Interview with Bruce Gordon, September 21, 2022
Project: Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Veterans Oral History Project
Interview Summary
This interview, the second of two parts, covers the later part of Bruce Gordon’s career as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He describes his experience in the Vietnam War as a fighter pilot, and gives a detailed explanation of his role in the Battle of Prey-Totung. Gordon also mentions the transition to flying the F-100 and describes being a Flight Leader, as compared to a wingman. The interview also covers the Gordon’s career with aircraft as a civilian, including his work in Saudi Arabia.Interview Accession
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Battle of Prey-Totung Fighter pilots F-100 Vietnam War Tuy Hoa Airbase (Vietnam) Phan Rang Air Base (Vietnam) Military missions Night missions Plane formations Reconnaissance planes Prey-Totung (Cambodia) Saigon Military Assistance Command Battle of Lam Son 719 Tchepone (Laos) Forward air controllers Herbicide missions Drones Electronic warfare Gender roles Gender segregationInterview LC Subject
Saudi Arabia Philippines Vietnam Cambodia Laos San Diego (Calif.) Dayton (Ohio) Electronic warfare aircraft. Arabic language English language Tuy Hòa (Vietnam) Phan Rang (Vietnam : Province) Ho Chi Minh Trail. Luke Air Force Base (Ariz.) Agent Orange. Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) Clay, Lucius D. (Lucius DuBignon), 1897-1978. United States. Air Force. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio)Interview Rights
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Gordon, Bruce Interview by Julia Taylor. 21 Sep. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Gordon, B. (2022, September 21). Interview by J. Taylor. Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Veterans Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Gordon, Bruce, interview by Julia Taylor. September 21, 2022, Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Veterans Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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