Bob Pardo of Pardo's Push fame gone west

[Everskyward]

Privileged to have flown with him a few times back in the Lear 35 days. He always had helpful advice for new FOs. I thought about putting this in the Gone West forum but he was not a POA member to my knowledge.

Bob Pardo, Vietnam War pilot famous for Pardo’s Push maneuver, dies at 89

Bob Pardo, who left his mark in Air Force history for using an unorthodox maneuver, Pardo’s Push, to save his wingmen’s lives during a bombing mission over Vietnam, died Dec. 5. He was 89.

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