On March 22,1965, after being hit by ground fire over the panhandle region of North Vietnam in F-105D 62-4233, Lt. Col. Risner directed the aircraft over the Gulf of Tonkin, where he ejected and was rescued.
Lt. Col. Risner directed the aircraft over the Gulf of Tonkin. This was on March 22,1965. Lt. Col. Risner was being hit by ground fire over the panhandle region of North Vietnam in F-105D 62-4233. This was on March 22,1965. He ejected. He was rescued.