General Olds, rated a triple ace for having shot down a total of 16 enemy aircraft during World War II and the Vietnam War, served his country in assignments . [16] On November 10, 1925, his father appeared as a witness on behalf of Billy Mitchell during Mitchell's court-martial in Washington, D.C. He was assigned to the European theater, where he flew 107 missions and was credited with destruction of 11 aircraft on the ground another pilot assisted in destroying one of them in addition to the dozen he shot from the sky. The man was bigger than life and reading his memoir will confirm all the amazing stories about this legendary fighter pilot. Postwar after VE-Day, he returned to the States and reverted to his permanent rank: a 23-year-old Captain. Olds had administrative and staff duty assignments at the Pentagon between 1958 and 1962 as the Deputy Chief, Air Defense Division, Headquarters USAF. Robin's oldest daughter, Susan lead off the remembrances with stories of being a teenager living at the Academy while Robin was Commandant of Cadets for 3 years. His Air Force Cross Citation reads: The remainder of his career was spent in non-operational positions, as Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy and as an official in the Air Force Inspector General's Office. 367K views 7 years ago The USAF F-4 Phantom II, painted up in the colors of triple ace Robin Olds, performs flybys during the Saturday night airshow at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015. My left window blew out, scaring the hell out of me. After bagging another MiG-21 on May 4, Olds shot down two MiG-17s on the 20th to raise his total to 16, including the four MiGs over Vietnam. [53], After returning to the United States for a two-month leave, Olds began a full second tour at Wattisham on January 15, 1945. The kids on base loved it. In 1925 when he was only three, he accompanied his father to Mitchells famed court-martial. [66] Later that same year Olds took second place in the Thompson Trophy Race (Jet Division) of the Cleveland National Air Races at Brook Park, Ohio, over the Labor Day weekend. [9][10][11][12][13], Growing up primarily at Langley Field, Virginia,[14] Olds virtually made daily contact with the small group of officers who would lead the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II (one neighbor was Major Carl Spaatz, destined to become the first Chief of Staff of the USAF),[15] and as a result was imbued with an unusually strong dedication to the air service, and conversely, with a low tolerance for officers who did not exhibit the same. Rising to the command of two fighter wings, Olds is regarded among aviation historians, and his peers, as the best wing commander of the Vietnam War, for both his air-fighting skills, and his reputation as a combat leader. They married in Beverly Hills on February 6, 1947, and had two daughters, Christina and Susan, and a son, Robert Ernest, who was stillborn in 1958. Advertisement. "[26], He walked punishment tours until the day of his graduation in June. Robin Olds[2] (July 14, 1922 June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He remained in this role for much of the Korean War despite repeated requests for combat duty. But as he said, Scat VI had taken me through a lot and I was damned if I was going to give up on her.. Tags: 434th Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, Bf-109, Col. Zemke, College Football Hall of Fame, Colonel Robin Olds, Eighth Air Force, European Theater of Operations, Focke Wulf, Henry "Hap" Arnold, Maj. The Focke Wulf zoomed up and the pilot bailed out. What he valued most was the courage and skill of his aircrews. VPAF fighter activity diminished to almost nothing for 10 weeks afterwards, thereby accomplishing the main goal of Operation Bolo: to eliminate or diminish the threat of MiGs to the strike formations. Although at first seemingly random in nature, it quickly became apparent that the MiGs were ground-controlled intercepts designed to place the supposed F-105s in a vise between enemies to their front and rear. Chris Hemsworth 's wife Elsa Pataky had a few words to say about the rumours that Miley Cyrus ' song "Flowers" is about her brother-in-law Liam Hemsworth. [62][78], In September 1966, Olds was tapped to command an McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom wing in Southeast Asia. [42], On an escort mission to Wismar on August 23, his flight was on the far left of the group's line abreast formation and encountered 4050 Messerschmitt Bf 109s near Wittenberge, flying north at the same 28,000ft (8,500m) altitude in a loose formation of three large vees. Col Olds had several general assemblies with the support staff and they were always motivational. [119], In March 2007 Olds was hospitalized in Colorado for complications of Stage 4 prostate cancer. In 1946, while based at March Field, Olds met Hollywood actress (and "pin-up girl") Ella Raines on a blind date in Palm Springs. For math, science, nutrition, history . In addressing newly commissioned officers he said, The airman swears that he will obey the orders of the officers appointed over him. He is from USA. Not Robin Olds. He later reflected on the hazards of such missions: I was hit by flak as I was pulling out of a dive-strafing pass on an airfield called Tarnewitz, up on the Baltic. For his performance, he was awarded the Air Force Cross. Remaining abroad for three years, he later oversaw the Weapons Proficiency Center at Wheelus Air Base, Libya. At 12, he vowed to attend West Point, where he hoped to play football and begin the path to becoming a military aviator. (Five kills are needed to become an ace.) U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who served in both World War II and the Vietnam War. Olds with his trademark mustache, conducting a pre-combat mission walk around inspection of his F-4 fighter, at, 1971 inspector general tour and 1973 retirement, A private site asserts that this was a derogatory comment, and that they were usually referred to as ". A triple ace, he achieved a combined total of 16 victories in the Second World War and the Vietnam War. [21], As a plebe, Olds played football on a freshman squad that began the season with three losses but finished 341 while the varsity won only one game in its second consecutive losing season. Lt Col James was as motivational whenever I saw him speak. Follow-up interceptions over the next two days by MiGs against RF-4C reconnaissance aircraft led to a similar mission on a smaller scale on January 6, with another two MiG-21s shot down. He passed the West Point entrance examination and was accepted into the Class of 1944 on June 1, 1940. Olds., National War College, P-38J aircraft, P-51 Mustang, P-51 pilots, P-51D's, P-80 Shooting Star, Palm Springs, Robert Olds, Robin Olds, Royal Canadian Air Force, SR-71 Blackbird, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force-Royal Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces, United States, United States Air Force, US Air Force Academy, USAF, World War II. They married in Beverly Hills on February 6, 1947, and had two daughters, Christina and Susan, and a son, Robert Ernest, who was stillborn in 1958. As a result the flow of war materials into this area was appreciably reduced. Olds observed a Bf 109 of Sonderkommando Elbe attack the bombers and shoot down a B-24. Apart from Maurice, he had one sister, Lesley Evans, and two brothers, Barry and Andy. Gen. Robin Olds, died June 14 from congestive heart failure one month short of his 85th birthday. [45][46] His combat report for that date concluded: Still in a shallow dive, I observed a P-38 and a Me 109 going round and round. Olds was placed on one year probation, and ordered to pay almost $900in fines and costs, attend an alcohol education course, and perform 72hours of community service. Copied by his men, they referred to them as bulletproof mustaches. During this time, he avoided shooting down a fifth MiG as he had been alerted that should he become an ace over Vietnam, he would be relieved of command and brought home to conduct publicity events for the Air Force. During this time, he brought over former Tuskegee Airman Col. Daniel Chappie James, Jr. to Britain to serve on his staff. Promoted to brigadier general on June 1, 1968, he worked to restore pride in the school after a large cheating scandal had blackened its reputation. [18] At the age of 12, Olds made attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point an objective to accomplish his goals of becoming an officer and a military aviator, as well as playing football. Robin Roberts is an engaged woman. [65] In late May, the 412th was ordered to undertake Project Comet a nine-city transcontinental mass formation flight. Christina Olds is the daughter of Robin Olds, an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. [111] They married in Beverly Hills on February 6, 1947, and had: Christina Eloise Olds (1952), formerly married to Eric Newman with whom she has a daughter, Jennifer Olds Newman; Susan Bird Scott-Risner (ne Olds; 19532018), she was married to David Scott-Risner. Very little attention was paid to strafing, dive-bombing, rocketry, stuff like that. Olds decided to leave the Air Force when the offer was refused (he was offered another inspection tour instead) and he retired on June 1, 1973. Lincoln's wife and Spider-Man's aunt," Field . Show more. Legendary fighter pilot Robin Olds dies Published June 15, 2007 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) -- Legendary fighter pilot, retired Brig. Pataky addressed the hit tune . His fourth MiG kill in Vietnam was recreated in the season 2 episode "No Room For Error". Olds was aggressive, even mean, as a player, and received offers to attend Virginia Military Institute and Dartmouth College on football scholarships. Yet every confrontation America faced in the Cold War years was a 'bombs and bullets' situation, raging under an uneasy nuclear