Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
5:57 | Mr. Gordon describes a narrow escape he had while flying with the minister.
Mr. Gordon shares his experiences from the two years he spent in Hawaii flying P-47's.
Mr. Gordon describes preparing for his first combat mission over Korea, and talks about how Chinese and Russian forces heavily outnumbered American pilots.
Mr. Gordon describes witnessing the poverty and pain that the North Korean civilians lived through during the war.
(Part 1/2) Mr. Gordon describes being flamed out during a combat mission and discusses the harrowing results that followed.
(Part 2/2) Mr. Gordon concludes sharing the details of his near death experience.
Mr. Gordon discusses what it was like to eject from a jet during combat.
