100 Missions Up North
DAYTON, Ohio - On display (top right) Flight suit worn by Lt. Col. Jerald Ransom on his second tour. Note his 100 missions North Vietnam A-1E patch. Ransom’s 602nd Fighter Squadron (Commando) patch. A patch commonly worn by A-1 pilots, including Ransom. A-1 Skyraiders were used over the North on combat search and rescue missions, strikes, forward air control, and armed reconnaissance. Some used the common Skyraider patch to make a 100 missions north A-1 patch (The one on display was donated by Col. Robert Clark). (U.S. Air Force photo)