standoff." [32] Olds received his pilot's wings personally from Gen. Henry H. Arnold on May 30, 1943,[33] and graduated on June 1 as a member of the Class of June 1943, 194th in general merit of 514 graduates. The Sedalia Democrat (Sedalia, Missouri) Thu.24 Jan. 1935, Page-9 MRS. ROBIN RAINES STOCKTON Mrs. Robin Raines Stockton, 31 years old, wife of K. W. Stockton. If you are a fighter pilot, you have to be willing to take risks.. This defiance grew into the modern-day practice called Mustache March in the U.S. Air Force, in which Airmen of all ranks grow their mustaches out of regulations for the entire month of March in defiance of AF hair grooming standards. He flew with his father aboard an open cockpit biplane when he was just eight years old. The old ways were not only out, they were deceased. Born July 14, 1922, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Robin Olds was the son of then-Capt. The TV anchor said that she and her girlfriend of 23 years would walk down the aisle this year. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general. 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Olds oversaw the creation of policies, standards, and procedures for Air Force accident prevention programs, and dealt with work safety education, workplace accident investigation and analysis, and safety inspections. Shifting to Smiths Eastern Air Defense Command, Olds languished in several staff assignments until receiving an assignment to the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing at Landstuhl Air Base, Germany in 1955. Gen. Robin Olds, a World War II fighter ace who became an aviation legend by commanding the Air Force wing that shot down seven MIGs over North Vietnam in the biggest air battle of the Vietnam War, died last Thursday at his home in Steamboat Springs, Colo. It is the People of the United States; who, hopefully in their wisdom will guide their forces properly., Olds had been writing a memoir for several years prior to his death. Glen A. Wold, said that he showed an immediate interest in aircraft maintenance and learned emergency servicing under Wold. Eloise, Olds' mother, died when he was four, and he was brought up by his father, who gave him his first flight at the age of eight, in an open-cockpit biplane. That fall, he was sent back to Southeast Asia to report on the combat readiness of USAF units in the region. It was a common superstition among airmen to grow a "bulletproof mustache",[96][97] but Olds also used his as "a gesture of defiance. By this time I was traveling in excess of 500mph (800km/h). When Operation Linebacker began in May 1972, American fighter jets returned to the offense in the skies over North Vietnam for the first time in nearly four years. Increasing concerned about F-105 Thunderchief losses to North Vietnamese MiGs during bombing missions, Olds designed Operation Bolo in late 1966. Olds logged 650hours of flying time during training, including 250hours in the P-38 Lightning, as the 479th built its proficiency as a combat group. He became the only person enshrined in both the National Aviation Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. You cant teach it. Christina Olds, daughter of the late Brig. [71] As his Deputy Commander of Operations Olds brought with him Colonel Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., whom he had met during his Pentagon assignment and who would go on to become the first African-American 4-star Air Force general. He brought three-year-old Robin with him to court, dressed in an Air Service uniform, and posed with him for newspaper photographers before testifying. Scat XXVII (F-4C-24-MC 64-0829), the plane he flew for his four MiG kills, was retired from operational service and placed on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, with the four red MiG stars representing his four MiG kills in Vietnam painted on the splitter vane of the intake. He also claimed three more unofficial kills that could not be verified by witnesses. He was assigned duties as operations officer of the 434th Fighter squadron. In a gesture of individuality, he grew an enormous, meticulously waxed handlebar mustache. He was honored with a flyover and services at the United States Air Force Academy, where his ashes are housed, on June 30, 2007. WASHINGTON -- Robin Olds, an Air Force brigadier general who was a flamboyant legend of military aviation as a fighter pilot in World War II and Vietnam, died Thursday at his home in Steamboat. U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Robin Olds (July 14, 1922-June 14, 2007), son of Army Air Corps Major General Robert Olds, is a Triple Ace fighter pilot who flew combat missions in WWII and Vietnam. He nursed his crippled Mustang back to base but found that it stalled at 175 mph, rolling violently. Robin Olds was born on July 14, 1922, in Honolulu. 