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	Podcast:		Former Action Guys Podcast
	Episode:		Ep. 215 \| Doug Petersen \| Vietnam Dustoff Pilot & UH-60 Instructor
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:34:25
	Publish Date:		2024-07-24 16:28:20
	Description:		Doug Petersen was a dustoff pilot in the Vietnam War and was shot down two times during his tour. Doug earned the callsign DUSTOFF 34 after becoming an aircraft commander for the Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) and flew over a 950 combat hours. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.anglicoshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys Doug's TedTalk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqqLfIxx1F0 00:00:00 Intro \| Virginia Military Institute 00:06:59 From High School to Flight School 00:24:20 Training Helicopters to Hueys 00:28:04 Early Huey Models 00:32:41 Flight School to Vietnam 00:46:25 Dustoff's Impact 00:51:30 A Day in the Life of a Dustoff Pilot 01:01:38 First Time Getting Shot Down 01:13:25 Second Time Being Shot Down 01:19:45 Hanoi Hilton Stories 01:24:24 Leaving Vietnam
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