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Roger Clinton Locher (born September 13, 1946) is a retired Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and a former McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II Navigator/Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) and subsequent Pilot who, during the Vietnam War and Operation Linebacker, was shot down only 40 miles (64 km) from Hanoi, North Vietnam.
6 de oct. de 2021 · On May 10th 1972, Captain Roger Locher while flying an F-4 Phantom jet, was shot down in enemy territory. He evaded capture for 23 days before being rescued....
Roger Locher shot down three MiG-21s in Vietnam and survived a 23-day evasion after being shot down in 1972. He later flew the F-16 and became a flight commander and instructor.
The story of the evasion and escape efforts and the rescue of of then-Capt. Roger Locher, call-sign Oyster 1 Bravo, during the Vietnam War.
Oyster 1, with pilot Maj. Robert Lodge and Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) Capt. Roger Locher, was the lead Phantom in Oyster Flight, a four-aircraft flight that, together with Baltar Flight, was tasked with providing MIGCAP (MiG Combat Air Patrol) air-to-air protection in pre-strike support operations against the Paul Doumer Bridge.
24 de mar. de 2011 · Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie and the Rescue of Roger Locher. David Sirak. 2.04K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.8K. 1.5M views 13 years ago FLORIDA. Brig. Gen Steve Ritchie tells the amazing story of...
23 de abr. de 2022 · 23rd April 2022. Feature. After F-4 Phantom crewman Roger Locher was shot down in Vietnam, a Jolly Green Giant made one of the most audacious rescues in USAF history. Thomas McKelvey Cleaver investigates. The so-called Easter Offensive began in April 1972, prompting the last combat between US and North Vietnamese aviators over North Vietnam.
