Steve Kusak person
also: K-U-S-A-K, Cusack
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Dien Bien Phuplace · 2Francecountry · 1Philippinescountry · 1Air Americaorganization · 1A.L. Junkinperson · 1Paul Holdenperson · 1Vietnamcountry · 1James McGovernperson · 1
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flew 684 sorties to Dien Bien Phu. All for nothing, because the Vietnamese kicked the French's ass anyway. The pilot who flew the most was a man by the name of A.L. Junkin, J-U-D-K-I-N-S. He had 64 flights. Next was a guy by the name of Ste…
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He had 59. The original chief pilot's name was Paul Holden, H-O-L-D-E-N. He was on his fifth mission to Dien Bien Phu when he was wounded by anti-aircraft fire. Pilots recall that the flak over the entrenched camp as being heavy and said it…
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Cusack himself was flying a mission alongside James McGovern on May 6, 1954, when the latter was shot down in his D-119. Nicknamed Earthquake Magoon, McGovern died just hours before the final collapse of the French at Dinbinfu, one year to …