Legend behind ‘Pardo Push’ visits Seymour Johnson Airmen

Graduating pilots and weapons systems officers of the F-15E Basic Course at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were fortunate enough to meet retired Lt. Col. Robert Pardo when he came to the base for a visit on Oct. 10.

Pardo is famous for his “Pardo Push” maneuver whereby he pushed his wingman’s badly damaged F-4 to friendly air space during the Vietnam War using just the tailhook.

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