Col. Robin Olds performs a preflight inspection on

Col. Robin Olds performs a preflight inspection on a F-4C Phantom before a mission in Southwest Asia. He was the commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Air Base, Thailand, and was credited with shooting down four enemy aircraft during aerial combat over North Vietnam. Olds had duty assignments in England, Germany, Libya, Thailand and the United States that have included the positions of squadron, base, group and wing commander as well as staff assignments in a numbered Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force and the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (U.S. Air Force photo)