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The Hangar Aug 6, 2026

Pardo's Push, the Two F-Four Phantoms Over Laos, and the Day One Fighter Pilot Flew a Crippled Jet Home on His Own Windscreen

How Captain Bob Pardo pushed a crippled F-4 Phantom nearly 100 miles over Laos in 1967 using his own windscreen.

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The Hangar Jul 29, 2026

Pardo's Push, the F Four Phantom That Shoved Another Fighter Out of North Vietnam on Its Tailhook

The true story of Pardo's Push: how an F-4 pilot used his windscreen and a tailhook to shove a fuel-starved Phantom out of North Vietnam in 1967.

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