Col. Robin Olds
Preparing to add their 19th, 20th and 21st red stars to the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing MiG-kill scoreboard is Col. Robin Olds, wing commander, and the first triple MiG-killer of the Vietnam conflict. Other victors in a May 20 encounter with MiG-17s 40 miles northeast of Hanoi are (left to right) Maj. Philip P. Combies, 1Lt. Daniel L. Lafferty, Maj. John R. Pardo, 1Lt. Croker, and 1Lt. Stephen A. Wayne (front center). Maj. Combies and Lt. Wayne are credited with two MiGs each. Col. Olds was later credited with a fourth MiG to become the only quadruple MiG-killer of the Vietnam conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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