Russ Goodenough's guest appearances

Russ Goodenough

Ready For Takeoff - Turn Your Aviation Passion Into A Career

Scott Huesing

David Berke

Patty Wagstaff

Dean Siracusa

Patrick Smith

Karlene Petitt

Karen Kahn

Don Sebastian

Robert DeLaurentis

Chris Palmer

Deborah Hecker

Carl Valeri

George H.W. Bush

Julie Clark

Lee Lauderback

OwlTail

Russ Goodenough is one of the few people on the planet to become a member of the caterpillar club from both seats of the F-4! Russ attended the United States Air Force Academy in the second graduating class, and then went on to Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) and followed that with qualification in the top-of-the-line F-4. During his combat tour of duty at Cam Ranh Air Base in South Vietnam he was shot down, exactly 52 years ago on the date of this recording, April 21, 1966. His dramatic rescue is chronicled, along with actual photos of the rescue, in his memoir, Why Johnny Came Marching Home.   Following his combat tour of duty, Russ flew F-4s in Europe, then separated from the Air Force to pursue a career as an airline pilot. He flew all over the South Pacific as a Continental Airlines pilot.

Russ Goodenough is one of the few people on the planet to become a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_Club" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">caterpillar club</a> from both seats of the F-4! Russ attended the United States Air Force Academy in the second graduating class, and then went on to Air Force <a href="https://www.baseops.net/militarypilot/upt_start.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Undergraduate Pilot Training</a> (UPT) and followed that with qualification in the top-of-the-line <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">F-4</a>. During his combat tour of duty at Cam Ranh Air Base in South Vietnam he was shot down, exactly 52 years ago on the date of this recording, April 21, 1966. His dramatic rescue is chronicled, along with actual photos of the rescue, in his memoir, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Why-Johnny-Came-Marching-Home/dp/1544902336" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Why Johnny Came Marching Home</a>. Following his combat tour of duty, Russ flew F-4s in Europe, then separated from the Air Force to pursue a career as an airline pilot. He flew all over the South Pacific as a Continental Airlines pilot.

RFT 180: Fighter Pilot/Airline Pilot Russ Goodenough