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Operation Bolo: The brilliant trap that crushed the MiG-21 threat

In 1967, Colonel Robin Olds orchestrated one of the most brilliant aerial deceptions of the Vietnam War. By disguising F-4 ...
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Operation Bolo Proved Col. Robin Olds’ Status as an Air Force Legend

But it was his Vietnam service—more specifically during Operation Bolo on January 2, 1967—that would cement his status as a brilliant and unstoppable aerial warrior across two wars that took place two ...