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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....
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.
As a Weapon Systems Officer in the F-4D, Roger Locher shot down three MiG-21s in Vietnam and went on to become involved in one of the greatest evasion epics of the war. He entered the Air Force in 1969 through ROTC and completed navigator training.
23 de abr. de 2022 · 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.
Its pilot, Major Robert Lodge, did not escape, though his weapons system operator, Oyster 01 Bravo, Captain Roger Locher, ejected safely. Unfortunately, no one saw Locher eject. Locher landed near a major North Vietnamese airfield at Yen Bai.
16 de jul. de 2021 · Oyster 1, with pilot Maj. Robert Lodge and Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) Capt. Roger Locher, was the lead Phantom in Oyster Flight. In the ensuing dog fight, Oyster 01 shot down a MIG, and as...
