Said it was common knowledge that Olds refused to take credit for some MiGs he shot down over North Vietnam because if he got 5 (officially), PACAF would have pulled him out of country.
A friend gave him a heads up about an upcoming promotion that would have kept him out of Viet Nam. He calculated and performed an offense that would destroy the promotion yet fall short of a court martial. He was soon on his way to Viet Nam.
01/02/67
MiG-21
F-4C
AIM-9
555 TFS
63-7680
8 TFW
COL. Robin Olds /AC
1LT. Charles C. Clifton /P