146 AFHRA, Brigadier General Robin Olds. After suggesting the idea to Seventh Air Force commander Major General William Momyer, himself a former commander of the 8th TFW, Olds was directed to plan a mission designed to draw the North Vietnamese Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s into an aerial trap, and "Operation Bolo" resulted. He is buried at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Susan Bird Olds was born March 12, 1953 in Cornwall, New York to parents Robin Olds and Ella Raines. On that date, Colonel Olds led his strike force of eight F-4C aircraft against a key railroad and highway bridge in North Vietnam. [104][105], Robin Olds' ribbons as they appeared at retirement. [23], In 1942 he was named by Collier's Weekly as its "Lineman of the Year" and by Grantland Rice as "Player of the Year." On August 11, Olds conducted a strike on the Paul Doumer Bridge in Hanoi. While there, he toured bases and flew several unauthorized combat missions. This done, Olds was posted to the 479th Fighter Groups 434th Fighter Squadron with orders for Britain. Robin stunned fans after she shared a video of herself parading around in her GMA dressing room in her racy morning show look on Instagram. 28 Feb 2023 16:56:21 A later marriage, to Morgan Olds, ended in divorce. I straightened out and gave him a burst. [6][7][8] He had one younger brother, Stevan Meigs (19241988), two younger paternal half-brothers, Sterling Meigs "Dusty" (19351995) and Frederick A. [106], In 1968, Olds received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. (John A. DeVries, Olds was a supernumerary major in the 412th and soon became ad hoc operations officer for an unattached provisional squadron of reconnaissance pilots training on the P-80 in preparation for activation of the. Mar 11, 2023 5th Maryland Regiment at Washington's Tomb $125. [100], The incident with the mustache is given credit as the impetus for a new Air Force tradition, "Mustache March", in which aircrew, aircraft maintainers, and other airmen worldwide show solidarity by a symbolic, albeit good-natured "protest" for one month against Air Force facial hair regulations. . In February 1946, Olds obtained a transfer to the 412th Fighter Group at March Field, California, and trained on the P-80 Shooting Star. GOOD Morning America star Robin Roberts has admitted her gratitude for her GMA co-anchors in a new post on social media. Just as Olds began firing, both engines of his P-38 quit from fuel exhaustion; in the excitement of the attack he had neglected to switch to his internal fuel tanks. And when he could not wrangle a combat assignment in the Korean War, he participated in transcontinental jet races and flew with the Air Forces first aerobatic demonstration team. She holds a B.A. He was no less than one of the greatest fighter pilots in U.S. history a triple ace who scored at least 17 victories in World. Leading the first flight, Olds overflew the primary MiG-21 base at Phc Yn and was on a second pass when MiGs finally began popping up through the cloud base. As I straightened out at the top, I saw the pilot bail out. He retired in 1973 as abrigadier general. Following his exchange assignment, Olds returned to March AFB to become operations officer of the 94th Fighter Squadron of the 1st Fighter Group, flying North American F-86A Sabres, on November 15, 1949. Robert Olds had asked his son the status of the U.S. Air Force and got a detailed debriefing on whats wrong with the service. Army's record in 1941 was 531, with wins over The Citadel, VMI, Yale, Columbia, and West Virginia, a scoreless tie with Notre Dame, and losses to Harvard, Penn and Navy. But partly because his manner of defiant individualism was a thorn in the side of superiors, he was unsuccessful in efforts to be assigned to Korea, and did not return to combat for 22 years. When the 479ths first commander was shot down in August 1944, Hub Zemke moved over from the fabled 56th Fighter Group and rejuvenated the Mighty Eighths last fighter outfit. Robin Lord Taylor Biography. Save Article. Kirk accompanied Olds for practice firing of AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the Point Mugu missile range while Olds was en route to Travis Air Force Base for his charter flight overseas. In February 1971, Olds became director of aerospace safety in the Office of the Inspector General. The loss to the midshipmen was followed eight days later by the attack on Pearl Harbor. His mother, his father's first wife, Eloise Karine Wichman Nott (1896-1926), died when Robin was four and he was raised by his father. OLDS ROBIN: (1922-2007) American fighter pilot, a 'triple ace' with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. Gen. Robin Olds, died June 14 from congestive heart failure one month short of his 85th birthday. With the end of the war in Europe in May, Olds tally stood at 12 kills as well as 11.5 destroyed on the ground. Robin Olds Met Hollywood Actress Ella Raines on a Blind Date In 1946, while based at March Field, Olds met Hollywood actress (and "pin-up girl") Ella Raines on a blind date in Palm Springs. [81] The 