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2 unusual facts about Bob Pardo


Bob Pardo

Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Bob" Pardo is a retired United States Air Force pilot who become well known for the Pardo's Push maneuver, on March 10, 1967.

Pardo's Push

Pardo's Push was an aviation maneuver carried out by Captain Bob Pardo in order to move his wingman's badly damaged F-4 Phantom II to friendly air space during the Vietnam War.



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Pardo's Push

Captain Bob Pardo (with back-seater 1st Lt Steve Wayne) and wingman Captain Earl Aman (with back-seater 1st Lt Robert Houghton) were assigned to the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.