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Brigadier General Richard Stephen Ritchie (born June 25, 1942) served as an officer in the United States Air Force and the Colorado Air National Guard, and a general officer in the Air Force Reserve. Ritchie joined Navy Commander Randy Cunningham as the only two pilots (along with three airborne weapon systems officers ) among the five American ...
- 1964–1999
- Brigadier General
Mar 8, 2017 · Less than two months later, on Aug. 28, Ritchie downed his fifth MiG to become the Air Force's only pilot ace of the Vietnam War -- and the only American pilot in history to shoot down five of...
Brig Gen Richard Stephen Ritchie ID: 313020. Biography. Awards, Medals, Badges. Photos. Remembrances. Tributes. Mementō Semper. Military Hall of Honor, a virtual Military Hall of Honor. Remembrances and tributes to all those who have honorably served in the US Armed Forces.
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Nov 7, 2014 · Retired Brigadier General Steve Ritchie, called the "Last Flying Ace", told the story of an effort to rescue a comrade in the Vietnam War. The only Air Force "Ace" pilot from the Vietnam War,...
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Apr 6, 2022 · (U.S. Air Force) On May 10, 1972, Ritchie and Weapons Systems Officer Charles DeBellevue were participating in Oyster flight, a group of F-4Ds assigned to patrol over North Vietnamese airfields and provide cover for U.S. fighters and bombers flying that day as part of Operation Linebacker.
Brigadier General “Steve” Ritchie is the U.S. Air Force’s only pilot ace of the Vietnam War. Born in North Carolina in 1942, he graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1964. He then attended undergraduate pilot training in Texas where he finished first in his class.
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