Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie, dressed in his leather jacket, poses for an informal portrait. He is the mobilization assistant to the commander of Air Force Recruiting Service. He survived two combat tours flying 195 missions during the Vietnam War and is the only American Air Force F-4 Phantom ace pilot with five MiG-21 shoot down victories. Brig Gen. Ritchie served as an instructor at the Air Force's "top gun" Fighter Weapons School making changes in the way our best fighter pilots were taught the knowledge he learned in the war. Published in Airman Magazine September 1996 Exact Date Shot Unkn
Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie, dressed in his leather jacket, poses for an informal portrait. He is the mobilization assistant to the commander of Air Force Recruiting Service. He survived two combat tours flying 195 missions during the Vietnam War and is the only American Air Force F-4 Phantom ace pilot with five MiG-21 shoot down victories. Brig Gen. Ritchie served as an instructor at the Air Force's "top gun" Fighter Weapons School making changes in the way our best fighter pilots were taught the knowledge he learned in the war. Published in Airman Magazine September 1996 Exact Date Shot Unknown.
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