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Podcast: Front Porch Radio - History's Hook
Episode: History's Hook 3-16-24 RM Flying General: Lieutenant General Spence Armstrong Part 2
Description: Episode 23: Flying General: Lieutenant General Spence Armstrong, Part 2Born and raised in Mt. Pleasant, Spence Armstrong went on to a stellar military career which began at the United States Naval Academy, before transferring to the Air Force to become a pilot. While serving, he became an aerospace engineer and test pilot, flying many different aircraft. By the time the Vietnam War started, Armstrong was a veteran pilot with 11 years flight experience. As a major, he flew 102 combat missions in F-105 Thunderchiefs in Southeast Asia in 1967-1968. Moving up the ranks, his commands took him around the world and...