Innovate to Survive: Vietnam Air Combat Perspectives Part 2 — Ep. 287

Podcast: The Aerospace Advantage · The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Opublikowano: 2026-04-25

Episode Summary: The air war over Vietnam represents one of the most dynamic, evolutionary periods of airpower innovation. This impacted tactics, operational concepts, training, and technological developments. In part two of this conversation, we continue our interview with two legendary Vietnam veteran airmen: Col. Leonard “Lucky” Ekman, USAF (Ret.) and ace Col. Chuck DeBellevue, USAF (Ret.). We focus on how the air-to-air tactics and technology evolved as well as key details behind the Wild Weasel mission. <...