Robin Olds entered the world on July 14, 1922, in Honolulu, Hawaii, destined for the skies. His father, Major General Robert Olds, was a pioneering aviator and close associate of General Billy ...
But it was his Vietnam service—more specifically during Operation Bolo on January 2, 1967—that would cement his status as a brilliant and unstoppable aerial warrior across two wars that took place two ...
APPRECIATION, ROBIN OLDS: If "fighter jock" were in the dictionary, there would be a picture of Robin Olds. He was a quintessential pilot, who incidentally was a hall-of-fame college football tackle ...
Fighter pilot Brig. Gen. Robin Olds earned triple ace status for shooting down 17 aircraft during World War II and the Vietnam War. A bronze life-sized statue now stands on the Air Force Academy as an ...
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Today in aviation history: Launch of Operation Bolo
On this day in aviation history, 58 years ago (January 1, 1967), Operation Bolo was launched. Bolo was a strategic plan by the United States Air Force to lure North Vietnamese MiG-21s into a trap. The ...
Approaching 84 years old, Robin Olds is still pushing the envelope. He was a triple ace as a fighter pilot in World War II and Vietnam. He was an All-America tackle at West Point and captain of Army's ...
The Air Warrior Combat Memorial, which includes bronze statues of Brig. Gen. Robin Olds and a F-4C Phantom, are dedicated Oct. 1, 2021 at the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley) ...
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