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Brigadier General Richard Stephen Ritchie (born June 25, 1942) served as an officer in the United States Air Force and the Colorado Air National Guard, and a general officer in the Air Force Reserve.
6 de abr. de 2022 · The Vietnam war produced a total of five American aces, only two of whom were pilots: Randall “Duke” Cunningham of the Navy and Richard “Steve” Ritchie of the Air Force. The other three American aces were Weapons Systems Officers.
8 de mar. de 2017 · On the flight line at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, Steve Ritchie stands next to his F-4 Phantom, displaying five stars to reflect each of the MiG-21s he shot down during the Vietnam...
Richard Stephen Ritchie was a highly decorated officer in the United States Air Force who served during the Vietnam War. He was born in Reidsville, North Carolina and had no aspirations to become a pilot during his childhood and youth. However, he excelled as a football player in school.
Promoted to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve in 1994, he became the mobilization assistant to the commander of Air Force Recruiting Service. For six years, he traveled across the United States, speaking to approximately 1,100 audiences in support of Air Force recruiting efforts.
A low-altitude dogfight 30 miles west of Hanoi on 8 July gave him two more MiG-21s, and on 28 August he destroyed a fifth MiG-21 to become the Air Force’s only ace pilot of the Vietnam War and America’s only MiG-21 ace.
8 de oct. de 2015 · Brigadier General Steve Ritchie was the U.S. Air Force's only ace pilot during the Vietnam war, credited with downing five MiGs.
