F-106 Alumni Registry

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MAJ GORDON, BRUCE

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Name:

GORDON, BRUCE

Rank:

MAJ

Ret:

Career Skill:

Pilot / Command Pilot

Years With F-106:

1964

1969

Units Assigned:

498th,94th

Other Unit Assignments:

612th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-100 flew 132 combat missions in Vietnam.

My Favorite Assignment:

94th FIS Osan, S. Korea in 1969

Comments/Notes:

Flew F-106s in Michigan, Alaska, and Korea. Wrote book, "Spirit of Attack". See my Facebook page, "Spirit of Attack", where I have more than 20 videos.

Email Link (if public):

Send email

My Website:

My Website

Award/Accomplishment:

First person to shoot down a BOMARC missile, March 1967.

Front attack, 65,000 feet, using one AIM-4G, closing rate 2,000 knots.

Awarded Air Medal for Bomarc

Distinguished Flying Cross in Vietnam combat in F-100

Deceased:

Record ID No.:

3755

Updated:

9/29/2016

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MAJ GORDON, BRUCE