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Jeffrey S. Feinstein (born January 29, 1945) is a retired career officer of the United States Air Force (USAF). During the Vietnam War , Feinstein was a weapon systems officer , an integral part of two-man aircrews with the emergence of air-to-air missiles as the primary weapons during aerial combat.
- 1963–1996
- United States Air Force
Jeffrey Feinstein Graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1968. Captain Feinstein was one of only three U.S. Air Force ACEs of the Vietnam War, along with fellow AFC recipients Captain Charles DeBellevue and Captain Steve Ritchie. Lieutenant Colonel Feinstein was the last member of the U.S. Air Force to ...
- January 29, 1945
He then served as a flying weapons instructor. Toward the end of his career, Feinstein served in combat once again during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, this time as the Airborne Command Element Director of an E-3 Sentry AWACS. Lt Col Jeffrey Feinstein retired from the Air Force, a legend of air power, in July 1996.
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Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey S. Feinstein was one of them, having been credited with 5 aircraft shot down in aerial combat. At the time of the presentation of the Medal, only 75 of those Aces remained alive. Origin of Nickname/Handle: Fang was his Air Force tactical call sign. Honoree ID: 320039 Created by: MHOH
Lieutenant Colonel (USAF Retired) Jeffrey S. Feinstein was a career officer in the United States Air Force. In 1972 during the Vietnam War, while flying as a weapon systems officer (WSO) aboard F-4 Phantom IIs, Feinstein downed five enemy aircraft, thereby becoming a flying ace, the last ace produced by the USAF in the Vietnam War.[1] Born in Chicago, Illinois on January 29, 1945, Feinstein ...
Tribute: Jeff Feinstein was born on January 29, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on June 7, 1963, and attended the Air Force Academy Prep School until entering the Air Force Academy on June 29, 1964. He graduated from the Academy with a commission as a 2d Lt on June 5, 1968, and then completed Undergraduate ...
Oct 13, 2020 · October 13, 1972. UDORN AIR BASE, Thailand — U.S. Air Force ace, Capt. Jeffrey Feinstein, 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, poses beside his F-4 aircraft. (Photo by Ken Hackman) 1972: MACKAY TROPHY. F-4 weapon system officer Capt Jeffrey S. Feinstein shoots down his fifth MiG-21 to become the third and final USAF ace of the Vietnam War.
