“The Ballad of Robin Olds” by Dick Jonas (Lt. Col, USAF, ret.). But it was his Vietnam service—more specifically during Operation Bolo on January 2, 1967—that would cement his status as a brilliant ...

Robin Olds entered the world on July 14, 1922, in Honolulu, Hawaii, destined for the skies. His father, Major General Robert Olds, was a pioneering aviator and close associate of General Billy ...

Fighter pilot Brig. Gen. Robin Olds earned triple ace status for shooting down 17 aircraft during World War II and the Vietnam War. A bronze life-sized statue now stands on the Air Force Academy as an ...

APPRECIATION, ROBIN OLDS: If "fighter jock" were in the dictionary, there would be a picture of Robin Olds. He was a quintessential pilot, who incidentally was a hall-of-fame college football tackle ...

Battle -- My early years -- Pilot training -- Off to war -- A Small event called D-Day -- The Heat of many battles -- Victories -- at last! -- Mustangs and mayhem -- R&R, second tour, and home -- ...

Approaching 84 years old, Robin Olds is still pushing the envelope. He was a triple ace as a fighter pilot in World War II and Vietnam. He was an All-America tackle at West Point and captain of Army's ...

Telling her father’s story has become the top mission for Christina Olds. Christina Olds, the daughter of the late triple ace and Air Force Cross recipient Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, visited the National ...