Desert Storm Weasels with George "John Boy" Walton

Welcome to the 25th episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit show!   Colonel George "John Boy" Walton and his four-ship of F-4G Advanced Wild Weasels pulled up to my KC-135 on the opening night of Operation Desert Storm thirty-one years ago. He explains the Weasel mission and what the 12-ship of Weasels he was leading was tasked to do at 3 am near Baghdad: poke the eyes out of Saddam Hussein's air defenses. You always knew when the Weasels were coming to your tanker... they used BEER callsigns like COORS, LONESTAR, and MICHELOB!  A print of John Boy Walton's F-4G Wild Weasel COORS 31 from the opening night of Desert Storm for the walls of your home, office, or hanger is available from our sponsor Wall Pilot. A print of the EF-111A Spark Vark DRILL 71 jamming plane which flew with Colonel Walton's COORS 31-34 flight on the opening night of Desert Storm is also available from Wall Pilot. A print of a 27th Tac Fighter Squadron F-15C protecting John Boy Walton's Weasel package from Iraqi Air Force Migs and Mirage F1s is also available from Wall Pilot. Thanks for listening to this episode! Please share this and previous episodes of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast with your family and friends from my website markhasara.com