The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: Jim Wold End of Tour Report
Lt Col James W. Wold's End of Tour Report chronicles a year commanding an A-1 Skyraider squadron at Pleiku and Da Nang, logging 241 combat sorties in support of Special Forces reconnaissance along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. His critique of high-risk 'fast mover' FAC tactics and case for continued close air support aircraft foreshadows the operational debates that led to the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
End of Tour Report, Lt Col James W. Wold, Commander OLAA-56 SpOpWg -- Page 1, Cover Memorandum, 20 June 1970
End of Tour Report, Lt Col James W. Wold, OLAA-56 SpOpWg -- Page 2, Fast Mover FAC Tactics and CAS Aircraft Requirements, 20 June 1970
