F-4D Phantom II | 555th TFS 'Buick 01' MiG Killer
Triple Nickle - Vietnam Ace

Subject:: McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II
US Air Force (1947-now)
555 TFS, 432 TRW 66-7463 / OY (Capt. Ritchie/Capt. DeBellevue)
August 1972 BUICK Flight - Udorn RTAFB (Result: MiG-21 Kill)
SEA Camouflage Scheme
Scale:: 1:48
Status:: Ideas

On August 28, 1972, Capt. Steve Ritchie because the USAF's first ace of the Vietnam War after shooting down a MiG-21 for his fifth victory. His WSO Capt Charles DeBellevue would later become an ace with his fifth and sixth victories on September 9.