The exciting story of a Caribou pilot

Former USAF C-7A Caribou pilot Jack Froelich relates just some of his Vietnam combat experiences to Hugh Trevor – a tale of clandestine ‘ops’, near-head-on collisions, bad weather and nomads…

“The Caribou isn’t a stable aeroplane, flying it was like balancing on top of a pin and you couldn’t take your hands off the stick,” revealed former USAF pilot Jack Froelich. 

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