Rest in Peace Bob Pardo, the man who pushed another F4 to safety before having to bail out

[woodchucker]

Bob Pardo, a TX aviator during Vietnam who had to push his wingman's plane from Vietnam to Laos and then both planes wound up ditching passed today.
RIP. In my mind a hero, in the commands mind someone who lost a plane .. he did, but he saved two others while doing it.

 

[matthewsx]

Had to look it up, quite an act of courage skill and tenacity.

Pardo's Push: how an F-4 pushed a crippled F-4 to safety - The Aviation Geek Club

Pardo's Push: how an F-4 pushed a crippled F-4 to safety

theaviationgeekclub.com

John

 

[hotrats]

I remember reading that story. RIP.