44-year-old colonel also set the tone for his command stint by immediately placing himself on the flight schedule as a rookie pilot under officers junior to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be leading them. Robin Olds [1] (July 14, 1922 - June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. The 81st TFW was a major combat unit in United States Air Forces Europe, having both a tactical nuclear and conventional bombing role supporting NATO. General Olds went on to serve in many countries and positions, including assignments to Air Force headquarters and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He asserted that his superior at Third Air Force attempted to have him court-martialed, but the commander of USAFE, General Gabriel P. Disosway, instead authorized his removal from command of the 81st TFW, cancellation of a recommended Legion of Merit award, and transfer to the headquarters of the Ninth Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Completing the course of study, Olds was accepted to West Point in July 1940 and played for the renowned coach Red Blaik, compiling so stellar a record as a tackle on both offense and defense that in 1985 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Some of the movies and films that made him famous and well-known in the movie industry are when he played a role as Oswald Cobblepot in the Fox TV series Gotham in 2016, Another Earth in 2011, Would You Rather in 2012, s Accepted in 2006, You in 2019 and also in the same year 2019 he did play . [25] In 1985 Olds was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Turning to investigate, Olds saw pairs of Me 262s turn towards and dive on the Liberators. Zak has shared photos of them all together on Instagram, including in the post seen here in which he wished his wife and son a happy Valentine's Day. Decades later he said, As a Major, I was responsible for feeding and housing my men, training my men, and rewarding or punishing them. She tells what happened on her yearlong sex . Called Operation Bolo, the trap entailed use of radar-jamming devices and other tactics to make faster, more maneuverable F-4s appear to be the slower F-105s used for bombing missions. His reputation as a superbly skilled fighter pilot and outstanding leader continues to inspire active duty, retired and aspiring pilots and air crews alike. He retired in 1973 as a Brigadier General of the United States Air Force (USAF) after 30 years of service. I was the only one to return homeWhen I tested the stall characteristics of my wounded bird over our home airfield, I found it quit flying at a little over 175mph (282km/h) indicated and rolled violently into the dead wing (note: the right flap had been blown away and two large holes knocked in the same wing). At 6feet 2inches in height (1.88m) and weighing 205pounds (92kg), he played tackle on both offense and defense, lettering both seasons. Gen. Robin Olds, a World War II fighter ace who became an aviation legend by commanding the Air Force wing that shot down seven MIGs over North Vietnam in the biggest air battle of the. She is a best-selling author, and her first book called 'Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live With Passion and Purpose' was released in 2006. He was commissioned on June 1, 1943, and completed his pilot training later that year. #RezaNorouzi, his wife & kids were arrested 2yrs ago His sons were 2 y/o and 2 months old at the time His wife and sons were in solitary confinement for 2 months The IR regime didn't provide powdered milk so they had to feed the baby cheese. [89], The F-4s and their crews, however, proved equal to the situation and claimed seven MiG-21s destroyed, almost half of the 16 then in service with the VPAF without loss to USAF aircraft. After fatally damaging the Bf 109 he dived away and restarted his engines. Wife And Net Worth; Gina Cirone : Career, Height, Husband, Age And Net Worth; Age, Net Worth, Boyfriend, Height And Career Of Kendall Long; In mid-September, the 434th began converting to the P-51 Mustang. He is survived by two daughters, Christina Olds of Vail, Colo., and Susan Scott-Risner of North Bend, Wash.; a half-brother, Fred Olds of Virginia Beach; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Newman of Santa Monica, Calif. General Olds once said his magnificent mustache represented his defiance. He pointed out on occasion that he had never received a Purple Heart, but he did come close. [3] He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general, after 30 years of service. Robin Gibb left behind $35 million in his estate for his wife Dwina Gibb and kids Robin . For his part, Olds was not upset with the order, recalling: To tell the truth, I wasn't all that fond of the damned thing by then, but it had become a symbol for the men of the 8th Wing. You have to be robin olds wife to take risks could not be verified by witnesses officers appointed over.. 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