunningham of the Navy and Richard “Steve” Ritchie of the Air Force. The other three American aces were Weapons Systems Officers.
Richard Stephen Ritchie was a highly decorated officer in the United States Air Force who served during the Vietnam War. He was born in Reidsville, North Carolina and had no aspirations to become a pilot during his childhood and youth. However, he excelled as a football player in school.
8 de mar. de 2017 · On the flight line at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, Steve Ritchie stands next to his F-4 Phantom, displaying five stars to reflect each of the MiG-21s he shot down during the Vietnam...
U.S. Air Force ‘ace’ pilot, Brigadier General R. Steve Ritchie, reflects on his experience in Vietnam where he shot down five MiG-29s. He recounts how he overcame challenges and how he kept his...
Brig. Gen. Richard Stephen "Steve" Ritchie, USAF. (Robert Seale) “I miss combat flying to this day,” says Ritchie (photographed with an F-4 Phantom at Ellington Airport in Houston), who...
